What Human Foods do you Feed your babies

[gutu28]

Originally Posted by heathero

Lots of people are saying "fruits and veggies", but specifically (sp?) what do you give them? I mean are there any fruits or vegetables that could be harmful to them? I need Yorkies for dummies.

Dont feed them grapes or raisins...they have toxins that are harmful to dogs..also the peel (apple, orange) or seed of fruits are harmful as well

[Jaxon's mom]

With Jaxon I use Cheerios for training, and he gets a little cheese on his canned food (Science Diet) every day. Occassionally I'll give him a little piece of carrot, yogurt or peanut butter. He probably would eat anything he could get - have to really watch if I drop anything when I'm cooking!!

[Madison Avenue]

I've always fed our cairn terrier Solid Gold plus Solid Gold Sea Meal for the main diet and then add raw vegetables on top. Our 18 week old yorkie eats the same main diet with a topping of minced uncooked carrots or cooked brocoli--just the florets. Our breeder suggested frozen peas as a treat, and he seems to like them. Because terriers often have problems with allergies and their skin, I've never given Cheerios as a treat because of the wheat. I've also not given any fruit because of concern for sugar/fructose and teeth--I'm not a frequent brusher. This diet works well for both our dogs.

[Mitzis Mom]

I cook for Mitzi chicken, lamb or fish (tuna or fresh fish) with brown rice or oatmeal and carrots, broccoli, peas, sometimes a scramled egg and some little bites of our poeple food. Since we eat a lot of the same stuff as she does (weight related) she is convinced we eat her food and is jealous. She loves apple, mango, papaya, avocado and peanuts (prechewed by daddie!) and of course everything that's not so good for her like chocolate and ice cream. Since she won't leave us alone we cut very much back on that. Good for us since the whole family is a little chubby. Dogs ARE mens best friends!

[Smudgers_mum]

I don't let Smudger have anything. I'm really paranoid of him getting bad teeth, my mums yorkie has lost a few teeth because they give her everything.

Smudger has had one crisp, and 2 sausages in his whole life. Oh and a mcdonalds when he ate my boyfriends nephews because they left it unattended lmao serves them right you soon learn that you can't leave anything unwatched with a dog about

[Kupara]

What is most important is to know what not to give them, this is something I found on a site named Petalia a while ago. I kept the text as reminder.

Human Foods that Poison Pets
-----------------------------
Feeding pets food that we enjoy is not only wrong, it can also be fatal. There are some foodstuffs that humans relish which cause illness and death if eaten by pets.

Chocolate, macadamia nuts and onions are good examples. Each of these foods contains chemicals which rarely cause problems for humans, but for dogs, these same chemicals can be deadly.

Chocolate toxicity
------------------

Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.

When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhoea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise.

After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.

Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell.

Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.


Onion and garlic poisoning
-------------------------
Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.

At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.

Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion

While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness.


The danger of macadamia nuts
-----------------------------
Macadamia nuts are another concern. A recent paper written by Dr. Ross McKenzie, a Veterinary Pathologist with the Department of Primary Industries, points to the danger of raw and roasted macadamia nuts for pets.

The toxic compound is unknown but the affect of macadamia nuts is to cause locomotory difficulties. Dogs develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles, and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters. Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated.

Dogs have been affected by eating as few as six macadamia kernels (nuts without the shell) while others had eaten approximately forty kernels. Some dogs had also been given macadamia butter.

Luckily, the muscle weakness, while painful, seems to be of short duration and all dogs recovered from the toxicity. All dogs were taken to their veterinary surgeon.

Pets owners should not assume that human food is always safe for pets. When it comes to chocolate, onions, garlic and macadamia nuts, such foods should be given in only small quantities, or not at all. Be sure that your pets can’t get into your stash of chocolates, that food scraps are disposed of carefully to prevent onion and garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden.



Other potential dangers :

Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)
Potato peelings and green looking potatoes
Rhubarb leaves
Mouldy/spoiled foods
Alcohol
Yeast dough
Coffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)
Hops (used in home brewing)
Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)
Broccoli (in large amounts)
Raisins and grapes
Cigarettes, tobacco, cigars

[Marie]

Originally Posted by Kupara

What is most important is to know what not to give them, this is something I found on a site named Petalia a while ago. I kept the text as reminder.

Human Foods that Poison Pets
-----------------------------
Feeding pets food that we enjoy is not only wrong, it can also be fatal. There are some foodstuffs that humans relish which cause illness and death if eaten by pets.

Chocolate, macadamia nuts and onions are good examples. Each of these foods contains chemicals which rarely cause problems for humans, but for dogs, these same chemicals can be deadly.

Chocolate toxicity
------------------

Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.

When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhoea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise.

After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.

Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell.

Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.


Onion and garlic poisoning
-------------------------
Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.

At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.

Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion

While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness.


The danger of macadamia nuts
-----------------------------
Macadamia nuts are another concern. A recent paper written by Dr. Ross McKenzie, a Veterinary Pathologist with the Department of Primary Industries, points to the danger of raw and roasted macadamia nuts for pets.

