Feeding your dog warning
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A friend here has a husky type dog that she thinks the world of. So she decided to give her an extra treaty type meal and cooked up a chicken. She then gave Bear the whole chicken, minus the bones of course. A day or so later Bear became quite ill and was diagnosed with pancreatitis due to the excess fat in the chicken, mainly the skin. Bear is okay now but has to be on a very low fat/no fat diet. Please be careful how much fat your dog is getting.
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/15/15 02:03 PM
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It can happen to cats too. Mine loved lunch meat. I fed him tons of bologna and then he got lethargic and laid on his side and just howled. Vet said too much richness in people food, and the fat content and the preservatives too and SALT. He gave me a pill, something like Pepto Bismol and that cured him. He said the cat had a tummy ache. Simple explanation for a more complicated diagnosis. Cat recovered and lived to be 14.
No people food for pets, exp fatty or salty, or preserved stuff.
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/17/15 10:37 PM
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Hi Trippy she gave Bear the whole chicken? how big was it? I've cooked chicken for my dogs for years, I boil it and take the skin off and they get a small dinner of it, I've never had any problems with it~ I hope I don't regret my words~ Bruno loves raw carrots, celery Doc
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/17/15 11:07 PM
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Actually, boiled lean chicken with all fat and skin removed is part of one of the recipes recommended by Dr. Fox who has some great recipes for home-made dog food.
People food that has too much fat, salt, seasonings and preservatives is not good for our pets - their livers can't handle it.
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/18/15 03:07 AM
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My two Great Danes used to have a whole chicken each (pressure cooked with bones and all) for their tea quite often. And they never suffered any after effects .... except enjoyment !! I never gave them "roast" chicken though. Of course, it could just also be that different breeds have different constitutions
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/18/15 12:01 PM
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Hopefully the pressure cooking softened up the bones. Chicken bones are notorious for splitting and puncturing internal organs. My friend that works at a vet clinic said that despite all the warnings about chicken bones, they still do a lot of surgeries to repair internal damage done by chicken bones. Probably the sheer size of a Great Dane would be enough to let it pass through without damage.
What I understand is that the size of the dog is most important with the breed following close behind for consuming a lot of fat and salt. The smaller they are, the worse it is for their little livers and kidneys.
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/18/15 07:59 PM
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I very cautious what I feed my dogs. I will give them veggies except for corn since they're not able to digest the skin. As well as raw carrots, mainly to help clean their teeth, though again raw carrot pieces are usually passed. I know Shannon gave Honey a whole fried chicken. But her dogs is doing fine now.
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/19/15 04:45 AM
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Hopefully the pressure cooking softened up the bones. Chicken bones are notorious for splitting and puncturing internal organs. My friend that works at a vet clinic said that despite all the warnings about chicken bones, they still do a lot of surgeries to repair internal damage done by chicken bones. Probably the sheer size of a Great Dane would be enough to let it pass through without damage.
What I understand is that the size of the dog is most important with the breed following close behind for consuming a lot of fat and salt. The smaller they are, the worse it is for their little livers and kidneys. Yes. The bones were actually "non existent" as bones after pressure cooking. I certainly wouldn't have allowed them to eat the chickens otherwise. And salt was never added to anything I cooked for them. But both dogs would also consume full size rose bushes whole - thorns, roots and all - given half a chance. Also with no after effects. Each dog weighed in at 210Lbs so I can certainly say that they were BIG !!
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Re: Feeding your dog warning
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01/19/15 05:26 PM
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ANA NAN Bella loves cat food! I have to put it up on the dresser to hide it from her holy cow Mad! those are horses not dogs!
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