Dog Food Questions - merged

RooBee

There is no problem with making a stock from the chicken bones. Obviously you'll want to make sure there are no bones remaining in the stock. You can chuck in some veg too if you like. Although I'm not sure about feeding it regularly instead of a main proten source but is certainly fine for them to have. Also, there should be no issue with chicken livers either.

Bromley86

Shouldn't there be 20-30% veg in the diet as well?

Ours is on dry food, but she loves chicken stock (especially when it's a jelly variety). But then I do pick through the bones after to recover all the boiled meat. Obviously, no onions in her stock though!

HennyPenny

My dogs have no problems with onions

~Chameleon~

HennyPenny wrote: »

My dogs have no problems with onions

Onions are toxic to dogs! :eek:

mrs_pepperpot_3

i get two bags of mutton bones from my local farmers market, it costs 50p, my staffie loves them, anyone else feed bones to their doggies

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dogs should have a varied diet ie veg, not just chicken and rice constantly

HC_2

Shortie wrote: »

Hi
Also, can they have chiken livers?

My dogs adore liver of all kinds, and heart and kidneys etc. It's fabulously cheap to buy, but I do feel sick when I cook it (it smells bad ).

HC_2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Onions are toxic to dogs! :eek:

I didn't know that. I give my dogs leftovers of any meaty dish and they always have onions in them. I guess I should stop doing it, then, but there have been no ill effects so far.

~Chameleon~

HC wrote: »

I didn't know that. I give my dogs leftovers of any meaty dish and they always have onions in them. I guess I should stop doing it, then, but there have been no ill effects so far.

I think the odd piece of onion in leftovers probably wouldn't cause too much harm, but it would be better not to have any at all as the toxicity has a cumulative effect, similar to ragwort poisoning in horses. It damages red blood cells and can cause a severe type of anaemia which can be fatal.

Shortie

Thanks everyone. I read on the 'Great Hunt' in this board about veg and hadn't even thought about adding that before reading it there. I know they can't digest potato starch so apart from the odd bit from the raost I won't give them that. I'll mix in some pasta too sometimes for variety.

So from what I've read here, stock is fine (and full of nutrients) but not as a replacement to a good old bit of meat, part from maybe the odd dinner.

And I kept the veg from the roast last night to add to their dinners too :T