Human Food - What's good?
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Do you mean besides the kong treats like peanut butter, cream cheese or yogurt?  |
Annie LOVES bread products to. She's eaten entire loaves of bread before we realized she can reach to the top of the microwave 
I believe that fruits and veggies are better for them. Annie really likes bananas and apples (with skin peeled). She must smell something that humans can't...like pesticides! |
| I have given rice and chicken, also turkey. |
| Well, I guess I'm looking for other things to put in a kong. That "kong stuff" the flavored spray stuff is kind of pricey.
I didn't know cottage cheese or yogurt were good. I thought it would run right through a dog. I've heard pretty much bland foods like chicken and rice. Isn't it grapes that are terrible for dogs? |
| We give Barney cottage cheese with his dry food every day. I've heard that the cottage cheese actually firms things up.
We don't give Barney much in the way of people food, but every once in a while he gets some banana slices, and I also put cream cheese in his kong and he's fine with that. Yes, it is grapes and raisins that are bad for dogs. I would just try to stick with the more natural, less processed foods when going to give them to your dog (or yourself!) |
| . Some foods which are edible for humans, and even other species of animals, can pose hazards for dogs because of their different metabolism. Some may cause only mild digestive upsets, whereas, others can cause severe illness, and even death. The following common food items should not be fed (intentionally or unintentionally) to dogs. This list is, of course, incomplete because we can not possibly list everything your dog should not eat.
Items to avoid Reasons to avoid Alcoholic beverages Can cause intoxication, coma, and death. Baby food Can contain onion powder, which can be toxic to dogs. (Please see onion below.) Can also result in nutritional deficiencies, if fed in large amounts. Bones from fish, poultry, or other meat sources Can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system. Cat food Generally too high in protein and fats. Chocolate, coffee, tea, and other caffeine Contain caffeine, theobromine, or theophylline, which can be toxic and affect the heart and nervous systems. Citrus oil extracts Can cause vomiting. Fat trimmings Can cause pancreatitis. Grapes and raisins Contain an unknown toxin, which can damage the kidneys. Hops Unknown compound causes panting, increased heart rate, elevated temperature, seizures, and death. Human vitamin supplements containing iron Can damage the lining of the digestive system and be toxic to the other organs including the liver and kidneys. Large amounts of liver Can cause Vitamin A toxicity, which affects muscles and bones. Macadamia nuts Contain an unknown toxin, which can affect the digestive and nervous systems and muscle. Marijuana Can depress the nervous system, cause vomiting, and changes in the heart rate. Milk and other dairy products Some adult dogs and cats do not have sufficient amounts of the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose in milk. This can result in diarrhea. Lactose-free milk products are available for pets. Moldy or spoiled food, garbage Can contain multiple toxins causing vomiting and diarrhea and can also affect other organs. Mushrooms Can contain toxins, which may affect multiple systems in the body, cause shock, and result in death. Onions and garlic (raw, cooked, or powder) Contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Garlic is less toxic than onions. Persimmons Seeds can cause intestinal obstruction and enteritis. Pits from peaches and plums Can cause obstruction of the digestive tract. Potato, rhubarb, and tomato leaves; potato and tomato stems Contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous, and urinary systems. This is more of a problem in livestock. Raw eggs Contain an enzyme called avidin, which decreases the absorption of biotin (a B vitamin). This can lead to skin and hair coat problems. Raw eggs may also contain Salmonella. Raw fish Can result in a thiamine (a B vitamin) deficiency leading to loss of appetite, seizures, and in severe cases, death. More common if raw fish is fed regularly. Salt If eaten in large quantities it may lead to electrolyte imbalances. String Can become trapped in the digestive system; called a "string foreign body." Sugary foods Can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly diabetes mellitus. Table scraps (in large amounts) Table scraps are not nutritionally balanced. They should never be more than 10% of the diet. Fat should be trimmed from meat; bones should not be fed. Tobacco Contains nicotine, which affects the digestive and nervous systems. Can result in rapid heart beat, collapse, coma, and death. Yeast dough Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible rupture of the stomach or intestines. |
| wow! all very good to know! Looks like bread is ok, he gets it very rarely. |
| Carrots are good too. Try those baby carrots that come in the bag.
