[nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit

[Natalie]

Hi Nicole, et al,
JMHO, any food, dog or human, just for the sake of it is something else, as 
opposed to improvement of health or for healing.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
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Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] flying, changes, and vet visit


> 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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> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 6:58 PM
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>> 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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