Human food for dog

helcat26

Don't know about dogs but Breadcat (who we took in after finding her rather skinny and eating the bread we had put out for the birds) is now pork cat. She loves a bit of roast pork! I do not give her anything salty. She likes tuna (no drain) in spring water, roast chicken, raw beef mince, and Mongolian law from the Vietnamese take away.
Tiny tiny bits of potentially naughty stuff like the Mongolian lamb. I think she gets bored with catfood though so she has 3 food bowls to choose from! Spoilt rotten, we are trying to make up for her past!


Previous cat liked porridge and grated cheese.


My first job out of uni was R+D with a well know petfood company.
Dogs are omnivores within reason, I remember when they put TVP in dogfood to bulk it and it gave dogs the squits! They then took it out and did the "does your dog have a sensitive stomach" campaign!!!

positiveR

OK I know this won't go well but, and speaking both professionally and as a dog owner here....
-mine are raw fed and I do watch everything they have.
-no scraps/table feeding - personal choice but as with everything, if you do sometimes and then they beg/give sad eyes when you have a dinner party etc you can't blame them. Consistency as in all areas of dog training (that's nothing to do with the dominance crap)
-yes there will always be a dog who had a dairy milk each night before bed, just like there's the 102 yr-old who smokes 20 a day.....is your dog that one? Do you really want to find out?
-Levels of toxicity from onions etc vary from individual to individual - only one way to find out....do you really want to know?
-Dogs get their energy from fats, not carbs like us. Therefore starchy foods etc (yes even rice or pasta) are not necessary. For overweight dogs, just feed less, move more but don't cut fat. The exception would be pancreatitis which does need low-fat.
-Dog obesity is becoming "the norm" so my dogs are considered underweight as they're fit, sports dogs with ferocious appetites and burn it off. Vets are just as likely to say an obese dog is "ok" - and their nutritional training at vet school is literally one day.
-Won't rant too much about kibble (could be here all day) but look at all the colourings in it - does it make it look "appetising" to the dog? No its for the owners.

OK probably said enough already but happy to answer questions, not descending into slanging matches.

Ash_Mc

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death for dogs. Cancer feeds on carbs so your egg on toast breakfast might not be the best idea, particularly in an older dog.

bugslet

Mine will eat all sorts, though I avoid onions,raisins, chocolate foods.

Pop_Up_Pirate wrote: »

My dog once ate a full box of thorntons continentals years ago one Christmas. She looked very pleased with herself, but no ill effects.

The vets receptionist's dog once ate an entire tin of Quality Street. The dog was fine, though produced very glittery poo for a while:D

Billy101

Yeah same. I have two dogs and yeah we share food with them. They actually really like the leftovers. We share almost every thing expect some fruits, veggies and chocolate.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Ash_Mc wrote: »

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death for dogs. Cancer feeds on carbs so your egg on toast breakfast might not be the best idea, particularly in an older dog.

You've found a cure for cancer? How wonderful, I'll look out for your Nobel Prize for Medicine announcement. And an announcement from the WHO that eggs are recategorised as carbohydrates, instead of a protein source, whilst having a slice of toasted bread is made illegal as a single slice is the cause of cancer, compared to pollution, passive smoking, and simple old age allowing the mutations in DNA to add up now many diseases that would ordinarily have killed dogs are vaccinated against and they don't run wild all day, so don't get run over as often.


In the meantime, seeing as eggs are included in both raw foods/BARF diets and commercial foods, I'd keep letting the dog have something she likes and won't harm her, compared to stuff that's actively toxic to canines.




Having said that, the other potential problem with stone fruit isn't the stuff inherent in the stones, but the blockage/discomfort likelihood, as found when my mutt passed an entire peach stone after a day of appearing quite constipated. No idea where he'd got it from, presumably he found it from somebody chucking a half eaten peach.

elsien

I never feed Gitdog from the table - all the scraps he has are in his bowl after everyone has finished eating. But he is a complete scavenger of anything and everything when out and about, so I don't think the odd bit I give him is going to do much damage compared to the dead birds, rotting fish etc that he will scoff given half a chance.

Ash_Mc wrote: »

Cancer is one of the most common causes of death for dogs. Cancer feeds on carbs so your egg on toast breakfast might not be the best idea, particularly in an older dog.

Sorry, but I think that is scaremongering and not particularly accurate. All cells use glucose for energy, and the mechanisms for the differences between the energy use of cancer cells vs other cells is still being investigated. Giving your dog the odd bit of toast is not going to give it cancer.

ZachGold

I've heard that thing too, but I'm not sure about it. I've seen pets and even strays surviving on left-overs and leaving a bunch of regular pups behind them in terms of health. i guess as long as they eat and sleep and play for some time each day, they're going to lead a very healthy lifestyle. just ensure their hygiene.

Ash_Mc

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

You've found a cure for cancer? How wonderful, I'll look out for your Nobel Prize for Medicine announcement.

There's mention of a cure for anything in my post.

Very poor attempt at trolling jojo, please try harder in future.

MrsShazbat

Wow I feel like a right meanie. Our dog rarely gets scraps; she LOVES cheese (in small doses and mostly low-fat). I let her lick my plate if I've had something with gravy on, maybe a bit of rind/fat off any meat like tonight I had a steak and gave her what amounted to about an inch of fat. She doesn't get near the spicy stuff, hubby will sometimes give her a bit of Bratwurst sausage and we give her dog treats but we never supplement her dry food with anything. We only got her 9 months ago as a 6yo rescue so no idea what her previous owners fed her.