sugarsmomma
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Post by sugarsmomma on Aug 30, 2011 9:06:30 GMT -5
Hello all, So I'm just looking for some feedback from those with experience feeding their greys cooked vegetables. We've tried a few with Maelle- she doesn't like broccoli much that's for sure, but has eaten a few others if given to her. I'd like to start giving her a few veggies with her kibble. Is their any particular veggies your grey likes, any you recommend to feed/try with her, or any I shouldn't give her? Your input is appreciated!
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monique
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Post by monique on Aug 30, 2011 9:51:22 GMT -5
I'm just curious about why you'd like to give her vegetables with kibble?
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sandysfarm
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Post by sandysfarm on Aug 30, 2011 10:07:42 GMT -5
I use small strips of red pepper as an occasional handout but other than that just meat
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redgrey
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Post by redgrey on Aug 30, 2011 10:16:09 GMT -5
I use small strips of red pepper as an occasional handout but other than that just meat Same here. I feed them only as treats, so small amounts only. Kilo has never passed up his raw veggies, he likes his sweet peppers, broccoli, carrots, celery, apples etc. I haven't given cooked veggies though. More on veggies: www.diamondpaws.com/health/barfveg.htm
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sugarsmomma
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Post by sugarsmomma on Aug 30, 2011 19:33:34 GMT -5
I'm just curious about why you'd like to give her vegetables with kibble? I guess I should clarify- I don't want to give her vegetables at every meal, I'd just like to try giving her some vegetables on occasion to see if she likes them. I've also read in a few publications (like Adopting the Racing Greyhound for example) that they are often given vegetables on the track, and I feel that giving them vegetables certainly won't harm them. I don't know- I just thought about trying it and wanted some feedback on others' experiences with it.
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Post by RaznNik on Aug 30, 2011 19:40:55 GMT -5
I do give my greys cooked blended green beans. Nik had a bout of Pancreatitis and was told no fat on his meat at all, and to add green beans. I feed him raw, and found many articles about pancreatits suggesting adding beans, so I do. I just cook up a ton of them, blend them, put them in baggies and take them out as needed. I didn't really intend to give to both of them, but all the articles talked about all the good nutrients in the beans, even after cooking and blending. Its been over a year and no further attacks, so we continue with the beans! They do not care for any raw vegetables, then again, they won't eat any regular dog treats either:) Modified to add, I mix the beans with their breakfast, which is a beef mix. They don't know its there!
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sandysfarm
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Post by sandysfarm on Aug 30, 2011 21:00:21 GMT -5
I think at the track they sometimes feed them beans just as filler when they want them to shed a pound or two...
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sandysfarm
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Post by sandysfarm on Aug 30, 2011 21:08:44 GMT -5
For some reason all I have to do is cut into a red pepper and instantly there are dogs standing on my feet leering at me and wagging their tails. I still think that raw stuff like that produces acid indigestion so a little goes a long way.
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Post by twentythree on Aug 31, 2011 9:00:06 GMT -5
I feed my two girls canned pureed pumpkin (not pie pumpkin filling). I give them a large spoon full mixed well with their kibble twice a day and they absolutely love it. Great fiber, it has eliminated the smelly gas that so many greys have and it has firmed up their poop.
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Post by mcmaster on Aug 31, 2011 9:55:09 GMT -5
I was wondering about the canned pumpkin....haven't tried it yet
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sandysfarm
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Post by sandysfarm on Aug 31, 2011 10:56:27 GMT -5
there's nothing nutritionally in pumpkin for a dog, it's just that pumpkin soaks up intestinal liquid because it's fibrous, which changes the character of the poo...if your dog was eating raw but needing pumpkin for firmness I'd be more inclined to change the protein source.
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monique
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Post by monique on Aug 31, 2011 14:10:06 GMT -5
I'm just curious about why you'd like to give her vegetables with kibble? I guess I should clarify- I don't want to give her vegetables at every meal, I'd just like to try giving her some vegetables on occasion to see if she likes them. I've also read in a few publications (like Adopting the Racing Greyhound for example) that they are often given vegetables on the track, and I feel that giving them vegetables certainly won't harm them. I don't know- I just thought about trying it and wanted some feedback on others' experiences with it. I was wondering if you were wanting to feed vegetables for a specific reason (ex: fibre). When Leo's vet suspected that he might have an intestinal/digestion problem, I read up on it and found that some dogs do better with more fibre. For a while I gave him something like oat bran (I don't think it was oat bran but for the life of me I can't remember what it was!) in his food, and that helped. He did end up having hookworms, and those do damage the intestines, so maybe the fibre helped with that in some way. I do give Leo canned pumpkin once in a while, usually frozen in a Kong. I also give him a bit if he has soft poop once for whatever reason (ex: a new treat; the most recent episode seemed to be from a dehydrated trachea). Just a couple of tablespoons is good. I've never really tried any other vegetables, but last summer Leo got to like Blackberries. He ate a few from my hand, then tried picking them off the Blackberry bush in my parents' yard! This year he refuses them though, for some reason. I do give Leo some grass once in a while if he seems to want to eat some when we're out for a walk. He ate tons of grass when he had worms last year; now it's just once in a while that he seems to have the craving! I just pick him a small handfull of the thick green grass he likes and he eats what he wants of it.
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Redhead
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Post by Redhead on Aug 31, 2011 15:24:37 GMT -5
Teague isn't a huge fan of veggies (except grass!!) but I do add a few into his diet (sneakily ). I usually add some sweet potato, carrots, zucchini, leafy greens, and a few fruits. I cook the sweet potato and mash it, but the others I just blend raw in a blender. I mix it all up with a package of ground beef and other goodies or he would never eat it. I plop this "gloop" into muffin tins, freeze, and then pop out and keep in a storage container in the freezer. If I am not mistaken most of the veggies on the racetrack would be cooked up, not raw. A dog's anatomy is not designed to break down the cell walls of plant material (their jaws don't grind side to side to chew it, and they don't have amylase in their saliva or long digestive systems like us). So...if you are feeding it for nutritional quality, you will have to pre-break down the cell walls of the veggies by either cooking, or grinding them up into a pulp. If you just want them as a treat to chew or fibre though you could try giving him whole raw carrots or other raw crunchies. Just expect to see most of it coming out undigested at the other end....
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Post by greypride on Aug 31, 2011 19:15:05 GMT -5
my dog is a veggie master! she LOVES veggies. shes such a strange puppy. and the only reason i have discovered this is because im sloppy in the kitchen (oops on the floor! oh well dog got it!) she likes spinach broccoli asparagus zuchini peppers lettuce pumpkin when shes got bad poops. the ONLY thing this dog wont eat is carrots. HATES em'. silly blitz. i woudlnt say i give them veggies regularly its really only when something falls or every now and then when im cooking them i toss the pups a piece just as a treat. i hope when i have kids they are just ask willing to much on their greens.
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xtrawld
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Post by xtrawld on Sept 2, 2011 6:55:53 GMT -5
When we eat veggies and dip at the table, that is their biggest shot to get some chewing action in. Kasey's favorites are cucumber. He chews this way more than he does any kibble or any other food, mind you carrots would be a close second. They also enjoy brocolli, cauliflower, snow peas, tomato, peppers..... Celery is an absolute NO. He looks at me, and I tell him, "you know you don't like this", "please mom", "fine, here", "ewh, I don't like this", "I told you". I grab another piece to eat, "mom, can I have that".....UGH.
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