Yogurt is good for the digestive tract and can help with keeping a good yeast level in their system. |
| Susan-
My guys love dried sweet potatoes. Although they don't get them often perhaps they shouldn't have them at all? |
There's was a good post a while back about sweet potatoes having a benefit, I can't remember what it was though.  Aren't they close to or in the same family as pumpkin? Where are the food people when we need them? |
What about cheese? Gooch tells me when it's time to take his medicine now!  It's all because of the cheese he gets with his pills...hope it's ok?! |
| Cheese, peanut butter and cream cheese all work great for giving pills. You might want to look at a lower fat cheese in the long run, just in case weight becomes an issue. |
| Sweet potatoes are different than regular potatoes. I wouldn't sweat it. |
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I feed Sam's Yams as special treats to Cassie, Beebles & Brody! We do have allergies in the shaggy crew so these are safe... Diane...still watch them like a hawk though
Sam's Yams are made from orange fleshed, sweet potato (though sometimes you may find them labeled as "yams" at the grocery store.) These chews are highly nutritious and excellent for your dog’s teeth and health. Sweet potato is very high in anti-oxidants. Nothing artificial, no sweeteners, colors, or processed food items. Sam’s Yams are made only of human food quality, fresh sweet potato and nothing more. The trick is in the drying process, where the sweet potato is transformed into a chew that has characteristics similar to rawhide or jerky. Basically, a vegetable rawhide-like chew. Best of all, dogs love them! Smaller breeds will chew these for fifteen to twenty five minutes. Medium to larger sized dogs will chew them faster, of course. Will not stain carpets. They are sold by weight but the 1 pound package will have around 30 chews. Brand: Front Porch Pets. Ingredients: Sweet Potato. Analysis: Min. Protein 5%, Min. Fat 0%, Max Fiber 2%, Max. Moisture 35% http://www.sitstay.com/store/edibles/chews5.shtml ****************************** Looks like better price $$ here 
These chews are highly nutritious and excellent for your dog’s teeth and health. Sweet potato is very high in anti-oxidants. We add nothing artificial, no sweeteners, colors, or processed food items. Sam’s Yams are made only of human food quality, fresh sweet potato and nothing more. The trick is in the patent pending drying process, where the sweet potato is transformed into a chew that has characteristics similar to rawhide or jerky. Basically, a vegetable rawhide-like chew. Best of all, Dogs Love Them!!! There are three different shapes and sizes available http://www.e-petsboutique.com/index.php ... ucts_id=54 |
| Hi,
That was me that tooted the merits of Sweet Potatoes...very high in vitamin C and considered a immune booster and loaded with beta carotenes a natural cancer fighting agent. Shaggy had a chicken broth daily with sweet potatoes, spinach, carrots and a tiny amount of broccholi. In my research, about various foods and with the full okay of my vet I gave her a diet that was considered "people foods". She often had Pasta with tomato sauce (you have to be careful with some forms of cancer as while tomatoes are considered beta carotene veggies the acid in them can speed up some things in the body) Always check with a homopathic practictioner. Fresh carrots, celery, apples..(seeds removed as they are toxic) Organ meats in small doses can be given as immune boosters - heart, kidney, liver....small amounts however as the liver stores toxins from the animal in which it came from. Not wanting to cook it I zapped it in the microwave but be careful if doing this as sometimes it explodes and becomes very hot. I may pour the juices over their kibble. My cats would have a dish each of raw liver aprox 1-2 months. Too much can cause problems so always use common sense. This amount and frequency was good I found. Chicken (boneless) Fish - The Omega 3 is excellent as an immune booster and the fish oils are excellent for hair. Sardines from cans packed in oil or water (those bones can be eaten by both people and pets as they are very pliable and soft and no way can be caught in the throat) The bones in sardines (DO NOT USE OTHER FISH BONES) are an excellent source of calcium. Soup bones...the huge marrow filled ones obtained at a butcher shop or asked for at your supermarket and unable to break. I purchase those for my boys and when they have eaten the marrow I used them as natural kongs...filling them with peanut butter, cream cheese, and other treats. Peas, lentils, Yogurt, Cottage Cheese or other cheeses are good too. Did you know that French cheese with white coating such as Camabere and Brie contain natural antibiotics? Just like some yogurts. It's why doctors suggest women eat a lot of yogurt if they experience yeast infections due to taking antibiotics. Antibiotics are sometimes indescriminate and kill off some good yeast that controls the bad yeast in our bodies. Whole wheat breads Those are some that I can think of at the moment. Please note: If changing your pets food you must do it slowly and over a period of time to not cause digestive problems. Also read as much as possible on the benefits of certain foods and some that may be considered not suitable for your pet. Marianne and the boys |