The toxic compound is unknown but the affect of macadamia nuts is to cause locomotory difficulties. Dogs develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles, and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters. Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated.

Dogs have been affected by eating as few as six macadamia kernels (nuts without the shell) while others had eaten approximately forty kernels. Some dogs had also been given macadamia butter.

Luckily, the muscle weakness, while painful, seems to be of short duration and all dogs recovered from the toxicity. All dogs were taken to their veterinary surgeon.

Pets owners should not assume that human food is always safe for pets. When it comes to chocolate, onions, garlic and macadamia nuts, such foods should be given in only small quantities, or not at all. Be sure that your pets can’t get into your stash of chocolates, that food scraps are disposed of carefully to prevent onion and garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden.



Other potential dangers :

Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)
Potato peelings and green looking potatoes
Rhubarb leaves
Mouldy/spoiled foods
Alcohol
Yeast dough
Coffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)
Hops (used in home brewing)
Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)
Broccoli (in large amounts)
Raisins and grapes
Cigarettes, tobacco, cigars

Gucci eats Canidae dry food, Merricks or Innova wet food, cheese, boil chicken and cooked ground beef. She loves cheese.

[Baby Blessing]

[QUOTE=heathero]I have seen that alot of people feed their babies organic, but I am not for sure what all is healthy for them or how to fix it. I am currently feeding science diet and occasionally fixing my baby a scrambled egg. I am looking for some more suggestions about what to give him. He is 13 weeks and I only want the best for my baby. This is my first yorkie and really enjoy reading everyones enthusiasm and help for others. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. [/QUOTE

Welcome to YT you will really love this site. I was glad to see your post on the subject of feeding organic foods. I am in the midst of doing a search on the net and also going to the book store tomorrow with hopes I shall find a good book on this very same subject. After the episode this week with Baby Blessing, I am not wanting to buy anymore of any brand for her. The vet has her on small portion of white chicken mixed with rice and then tonight she was able to have a bit of cottage cheese. Was to start her back onto dry foods by monday, I DON'T WANNA, I hope someone that is doing total organic feeding will post to your question. Thanks again for your post. Patti
What did you name your little guy yorkie? They are such a special breed. How long have you had your little guy?

[roxysmommy]

I have read on here that some have given apples.....so yesterday I was cutting one for my kid and i thought..hey lets see.....so i gave a tiny piece to Roxy...SHE LOVED IT! Then i tried a little banana today....SHE LOVED IT...then I tried Watermelon....SHE LOVED IT.....she eats better than my children LOL..... but I wouldnt give too much at first...could get loose stools... also boiled chicken...ROXY LOVES IT! I just boiled a couple of boneless, skinless breasts and the cut them into tiny pieces and froze most..I kept a little out to feed her for a snack...

And I use these treats for potty pad training instead of treats...In the morning I make sure I have enough "good" treats for her!

But, it is so funny to see her (so tiny) staring up at us everytime we go to the kitchen to get anything....she has to have a sniff and see if she likes it. My kids laugh at all the things that she eats.....

Hopefully Im not doing anything wrong

[BabyFidgette]

I'm one of those baaaaad mommies that feeds Baby some of my table food. I can't resist that face. She literally sits at the table with us. My cousin calls her a little person.

[2WILDNCRZYORKI]

We eat Trader Joes Holistic food, various can foods, sometimes we get boiled chicken mixed with baby carrots and brown rice, we like bananas. We love any treat except for dog biscuts and we LOVE greens and jerky chews.

Today mommie bought Natural Balance Raw Dog food for us. She mixed it with some can and we gobbles it up.

[chestermama]

Look at the stuff science diet has in their food, it is not good food, the first ingredient is by-products which could be anything feet, tails and god knows what. Solid gold is good, royal canin, nutro is pretty good. Science diet, ekunuba, pedigree and Iams is bad news. I have heard Iams doest testing on dogs, not good............

[Baby Blessing]

Originally Posted by 2WILDNCRZYORKI

We eat Trader Joes Holistic food, various can foods, sometimes we get boiled chicken mixed with baby carrots and brown rice, we like bananas. We love any treat except for dog biscuts and we LOVE greens and jerky chews.

Today mommie bought Natural Balance Raw Dog food for us. She mixed it with some can and we gobbles it up.

We have a Trader Joes in the city near us we will have to go there and see what they have, does the holistic dry food come in a formula for puppies? How old are your yorkies? How long have they been on this diet? Patti

[lexi'smom]

Lexi eats healthier then the average human...well me anyway
boiled chicken and rice
bananas, strawberries, pears, brocoli, peas, boiled peanuts-unsalted,natural peanut butter
cheese, yogart, cottage cheese, and puppy paws icecream for dogs
cheerios, cornflakes
she loves to drink milk from my glass after i am done with it
she has had hotdogs before too but i would rather not give them to her, she got them at petsmart when we did puppy classes

[chachi]

Chachi and Jewels get chicken and rice, scrambled eggs, pasta, cottage cheese.vegetables, and when we go to Mcdonalds they both get a cheeseburger.