[nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

JMHO, chicken and rice when your dog is sick is one thing, but human food 
just for the sake of it is another.

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From: "Criminal Justice Major" <orleans24 at comcast.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit


> Hi, Hannah,
> Yes, it is all right to feed her the white rice whith boiled chicken and 
> cottage cheese.
> Dogs can eat that directly.
> Other types of human foods they can have are Golden Delicious and Granny 
> Smith's apples, fresh carrots, green beans, spinach and bananas.
> They can also have baby snack sized carrots.
> When dealing with the fresh carrots and green beans, peel the skin on the 
> outtside off and chop them into tiny pieces.
> If you should use canned carrots, sweet peas and green beans, open the can 
> halfway to drain the preserves liquid out before giving them to her.
> Same thing goes with canned spinach.
> If you prefer the frozen peas and spinach, give her a very small amount.
> As for the Golden Delicious and Granny Smith's apples, just peel the skin 
> off on the outtside, remove the core in the middle with the seeds and chop 
> it into small pieces for her to chew on.
> Avoid giving her red apples as they are extremely sweet and too soft for 
> the dog to digest.
> Bananas are also good because of the patasium, (paticium) but only if your 
> vet recommends it.
> As for the science diet, if you choose to stick with that food, be very 
> careful with it as it is very rich on the dog's stomach.
> This means that if you were to do a test with the food by soaking it and 
> it turns into a gravy like substance, it's really rich.
> With foods that are rich, the dog would only be able to have a half cup of 
> the food unless you mix it up with another dry dog food.
> Yes, it's true depending on the trainer that trains your dog, they'll tell 
> you something different, but my advice is always listen to your vet on 
> what they have to say.
> They will get to know your dog more.
> Odie has a sensitive stomach, so he can't have anything that is very rich 
> where it will turn into a gravy like paste.
> I learned the hard way as back when he was eating Blue Buffalo with brown 
> rice, chicken and sweet potatoe, it tore his stomach up bad to where he 
> had constant gas.
> He continued to eat the food, but I had to add another dry dog food to it 
> so he wouldn't have that awful mash potatoish stool.
> Although I'm sure others on the list may have different views, feelings or 
> opinions, I  still say definitely stay on top of communicating with your 
> vet.
> Yes, stress can be a major factor for when it's a new environment and the 
> best you can do is give her time to adjust.
> I've worked with guide dogs off and on for almost twelve years.
> Hope this helps.
> Bibi, husband Dale and Odie
> medical alert service dog
> the happy spirited bounty labra wolf
>
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