Human food / scraps and cod liver oil

beachbaby_2

My dog always has scraps, served up in her own bowl though. Why not. As long as it's not excessive. Her favourites are spaghetti bolognese, roast chicken, cottage pie, and curry. She also gets given bits of cake, biscuits and chocolate (only small amounts). She is 14 years old, walks at least 4 miles a day, is in great health, and has no problem with her weight. I think most things in moderation are ok just as it is for humans.

rev229

Our council gave us a compost bin for kitchen leftovers however we have a furry compost bin! She has a sesitive tummy so bread and lots of pasta avoided everything else she eats including apples, strawberries and tomatoes straight of the plants! She loves whole apples, out-of-date yoghurt and actimel! But her favourite is her saturday morning walk clearing the local pavements of cold chips !

giantmutantbroccoli

I read that garlic contains less of the toxic compounds that onion has, not more, but either way it's best to avoid them.
Caffeine-containing substances (including tea!) are bad for dogs. You could probably give them green tea if you want.
Beware of giving too much cod liver oil! It's very high in vitamin A which can be toxic in large amounts. A spoonful once a week (tablespoon for a big dog) is enough, but if they're fed a balanced diet they shouldn't need it. Unless your dog has a skin condition, supplements like evening primrose oil/starflower oil shouldn't be necessary.

sleepystar1975

Conversely, Garlic (which is from the onion family) is heartily recommended by my vet as a natural wormer.

renegade

rev229 wrote: »

Our council gave us a compost bin for kitchen leftovers however we have a furry compost bin! She has a sesitive tummy so bread and lots of pasta avoided everything else she eats including apples, strawberries and tomatoes straight of the plants! She loves whole apples, out-of-date yoghurt and actimel! But her favourite is her saturday morning walk clearing the local pavements of cold chips !

I have read that Tomatoes are absolutley a No No where dogs are concerned!

EmptyPockets

renegade wrote: »

I have read that Tomatoes are absolutley a No No where dogs are concerned!

Our old dog Suki once pinched a brand new punnet of cherry tomatoes from the kitchen worktop, unwrapped them, and ate the lot. There must have been about 30 tomatoes :eek: Never did her any harm at the time though!

foreign_correspondent

renegade wrote: »

I have read that Tomatoes are absolutley a No No where dogs are concerned!

I have looked into this quite carefully, as my dog is tomato obsessed, and I grow them, and she often comes into the greenhouse whilst I work, and steals tomatoes!

I cannot find any reports of tomatoes causing toxicity in dogs, although tomato plants (and calyx's - the green stalky bit on the top of a tomato) are poisinious to dogs, as they are to humans.

A while ago I found my dog had got into a box of tomatoes, and eaten six or seven - luckily, among the seeds that has squirted out of them all over the floor as she munched were all the calyxs - she had clearly spat them out, so I am guessing they do not taste good to dogs!

I avoid letting her eat onion as much as possible, chocolate, grapes and raisins are an absolute no-no, as are cooked bones and anything too fatty.

She does get leftover veg, the carrot peelings and ends, leftover rice and pasta, meat trimmings, fish skins, the odd raw bone, natural live yoghurt and a bit of oily fish. She also insists on licking the yoghurt pot out after I have eaten a fruit yogurt, and although its sweet, its such a small amount, I do let her have it!

Accountant_Kerry

i have heard that broccoli can't be properly digested by dogs so avoid that as well as onions etc, generally though my dog has specially prepared food as he gets a bad tummy will all dogs foods even prescribed ones.

ickle_me

Never give a dog onions, or anything that has had onions in it. As above, it can cause ( when eaten in large amounts or often) Hamolytic anaemia purely due to the toxicity of onions.

Garlic given in small amounts, should be ok. This is because the compound found in onions which causes the problems is much less in garlic. Garlic is good for deterring fleas, and as in humans, is good for heart health, and also the health of the dogs skin -but never give to an animal already suffering from anaemia.

Our dog has the occasional left over.. but she suffers from the notorious Boxer jumbly tummy.. so we are careful what she has. Pasta, mashed potato, meat pieces (lamb, chicken & Beef) and the occasional sausage seems to be enjoyed!

We always used to get told not to feed dogs pork, but the kibble she is on - Burns, have a pork & potato variety. I think the pork warning was because the dog cannot digest it properly, but as it's minced up completly in the kibble, I suppose it's digestable that way??

She has a skin condition which she has had since she was a puppy. Thats why we have her on Burns as its hypoallergenic. She is on immune suppressant drugs from the vet, and we try to help keep her symptoms as reduced as possible, so have brought her some AllerG-3 oils, which are fish oil & vitamins a,d &e. The vet was happy with this - as you can see I did my homework before we went to see him lol.

She is bathed in aloe vera & camomille shampoo.. infact she is better fed & Bathed than I am!!:rotfl:

Quinny_2

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

She also insists on licking the yoghurt pot out after I have eaten a fruit yogurt, and although its sweet, its such a small amount, I do let her have it!

Just seen this thread, and laughingly just after Stella has done that!!

She has such a sweet tooth when it come to yoghurt, she'll have any of the leftover pots that we have, even the ones with honey in them. She has a Sunday lunch with us, (Not at the table I hasten to add.) including the Yorkshire pud, and loves spag bol, although I'm sure pasta is good for dogs anyhow, and for such a small dog, she can eat as big a plate of it as me.

And then to unwind after a hard days sleeping and tail wagging, she loves nothing more than a drop of Glenfiddich in her tea. (Only kidding. :rotfl:)