Hot X Buns and Dogs
We all know off the danger of giving our faithful friends chocolate, but be aware that hot cross buns can also be dangerous and lead to kidney failure, sultanas and raisins are toxic to dogs, the same as grapes. So don't look at those pleading eyes and don't give in if you do .
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IIRC I think I read the same about giving them Gravy. It may have been because of the Onion content ?
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Dogs are by nature carnivores. Eating animals like Cats, rabbits, foxes, sheep, pigs, deer and cattle won't do them any harm whatsoever. But as most of those animals are now considered non-PC as dog food , some owners are feeding their dogs with human processed food and fruit which is bad for them.
K
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Get it right K, some fruit and veg won't harm dogs in any way at all, and in some circumstances is beneficial. Apples, carrots, both are good for teeth cleaning. Remove pips from apples. Killers are cherries, grapes, dried fruit, onions. No fruit stones, they have cyanide in them, so not that good for humans either!
You might consider Cat and Fox a food for dogs, but it's not something I have ever come across.
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One of the favourite snacks for my GSD and particularly my Lab ib Summer was runner beans. They used to love to lie on the lawn with a bean held between their paws and chew down through it. The lab used to get the occasional apple that he loved. I did not worry about the seeds for a dog of his size.
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Alfie eats carrots regularly, he also eats apples pears (no pips) banana's(small amount) pine apple, broccoli, peas as well as his dog food.
All good for him.
For treats he has home baked liver, venison sausage and Bonios
Edit....My pockets stink!!!
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Choccy would rather have a carrot than his dinner!
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One of our dogs used to pick blackberries and eat them.
Obviously she’d not heard that you should never pick the blackberries that grow low down!
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My older Border Collie loves his carrots. The younger one isn't so keen.
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M first dog ate anything without any ill effects - grapes, nuts, dried fruit. It’s the same as with humans, some are allergic to these things, some aren’t. My mother in law used to save chocolate digestives for her.
My current dog loves raw carrot but I’ve seen articles on the internet saying carrots are indigestible for dogs.
There’s a lot of scaremongering on the internet. I’m not saying feed your dogs anything regardless, by all means be aware, but use common sense too,
Nora
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We didn't allow our springer, Beth, to eat either fruit or veg as they both gave her terrible wind
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Forget the internet Trafficlady, ask your vet, they are your friend in this regard.
My vet does not recommend feeding grapes dried fruit, nuts, onions or garlic, as well as a few other things.
I wouldn't want Alfie's illness on my conscience, so abide by my vets recommendations.
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Meg has a carrot, every morning for 'elevenses' and has been doing so for the last four and a half years with no ill effects whatsoever. She also has sparkling teeth which both I and the Vet feel is partly down to the beneficial effects of crunching through a carrot.
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We have to limit our Lab to four small carrots a day. He absolutely loves them, goes crazy if we put a hand on fridge door, all four paws off floor followed by some weird doggy dancing! It's so funny to watch, I admit we do often give in to him! But he's thriving on them, as are his sparkly teeth!
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Interesting to note that you have also noticed the sparkly teeth ttda. Meg has absolutely no plaque on her teeth whatsoever and given the major issue that dental treatment can be for some dogs, I am more than pleased. Likewise with Meg - I just have to say "would you like a carrot" and she dashes across the kitchen and sits by the fridge door - so excited! It never ceases to amaze me just how much dogs understand - especially when it comes to food
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Keeping our terrier away from his daily carrot could be terrifying.
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Lizzie likes a bit of Apple but she's not that keen on carrots. She tends to want 'human food' - sadly she hardly ever gets the chance. Definite no-no are grapes, raisins, currants, onions and chocolate. Never quite sure about blackberries, raspberries and blackcurrents, so we keep her away from those as well.
David
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