Eggs & Yogurt
My question is how you feed the eggs (raw, with the food) and how often. Also the yogurt what kind??? |
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| I do a couple of spoonfuls of plain yogurt. Vanilla could be used as well.
(Don't know about fruit at the bottom strawberry, but I am sure it would be swallowed in a second!) If you go for the egg route, I would just scramble it and mix it up in the bowl. It was recommended to me one egg a week. I have stuck to the yogurt every day. I just mix it up and coat the food in his bowl. If you just stick a dallop of yogurt in the bowl, in my experience, they will just eat that and stare at you for more. I am not vet and am only speaking on what has been suggested to me by my breeder, groomer and vet. We were trying to put a little more weight on our boy and adding the yogurt was the suggestion. The coating done by the yogurt helps in the sensitive stomach department. Also, I was told there is an enzyme in the yogurt that allows the puppy to absorb more of the food into their system. More digestion and less evacuation (if you know what I mean!!!  ). |
A quick way to scramble an egg is to crack one into a coffee cup, put a tablespoon of water in it and nuke it for a minute or a minute and thirty seconds.  |
| I give my girls both. A raw egg on there food once a week or so but i give them a spood full of yogurt every night. I like the Mountain High brand because some times i get to have some too . |
| Raw egg on top of their food once or twice per week and sometimes if its cold, I will scrammble them up a couple of eggs wait for them to cool a bit and put it in with their food. I also dribble a little olive oil on Tylers food a couple times per week. As for the yogurt, I use the plain kind. I like to use it because it slows Kiera down. She takes the time to lick it off because she likes it and so she slows down a bit instead of inhaling all of her food in one deep breath. When you are giving them antibiotics its a good idea to also give them yogurt with active cultures in it. But then I give my dogs so many vitamins you might think I'm a little daft. |
| Eggs are a good protein source and contain a large amount of fats. You may hear feeding egg whites will tie up a B vitamin; you'd have to feed a lot of whites!!! By feeding white and yolk, you eliminate any concerns.
Don't feed uncooked eggs if you dog has been on antibiotics that may have killed off gut flora. Cook the egg or wait until the natural flora within the gut has been restored. Dogs can eat the shells too, but probably don't need the extra calcium if you are feeding a quality food. In fact, if you are feeding correctly, a egg is unecessary. (avoid duck eggs, noting worse than dog gas after eating duck eggs  )
That said, I like fish oil, or better yet, mackerel to help with coats. |
| In addition to yogurt, cottage cheese is very good for promoting proper bacterial balance in the stomach. A tablespoon of cottage cheese is "standard fare" for all our boys dinners. But as was mentioned with the yogurt make sure it is thoroughly mixed in with the kibble or they'll only eat the additive, ignore the kibble and look for more good stuff. It is also a good idea to skip the additive once in a while to make sure they don't get too "nice mouthed" and go on a "hunger strike" without it.
Cheese in general, if given sparingly, is a good healthy treat for dogs. Mild or medium cheddar and marble cheeses is easily digested and for the most part doesn't give gas problems. Eggs are one of Virgil Tiberius' favourites. We will add scrambled eggs to everyone's breakfast or dinner at least once a week and anytime Michele has fried eggs Virgil is right there asking for his. I don't think Michele has eaten a fried egg white in months! We never give them raw, for safety and cleanliness around the beard reasons. I really like a bit of fish to help out with skin or coat problems and as a general conditioning additive once in a while. We use the relatively inexpensive canned pink salmon, one can divided between our 4 boys and they can't get the food into them fast enough. (Just make sure to remove the bones, even the soft bones of a salmon could be a problem.) Cheers Carl |
| CHEESE??!! Once a week my husband cooks his famous meal.....it involves grated cheese. As soon as the cheese drawer is opened in the frig.......6 dogs come alive, make it to the kitchen and stand beside my husband drooling in anticipation. The floor is awash in drool before all get their tidbits.
I remember making myself a nice Greek salad for lunch and turning my back for a moment. The sheepie bitch jumped onto the chair and ate the entire salad, olives & pits, peppers, scallions, etc just to get to the feta chesse. |
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