[julsey]

Hello everyone!
I have a 8 year old pocket beagle named Noodles. My dad has been feeding her more human food than usual lately, and I'm getting concerned. He doesn't seem to care that it's bad for her. It's not just a piece of meat here and there, that would be fine. He lets her lick his bowls of dinner, regardless what it is. I've tried to tell him it's bad for her, but he doesn't seem to care or listen. Lately, I've been throwing away the plates he puts down for her, and he gets mad at me for it, since he thinks she can handle it. She throws up after every few human feedings, but that's not convincing enough.
I was wondering if you had any advice of how I can get through to my dad? Or, if I should just keep doing what I have been, and ignore what he says?

[Lunareclipse]

Human food is a lot better than what is in most dog food. Seriously. I feed our dogs people food. There are few things to watch out for. Dogs shouldn't have onions, raisins, chocolate or avocados. If you knew what was in dog food, you would never feed to your dog again.

Why do you think people food is bad for dogs?

Dog food is made from scraps that are not good enough for human consumption and most brands lack all of the nutrients your dog needs. A lot of us on here home-cook for our dogs.

[julsey]

It's mainly the microwavable frozen dinners- lasagna, pasta, etc. I know human food CAN be good for dogs, but considering my dog has a sensitive stomach and throws up often after eating it, it's gotten me concerned. The main culprits seem to be things with a lot of sauce. It usually doesn't take much for her to throw up, which is also a big concern.

[CorkyMax]

I feed raw and home cooked. Am just going to leave a link to a thread in this forum on things that are hazardous to give your dog--Maybe you should show it to your dad too!
Foods that are hazardous to a dog

[julsey]

Thanks! I'm considering proposing cooking food for her so she can at least have something...but leave out the stuff that makes her sick. Any recommendations?

[CorkyMax]

I didn't see your post on the frozen dinners till after I made my last post. That food is way too salty for a dog to have for starters!! See the link I gave--Hazardous--etc and you will find salt mentioned there! I am sorry but I just can't get into what all I would suggest for you to do--Once I start on it I feel compelled to keep adding more and more do's and don'ts--example--feed such and such But if you do--make sure you don't such and such--and it just is too much for me anymore. I will suggest you use your browser and check out thoroughly what is on the net. And read thoroughly that link I gave you so you don't feed something that is bad!!!

Here are a few sites to check out. And I don't necessarily agree with everything in them!! Home Cooked Pet Diets,Home Made Recipes And Pet Nutrition


I just discovered this site right now. This is probably right on for what I think is good. This person knows her stuff--I get this mag and she does a lot of good articles on dog nutrition. I am going to go back and read all of this site!! DogAware.com Articles: Homemade Cooked Diets for Dogs

[julsey]

Thanks so much! I'll be sure to keep her away from salty stuff, didn't realize how bad it was. I'll check out some sites, hopefully the picky eater she is, she'll like it

[CorkyMax]

BARF for Beginners - More Frequently Asked Questions

[CorkyMax]

Lol, I just spent half the day replying to another person's post and I thought it was you that had written it. Well I got carried away and started giving you ideas for what to feed your dog, etc--So I am giving you a link to that post so you can get some ideas. Lol, please see my long reply (CorkyMax)

If you Home Cook/Feed Raw/or Supplement Commercial Dog Food

[julsey]

Thank you!! :-)

[luckyruth]

Originally Posted by julsey

Thanks so much! I'll be sure to keep her away from salty stuff, didn't realize how bad it was. I'll check out some sites, hopefully the picky eater she is, she'll like it

go to Dr.Harvey's.com.....great food for your dog...Luckyruth:mrgreen:

[NYCpethound]

Originally Posted by julsey

It's mainly the microwavable frozen dinners- lasagna, pasta, etc. I know human food CAN be good for dogs, but considering my dog has a sensitive stomach and throws up often after eating it, it's gotten me concerned. The main thenycpack.com culprits seem to be things with a lot of sauce. It usually doesn't take much for her to throw up, which is also a big concern.

make sure he never lets the dog lick up remnants of meals with eggs of any sort. My sister did this with her beagle once and he had violent diarrhea for days.

[CorkyMax]

I have to disagree with you, NYCpethound--The egg would prob. be the best part of the leftovers meal for the dog! Of course they would be bad if they were swimming in grease and had a lot of seasoning (salt, onion, etc). I have a hunch that that beagle had the diarrhea from whatever else was on that plate or something else it got into that day--food or other thing(s). Could be a slight chance too that he wasn't use to them and how much he ate of them could come into play here too. And thinking about having violent diarrhea for days--This sounds like he did get into something bad that wasn't known about or even had some type of flu like illness! I feed my 2 dogs a raw egg a day. I just happened to look up to see how much protein is in an egg-- surprisingly the white has more protein (3.5 grams) then the yolk (2.8 grams) for a total of 6.3 grams protein for the whole (large) raw egg.

[Lunareclipse]

Originally Posted by NYCpethound

make sure he never lets the dog lick up remnants of meals with eggs of any sort. My sister did this with her beagle once and he had violent diarrhea for days.

Eggs are not bad for dogs. Porter eats them shells and all and never has a problem.

[Lara's mom]

Different dogs are sensitive to different things. Both of my dogs have always eaten a home made diet supplemented with a very high quality dry food. The other day I bought a VERY expensive can for them as a treat. The little JRT had no problems with it. My senior Border Collie X got a really bad case of the runs. Trial and error...No more tinned food for them!

[threenorns]

dandy only eats cooked eggs - he'll eat them raw but he does it under clear protest. looks up at me with this "whyyyyyyyyyyyyy!???" expression and his tongue going "myah-myah-myah". i'm pretty sure he gags it down.

LOVES dragonfruit - found that out today.

love sweet potato but also found out today he prefers them half-dessicated and slightly moldy. wierd dog. flips it up in the air, pounces on it, then sits there gnawing with his back teeth and the most blissful expression.

no commercial food for him at all. cheaper to feed him meat from the discount bin at the grocery store plus it's more practical because we eat it too.

[Lunareclipse]

mix your egg into a some ground meat. Some dogs eat it better that way. Make raw doggie meatloaf with it.

[threenorns]

there's an idea - i'll whizz the egg in a blender to totally puree the shell first. talk about a nutritional powerpill!

[CorkyMax]

Just a reminder about how much calcium to give:


Dose
If you're using ground egg shells as a calcium supplement for a homemade diet, you will need to add 1/2 tsp. of the powder (this equals about 400 milligrams of adsorbable calcium) for each pound of boneless meat in your recipe.

One whole medium sized eggshell = about one teaspoon of powder, which provides approximately 750 to 800 milligrams of elemental calcium. Elemental amounts are the amounts available for absorption. So just figuring it all out --that one whole eggshell (and this is a med. size--think most people buy large size!)---med. shell would be the amount to give if you feed 2 lbs. of boneless meat to your dog daily.---and of course you would want to figure in the calcium you are providing in things like yogurt or other dairy and other things! As you know too much calcium can be very bad for the dog!

[threenorns]

oh, i'd only give him an egg a week at the most - he gets bones on a regular basis so calcium is not an issue, going by his poop.