Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:24 pm Post subject: what fruit and veg??
Harry is a totaly dustbin where fruit and veg is concerned. BUT is there any that he cant have, i know raises are one they have to keep away from, but what else?? So far hes tucked into Carrots (raw) and lots of them as Megan (my daughter) doesnt leave him out when shes giving the rabbits some haha, and any other fruit/veg thats being eaten but he doesnt like banana
We were given a list of stuff at puppy class - amongst the forbidden list - grapes, raw potato, raw onion - the guys who bred George gave their grown ups raw apples. Not sure about other veg.
Gi ves a list of food to avoid. Our two like carrot but I don't think they can digest it as it comes out the other end intact But at least they feel like they're eating something
Carrots and other fruit/veg are best either minced or blended as they are harder to digest whole, that said having them whole won`t do Harry any harm.
CJ loves bananas, can`t remember the last time I had a whole one to myself , with apples, remover the core/pips as pips contain cyanide, no doubt it`d take a lot of them to do any harm but better safe than sorry.
Lottie's favourite thing! All fruit and veg makes her drool much more than meat! I never give her grapes,onions or potato but she has tried literally everything else,even beetroot and kiwi
Last week I walked 4 labs and they stood for ages munching on bilberries off the bushes like a herd or cows eating grass. Oh and they also eat blackberries off the bush.
All of my other dogs have eaten apples including pips and never had a problem Harry hasnt had the core yet as he was asleep last night so missed out lol. I have frozen a raw carrot before now for him to munch on.
He had peas and somthing else that was white and crunchy lol out of the Chinese we had last night I put my foot down with him sharing all of it
Apple pips are only dangerous if they are split which then releases a very small amount of cyanide but a hug amount would have to be eaten to cause any ill effects. Dogs would swallow a pip whole so not a problem. However, if you are pulping them in a machine just to be on the safe side I always cut the core out.
Tomatoes are also fine, it's just the leaves that are dangerous. Potato is also fine but make sure they are cooked. A dog would have to eat about 50 cloves of garlic a day to have a detrimental affect on it. A clove of garlic a day is good for them.
However, to get the most out of fruit, veg and nuts they need to be pulped to aid digestion otherwise they just come out the other end looking the same way they went in.
is it best to steam the veg to keep all the vits ect in as it is with humans??? I used to go liver cake for the Cavaliers when i was showing them and put loads of garlic in, they went mad for it i havnt made any yet for Harry.
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But at least they feel like they're eating something 
