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There was a thread on this a long time ago but I was just wondering what fruits veggies and other snacks are good for them. Snuggles is a shih tzu. I want to get her on some healthier food than what we currently feed. Aside from kibble. Bananas are her favorites! I hear cottage cheese is good for them. Green beans are they okay? And what about peanut butter? Any tips would be appreciated! :)
Fruits and Veggies don't have much of a benefit to dogs unless they are pureed. Dogs cannot digest cellulose. The cell walls of plants fruits/veggies are made of cellulose, thus we've got break the cell walls so they can get the nutrients out.
Some good veggies/fruits to puree..
Carrots
Tomatoes
Broccoli
Cauiliflower
apples
cantaloupe
I didn't know that. All this time my Necie has been feeding one of her pugs carrots and it's just going right through her? I'll have to tell her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
My dog Fenway eats cottage cheese. I buy individual snack ones and feed it to him a couple of times per week. Once in a while he gets a piece of bacon for a snack (not healthy). But he only gets a piece once in awhile. Peanut butter is good for dogs too.
hhhmm I didn't know that. some of those snuggles doesn't like but most she is pretty happy with. Would you need a food processor to puree or would a blender do?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
A blender would do but I prefer to use my food processor.
There's a longer list of veggies/fruits for dogs here.
http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/show...8&page=3&pp=15
Just stear clear of onions, potatoes, and grapes/raisins. There's probably more that are dangerous in large amounts, but those are the most common.
snuggles just loves papayas and mangos. so I could be making her a cool fruit smoothie!!! :p thanks for the info guys! and the thread kfamr. oh and by the way what does your username mean?
Thank-You for providing this information. :)