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Is it okay to feed my Golden Retriever, Bella, apple? (In small quantities)
I am interested in making/baking my own dog treats. What ingredients are the best and are there some that are best to avoid? I have 3 dogs: 8 yr old Border Collie mix, 12 yr old Jack Russell, a 2 yr old German Shorthaired Lab mix.
I make my own treats all the time since I have one dog that is on a vegetarian diet. Peanut butter is a good ingredient, so are blueberries and bananas. We use oat flour in all the treats we make and substitute maple syrup for sugar.
http://www.dogtreatkitchen.com/blueberry-dog-treat.html
That’s the recipe we used as a starter and have experimented since then.
Thank you both for your help. I am excited to give it a try!
Making your own treats is easy and fun! There are lots of recipes online and treat recipe books you can use too. Almost any human recipe can be modified for pets. For dogs and cats omit the sugar. They do not need it and will never know it’s missing.
You can use regular flour or omit it if your pet has an allergy. You can use oat flour, rice flour, buckwheat flour, quick cook or regular oats. Grated carrot, applesauce, peanut or nut butters, eggs are also common ingredients
Steer clear of salt, garlic, onions, chocolate
Pinterest also has lots of recipes for pets too
Have fun!!
-Kelly
Any diseases a dog can catch from a feral cat poop?
I would believe so especially if the dog isnt healthly, a pup or senior an or not current with vaccines, heartworm treatment, etc. I’d imagine so.
Tapeworms is the biggest risk. Many a barn dog have had a steady diet of all kinds of poop and lived to tell the tale however.
Good question. Glad nothing really scary is hiding in that. I’m not sure whether it’s so yummy or whether the guys wanted to “remove her marking” of their territory 🙂
Both cats used an extra large sized litter pan since the time both were in our household.
4-6 weeks ago Scout stopped using the litter pan and started going on our carpet. We found that she had a UTI. From all indications the UTI has cleared up.
We have a follow up appointment on the 31st to confirm. However, Scout continues to go on the carpet even though we purchased an additional litter pan. The litter has no fragrance. Tux uses whatever litter pan the mood hits him which irritates me. I have to think that this is a behavioral issue that perhaps was initiated by the UTI.
The incidents involve both urination and defecation. Could the cause still be a UTI?
why is my losing weight,and refusing to eat.I have been feeding her scrambled eggs and rice hamburger mix for supper.if we let her out she eats dirt.She acts like she is starving all the time,and her pooh is black.
She acts hungry all the time,and her pooh is black.She is 17 years old. If we let her out she eats dirt.Can any one please help me get her on the right path to good health.I cant afford to go to the vet,im not working right now.Please help us if you can,thank you
I want to agree with Dr. Krista that most veterinarians (and in my experience especially integrative ones) are more than willing to work with you being out of work. What skills can you offer the veterinarian (not necessarily just for the clinic – maybe she needs her house cleaned, or you are a skilled carpenter) in exchange for the veterinary care?
I would look for integrative veterinarians as they may be able to help your cat with some home care treatments you can do to help with any of their treatments. Learning Reiki will give you a tool to help your cat do better with any suggested treatments.
You can
go to the web sites for each type of holistic practice and use their referral
list to find one near to you. Many practitioners are members of only one or two
of the organizations, so you do need to go to every site to find who is near
you:
1. Wide range of other treatments: http://www.AHVMA.org, American Holistic Veterinary
Medical Association and http://www.civtedu.org.
2. Homeopathic veterinarians (these can often help you by phone if no other
holistic practitioners are nearby that you like): http://www.theAVH.org and
http://www.DrPitcairn.com.
3. Chiropractor – http://www.animalchiropractic.org
4. TCVM (Acupuncture and Chinese medicine): http://www.IVAS.org,
http://www.avaa.org & http://www.TCVM.com
5. Herbal
– http://www.VBMA.org
6.
Postural rehabilitation – dogs and horses – http://www.posturalrehabvets.com/Postural_Rehabilitation/Find_a_Practitioner.html
My kitten has Seroma after being spayed. She was prescribed Clavamox and is now having diarrhea and loss of appetite. Is this okay or should I stop the Clavamox?
I looking at a Sheltie puppy. I have located a breeder, but apparently has been treated, I believe successfully, for Puppy Strangles. Just a few questions: Is this curable? and are there any long term effects after treatment?
My 6month old kitten was spayed Thursday of last week. Her incision is swollen, the length of the incision and about a 1/2″ high. Is this normal? She has only had a bowel movement about 4x since being home.
Would you deworm based on eosinophils count? (two dogs in household high counts)
Counterargument =
– blood test for both guys is $300, panacur is $30
– fecal came back negative once already but often can come back negative while parasites present
– each fecal = 3 hour trip to a vet
– two dogs previously not allergic developing suddenly both allergies to something at the same time?
– Fergus vet says most cases, regardless of negative fecal, count goes down after administration
– panacur seems relatively benign, particularly when given with can food (or like) … ?
– vaccinations in September
– environmental exposure to critters high, exposure to allergens low (Winter time)
– Fergus vet’s reasoning = run the treatment and re-test the blood and pursue further diagnostics if not resolved (he’s convinced it will be)
Thoughts?
Small quantities of apple make a great dog treat. Our dog Crusher loves them.
We try to avoid seeds and stems and we don’t offer him dehydrated apple slices.
In the summer time frozen apple pieces are one of Crushers favorite treats!
Our 10 month old chocolate lab loves apples as a special treat. You can also make apple ice cubes we slices of apples drop them in the water in an ice cube tray.
My girl pups LOVE apples; my little guy eats them – he’ not impressed.
There is a handy and colorful chart on Woofipedia of common people foods showing which are pet safe and which are not: http://www.woofipedia.com/articles/which-foods-are-safe-to-feed-your-pet. Note the safe foods are only given in moderation. My Westie goes for all of the foods on the safe side except banana.