[nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit

[Julie J.]

I'm not advocating feeding your dog from the table, cooking them 
homemade meals or even using people food as treats.   However I do 
believe there are appropriate times for people food, like when the dog 
is not feeling well and needs a bland easy to digest meal.  chicken and 
rice is a very good choice for that.  Me, personally, I do frequently 
use people food for dog treats.  You guys know your dogs and you know 
yourselves and what's best for you and yours.

However, I have never heard that it's bad to give a particular type of 
apple, like red delicious.  I've also never heard of peeling the fruit 
or vegetable or cutting it into small bits.  I could understand if your 
dog has dental problems or it's a really tiny dog, but any sort of guide 
dog in any sort of reasonable health should be able to chew up a carrot.


I found the following link:
  http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/poisonous_foods.html

It's a list of foods that are poisonous or harmful to dogs.

HTH
Julie




On 2/6/2012 8:58 PM, Criminal Justice Major wrote:
> 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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