I'm coming across a few recipes online for doggy treats that call for peanuts....I thought peanuts where bad for dogs.....are they really ok for dogs to have?

Liver Treats
 

8ozs of liver pork or beef
i head of garlic
1/2 cup of water
1 egg
1/2 tbs of baking powder
1/2 cup of self rising flour

Mix all the above in the blender it is very sticky i pour it in to a pyrex pie plate and cook in microwave for about 7mon and then fip it over and cook for about 2 more min .
cooland slice and freeze i only put enough in fridge for a couplr days

when i make this i have 5 little ones at my feet with there tounges hanging out

I froze the batch that I made at Christmas. It worked well.

Garlic
 

Garlic is toxic to dogs.

From peteducation.com:


Both garlic and onion can be toxic to dogs, cats, and other animals. Cats appear to be more sensitive than dogs. In dogs and cats, onions and garlic can cause a breakdown of the red blood cells, resulting in Heinz body anemia. The bulbs, bulbets, flowers, and stems of the garlic and onion can all be toxic. There are some human baby foods that have onion in them, and it is not recommended to feed them to pets. The very small amounts of garlic that are present in some commercial pet foods have not been shown to cause any problems.

Whoa!! Whoa!! Whoa!! I have heard all my life how garlic is good for a dog's coat and to run off fleas. I have never known of a dog dying from garlic. Maybe I have been lucky, or rather they have been. I do not ordinarily feed my dogs garlic but have I been wrong to give it to them at all? Thanks, Sylvia

I would not give dogs or cats garlic or onions. Even in small amounts, why risk it? I don't know why so many dog foods and treats contain garlic and onion powder. Just because dogs like it, does not mean these companies should gamble with even tiny amounts.

Other foods that are toxic include raisins, grapes, chocolate, coffee, macadamia nuts, and mushrooms.

i would not give nuts due to the choking factor ..but i have given peanut butter just a lick off the finger..dogs love it...but it is high in fat content so u must limit it 4 sure

u forgot about all the vaccines flea stuff and heartguard antibiotics and nsaids etc we give our little ones that are all toxic too...especially in some of the amounts vets are dishing them out to our littles..

I give my own puppy shots and I have stopped doing that because I can't tell which of my babies are going to be tinies and when I give them their shots they come down with low blood sugar. The new parents don't seem to mind it and understand that if they give the puppies shots they need to keep a close eye on them. It still scares the heck out of me for them to take the babies to the vets but the vets do insist on giving the shots when they examine them. Most new owners don't have the gumption to tell the vets no. Sylvia

yes! i well understand and then they also use the fear tactics ...so then u are also fearful ur pup will be sick...and the truth be the pup could be sick with or without..if u see these little ones all sick when they get vaccines and meds over and over how the heck do u think they will live a long life to be up to 16 years old...years prior the dogs did not get all these preventatives an lived healthy lives for many years...

Not sure where I heard this but I thought garlic was TERRIBLE for dogs! Is this true?

About how many does this make?
I think my baby would love these. I'm thinking of making them TONIGHT!
thanks for the recipe!

LOL I know I have read the recipe above before but I just re-read it in xashleexx's post and it occured to me that they would be delicious rolled in powdered sugar and popped into MY mouth. LOL Sylvia

LOL. agreed! I made them for winston tonight he was in love I was so tempted to try one haha.

though I did just read somewhere on here that wheat germ is really bad for dogs? I tried to research it and didnt really find anything. I found it kind of strange because wheat is used in a lot of dog products...

Are these soft when they come out of the oven? My poor baby doesn't have teeth.

mine came out fairly soft when they were fresh, my baby has sore teeth so I was worried about that as well I only kept them in the oven for 10 mins so they were softer. If you would add non stick to the pan they would prolly come out softer too! Though he is also only 3 lbs so I made them a lot smaller.

Vitamins?
 

My question is, Does anyone buy and add a vitamin supplement and omega 3 ( fish oil) to their recipes? My daughter boils white chicken tenders and potatoes separately. She then portions the chicken up as well as the potatoes. Then she adds raw carrot pieces. To this, once a day, is added a vitamin supplement ( she crushes it and puts it in with the food ) and the omega 3 oil. Her 3 dogs, a yorkie, maltese, and shih tzu are doing well on this diet.

I have been feeding my 2 yorkies Evo with added boiled chicken tenders ( a few tiny pieces). The older girl seems fine with this diet.

