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[Guest ceredigion bull cross]

thanks for all your replies ...........

[Guest pip]

Pip, sa37 is a vitamin supplement.

Thanks Simoman anyone any idea what for or does any vitamin supplement do

[Pipey Magregor 0]

Pip, sa37 is a vitamin supplement.

Thanks Simoman anyone any idea what for or does any vitamin supplement do

 

You know I never could work that out Pip maybe if we all put our brains together we could come up with an idea? lol.

[Pipey Magregor 0]

Here you go, veg list...

 

Good Veggies' & Fruits to Feed

(Foods you can feel good about feeding. Add lots of green leafy vegetables)

Courgettes-

Romaine (COS) Lettuce - High nutritional value

Ice Berg Lettuce - has no nutritional value but is OK to feed. You can use as a filler.

Tomatoes (avoid the leaves and stems) -

Carrots - These are high in sugars so be careful

Celery - Not much nutritional value but is a good diuretic.

Bok Choy -

Parsley-

Oranges -

Apples (not the seeds) -

peas-

Bananas -

Alfalpha Sprouts -

Bell Peppers (Capsicum) - red, green and yellow

Fresh Pumpkin (not the canned pie filling) -

Silver Beat -

Beet Root -

Kale -

Cilantro -

Mustard Greens -

Dandelions -

Marrow-

Yams -

Sweet Potatoes -

Asparagus -

Jicama (remove skin) -

Parsnip -

Turnips -

Sprouts -

 

Caution Veggies' & Fruits

(Foods you can feed but with cautions)

Garlic - fed in small amounts is very beneficial for your dog. It is considered natures antibiotic. However, to much can cause anaemia and upset stomach. So when making your veggie mix, use 1-3 cloves but no more.

Grapes / raisins- (in high amounts) Dogs exhibit gastrointestinal problems, including vomiting and diarrhoea and then signs of kidney failure with an onset of severe kidney signs starting about 24 hours after ingestion of the grapes or raisins.

Eggplant - OK to feed the fruit but avoid any other parts. They can cause upset stomach, drooling, lethargy, heart failure

Avocados (& leaves) - Stay away from the leaves. The fruit part is OK to feed in small amounts.

Spinach, Swiss Chard, and Rhubarb - OK in small amounts. While these are not toxic, they are high in oxalic acid, a compound that interferes with calcium absorption, so don't feed these very often.

Cabbage/Broccoli/Cauliflower - OK to feed in small amounts but may cause gas. If fed frequently and in large amounts these will depress the thyroid.

Potatoes -

Cautions: If your dog is diabetic or has arthritis and has/had cancer then you may want to stay away from underground veggies because they convert to starch/sugar which aggravates arthritis. Cancer cells also thrive on sugars.

 

Bad Veggies' & Fruits

(Foods to be avoided all together)

Onions & (onion powder) - upset stomach, and can cause Heinz body anaemia.

 

MOLL.

 

 

Cheers Moll, real informative and just the type of information I've joined these forums for!

 

Thanks again Moll

[Guest jrt]

good post this, i feed mine on raw chicken legs, beef mince, lamb mince, breast of lamb, fish, tuna, salmon i dont bother with veg, dont see the point.. i also put a spoonfull of groundnut oil in there aswell..

[martin 332]

Ceredigion; What ye choosing to feed them there sounds alright mate, as far as it goes. Only the spud will really be adding little to them. Just packer, really. Better to replace that with bone, to be honest. I'd also personally want to put more goodness into my Dogs than just constant tripe. That's why I mainly use breast of lamb. It's a truly natural, near as damnit 'Complete' Diet. Has the bone, flesh and all important fat content all in one.

 

Just to throw in one other comment ref' the qualities of bones in a Dogs diet: A decent level of raw bones produces that 'Old Fashioned' and much nostalgiarised 'White, Crumbly Dog Shit' some of us still remember from out youth. That stuff wasn't deposited by unwell Dogs. Nor was it bleached by the sun. It was the simple resuly of Dogs, in those days, being fed a good, balanced diet including plenty of raw bone. It's calcium waste that made those yellowish white, crumbly pellets.

 

What's more - and this is the bit - those Dogs seldom suffered from anal gland impaction (leading them to drag their own arses about on the ground) because the natural act of shitting a seriese of hard pellets also stretched their little bums and so expelled their glands naturally.

 

For that reason, plus the holistic health maintanence reasons of clean teeth and good gums ~ thus better all over physical condition ~ I feed plenty of medium sized raw bones.

 

'NOSTALGIARISED'!!!!! Now I know you're making it up Ditch............. You should get a prize for that word

But,seriously..............I feed..........RAW.....rabbit(fur and all)/breast of lamb/shoulder of lamb/fatty beef/green tripe(small amounts really-can't staand the farting)/minced veg&fruit/whole chicken (minced for the pup)and plenty of meaty lamb bones.....the terrier loves rabbit heads,and it freaks out any visitors that might turn up.Oh and I do occassionally feed them some fish(tinned or fresh)

I do love these feed topics,everybody has their own ways,and lets face it most 'working dogs' look far fitter that any lap dogs,or am I imagining it.................................Martin.