| Daine, Honey that is great about the Sweet Potatoe chews......I will give those a try.. I do feed about 50% raw.....Chicken wings, pork neck bones, beef rib bones, turkey and chicken neck bones.. I feed raw fruits and veggies also.... I use a food procesor on the fruits and veggies to make a mush to mix with their dry food. Easier for them to digest if already broken up.... I feed apples, carrots, spinich, brocolli, squash, green beans...... I feed yogurt, goats milk, butter milk,cottage cheese...I feed baby carrots, apples and dried liver as treats..I do feed a good quality dry kibble but it does have other things mixed with it. Then salmon oil, multi vitamin, Ester C, Solid Golds Sea Meal, B- complex and Bertes Digestive enzymes....Then some of the older Babies with problems get extra suppliments.......MSM, Yucca..... Plus I do some cooking for them too!!!!!!!!!!! That is just one of the reason I don't time to read all the post and stay on top of what is going on...... Kaye |
I bought a food dehydrater to make my own. Just wash well, slice them however you like, steam or microwave for a few minutes and load the trays. It can take quite awhile to try them depending on the thickness. I liked the SitStay ones but they are kind of pricey. Jill likes them too  |
| They were good! I ate more of them than Clyde did. |
| That was interesting about the eggs, when Sammy was having some unexplained itches and what appeared to be very dry skin the breeder we got him from (her husband is a well known vet here) told us to feed him raw egg once a day. |
| Opps! i forgot in my post mentioniong the wonderful benefit of eggs.. You can boil them ad chop them up in their food or you can feed them raw. I feed the entire egg to them shell and all. I buy fresh farm eggs and not grocery store eggs. You can't get salmanela from a fresh egg..... Excellent sourse of natural calcium.... Something else you can do is save the egg shells instead of throwing them away. Wash them well and let them dry. Then grind them and put that in your Babies food... Back to basics.....Kaye |
| Hi, I have always given my dogs toast with a little margerine and vegemite. They have this every morning for their breakfast. Many Ozzies feed this to their dogs in the morning. It has never done any harm to them and I am sure the vegemite is very good for them. They look for it every morning and are not happy doggies if they don't get it - but I've never forgotten them.
Ariki loves bananas. I can't even pick one up without him not knowing. He always gets some of mine. |
| Ariki and Jack! That silly boy can be in the back of the house, but when a banana is peeled, he's immediately beside you begging for his portion.
He will eat anything else, but for bananas he's extra goofy. |
My dog Tramp loves vegatables. The woman whom I adopted this adorable schnauzer from fed him almost entirely on human food. She made a small plate for him every time she prepared somthing for herself. He is an overgrown minature weighing about 32 lbs. He weighed an incredible 51 lbs. when he came to live with me almost three years ago. I was surprised when he scarfed a stray piece of sweet potato skin that had missed the trash when I was peeling it. It is so much fun to watch him go for the skins. Now I just peel directly into the kitchen floor. He loves onions just as much, but he only had onion once, accidentaly, and the smell of his breath insured that this would never happen again. I was relieved when I found out just moments ago that onions are really bad for dogs. He also loves celery, I suggest that any dog try the cruchy stuff as is is fun to watch and hear them eat it, and it makes there breath smell really good. (if you like the way celery smells, its less intese with a little of that fresh, light peppery smell). Tramp and Lizzie (also a schnauzer, 11lbs female) both love these  Thanks for the forum, it was very helpful |
| I use the low salt cottage cheese. Friendship makes it. My dog gets some mixed in with his food twice a day.
Also, I use organic, plain yogurt. I put a couple of teaspoons into those little ice tray things, freeze them and he gets one as a "frozen yogurt pop" for dessert! Cool and refreshing in the summer too... |
| My guys both LOVE raw veggies, beans, squash, cauliflower, celery...you name it they will eat it. |
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