I am having issues with my younger yorkie (age 2). She is being tested for a liver shunt or maybe other liver issues. This has been ongoing since Deember. I have asked on this forum about the high protein content of Evo. Some responders feel it is too high for yorkies. Could this food be the reason for her problems? Currently, she is on the IAMS low residue kibble. She already has had an ultrasound ( all appeared well) and will have a scintigaphy test next week.

I am looking for a premium very high quality kibble that has whatever protein content a yorkie should have. I did not realize that high protein is not a good thing. I was trying to avoid grain because I am afraid of all the bad quality grain ingredients some companies use and that were in the recall.

Royal Canine has food made for yorkies. I am not crazy about the listed ingrediants including corn. Maybe I should just forgo the kibble of any kind and feed my 2 girls what my daughter feeds her 3.

Any comments?

DAB

I don't know as I haven't made them but I'm sure you could aways squash them with a fork for him. Sylvia

High protein has never been conclusively proven to cause kidney problems, but you do need to reduce the the amount if kidney problems are diagnosed. I have not seen any studies that show high protein is bad for the liver but once a problem is diagnosed, I personally wouldn't feed something excessively high in protein. There seems to be some concern with Evo and small dogs lately. Something about high triglycerides and it is too high in protein for some peoples comfort level. You might get away with Natural Balance Vegetarian for the liver compromised Yorkie. The problem with picking just any kibble with okay ingredients is that they give the minimum fat and protein content. It could be much more than what they list...

100% homecooking is fine but a multi vitamin isn't enough. The cal/phos ratio has to be balanced and some other things have to be taken into consideration. It would be an incomplete and unbalanced diet which can be very dangerous.

I homecook for Ellie and use Balance IT K.

OK, I just started home cooking for Nolee. I do use a small amount of garlic in his food. My question is do I need to give him a vitamin supplement also? I read the above answer, but do not fully understand? :eek: Thanks!:p

If you give more than 10% homecooked, you need to add a multivitamin and calcium supplement and probably a couple other things. Certain ratios need to be balanced and you will need to add a source of linoleic too. It is really best to talk to a nutritionist.

can someone tell me how to post a quewstion? robin

Honey, you just did. (not intended to be smart-alec, it can be done this way)

When you open a Sub-Forum, at the top left across from the page numbers it will say: New Thread On a blue button. Just click on it and you are ready to go. Sylvia

my sunni
 

thanks. i am a newby with an 8 yr. old felmale yorkie sweetheart. i love her to death but she has developed a few problems hopefully someone out there can help me with. first, she has a collapsing trachea which would require surgery to fix, not an option at this time. second she weigh 7 #'s and should wei 5-6#'s. she started have this huge budah belly and its always there.shes not gassy. i've researched food and put her on every diet or senior food out there, blue buffaloe being the last one, with no weight loss at all and a huge belly. so i started making my own homemade dog food recipe, which i found on line. she absoutely loves it, belly is a little smaller but not much wight loss. she can't excercise much because of her trachea. we go for slow walks and sometimes i put her on the treadmill for 10 minutes. she has been vet checked for everything. i took her in to have her teeth cleaned and they wouldn't do the surgery because of her trachea! so i'm trying to get weight off of her . she gets 200 calories per day. its a mix of elk burger,heart, brown rice, sweet potatoes, and veggies split up 3 X's a day. i also ad missing link (vitamin) anybody out there got any ideas for my sunni?

how many actually make home made treats for your babies? I just want to know if I'm the only crazy Mom

What kind of recipes are you looking for I have 5 or 6 dog food cookbooks. Plus I like to make up my own. Chance loves some mint and parsley treats I make for her, I have some in the oven right now, really right now.

I love this post. What good ideas!

I know onion and garlic are bad, but why do people add garlic to some recipes? Some boxed eggs have onion powder in them.

Dangers of Xylitol
 

Hi Everyone,
I just stumbled across this article on the dangers of our furbabies digesting Xylitol. There have been several dogs who died after digesting things like gum and baked goods. Hopefully most of you are already aware of this, but if you aren't, check out the following article.

http://www2.aspca.org/site/DocServer...df?docID=10462

If she can't exercise and everything except the trachea checks out good, then all you can really do is reduce calories. Was her thyroid checked?

Homecooking is just fine but the above isn't a balanced diet and shouldn't be fed long term.