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fruits and veggies for dogs

Posted : 7/16/2006 8:40:05 AM

What are some fruits and vegetables I can give my dog other than carrots and leafy greens? I heard that apples were bad because they were poisonous, but someone said they were okay as long as you took the seeds out.

sooner

Posted : 7/16/2006 8:58:07 AM

Cored apples are fine. This site lists some things to avoidhttp://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_poisonsafe

This threadhttp://forum.dog.com/asp/tm.asp?m=88137 will give you an idea of what some people give their dogs.

glenmar

Posted : 7/16/2006 9:21:00 AM

If I can eat it, fruit and veggie wise, they can as well.....and some stuff, like collard greens I won't TOUCH but they love in their homecooked. This excludes obviously stuff like grapes, onions and I'm sure the list that Kelly linked is quite comprehensive.

Roxie865

Posted : 7/16/2006 2:31:46 PM

ORIGINAL: glenmar

If I can eat it, fruit and veggie wise, they can as well.....and some stuff, like collard greens I won't TOUCH but they love in their homecooked. This excludes obviously stuff like grapes, onions and I'm sure the list that Kelly linked is quite comprehensive.

Grapes? I gave Roxie some a few weeks ago, because I had a fruit bowl from the grocery store. She also had some watermelon and strawberries.

sooner

Posted : 7/16/2006 2:37:20 PM

In large quantities grapes can be lethal, but because they don't yet know a lot of specifics about why or what quantity, it's generally recommended not to feed them at all.

http://www.bestfriendspetcare.com/pet_health/raisinsandgrapes.cfm

glenmar

Posted : 7/16/2006 2:37:55 PM

grapes and raisens, and I don't remember why....I'm getting old what can I say?, avocado, chocolate, onions......read the links that Kelly posted and those will give you a good list of foods to avoid. Grapes don't cause a NOW problem.....like onions they do something that causes LATER problems.

Justine Freeman

Posted : 7/16/2006 2:43:38 PM

grapes and raisens, and I don't remember why

Grapes---I think it has something to do with large quantities of them causing kidney failure in some dogs! That's why you don't feed them.

Xebby

Posted : 7/16/2006 2:56:54 PM

Apples seeds are poision to anyhing that eats them, it's the cyinide in the seeds. I've heard of a horse that dies because the owner did not take the seeds out when giving apples and the horses main sorce of food was apples, nedless to say the owner was carged with crulity. If you feed apples to your dog just simply cut out the seeds.

Tomatos, onions, grapes, apples with seeds, thoes are the ones ones I can think of right now that should not be feed to dogs.

glenmar

Posted : 7/16/2006 3:07:18 PM

Tomatoes are absolutely fine. I frequently use tomatoes in the homecooked. The GREEN plant part of tomatoes are toxic because they are in the niteshade family, but the FRUIT is not.

laura

Posted : 7/16/2006 3:11:39 PM

That list has garlic on it. I thought garlic was often used in homecooked dog treats etc? What's the verdict on this one guys?

Xebby

Posted : 7/16/2006 3:11:46 PM

Not shure why but tomatoes do cause stomace problems in some dogs. Not all dogs are sensivtive to tomates but it does happen. It's sorta like how some humans can not eat tomatoes, peppers or spicy food without it causeing pain the the stomic, it's kinda the same with some dogs. I guess it just depends on the dog.

sooner

Posted : 7/16/2006 3:40:30 PM

Garlic in moderation is fine, but it is in the same family as onions and large quantites of either can cause Heinz body anemia.

Garlic and onion belong to the plant species Allium. Garlic has been used by humans as a food flavoring, blood purifier, antibiotic, and antiparasitic drug.

Both garlic and onion can be toxic to dogs, cats, and other animals. Cats appear to be more sensitive than dogs. In dogs and cats, onions and garlic can cause a breakdown of the red blood cells, resulting in Heinz body anemia. The bulbs, bulbets, flowers, and stems of the garlic and onion can all be toxic. There are some human baby foods that have onion in them, and it is not recommended to feed them to pets. The very small amounts of garlic that are present in some commercial pet foods have not be shown to cause any problems.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=0&articleid=1350

Roxie865

Posted : 7/16/2006 5:35:45 PM

Oh, okay! Thanks for the link, Kelly! Glad I found out this way, rather than the hard way. That link mentioned body weight, so I think a large breed dog like Roxie would have to ingest quite a bit of grapes before being seriously affected. Still, she will no longer get them.

CMarshall

Posted : 7/16/2006 7:19:31 PM

Banana's My Gal's just love them.

Edie

Posted : 7/16/2006 9:07:23 PM

It is advised not to give tomatoes to arthritic dogs as it exasperates the problem.