"Good" People Food?

[wolf_Q]

I definitely know that too much people food is bad for dogs (unless you're doing one of those special diets or whatever). We used to give Reggie and Smokey way to much. We don't now. When I got Nebo I thought I wouldn't give him ANY people food...but he has those big blue eyes that stare at me, lol. Anyway, I was wondering what types of "people food" are OK to give to your dog (in moderation of course!). I've given Nebo bread, peanut butter, cheese, carrots, cottage cheese, rice, tuna, eggs and maybe little tastes of other things. Usually I put these extra tasty treats in his toys like the kong, milk bone ball, molecube ball, etc, or just as a little treat. He doesn't get any of them often. I've mixed medicine in the cottage cheese, and gave him rice several times because others said it would help with diarhea.

What "people food" do you give your dogs?

[Fuzzy317]

When we go out, we get a doggy bag of the scraps. We share them between the dogs. The cats may get to lick milk from a cereal bowl every now and then.

[anna_66]

I hardly ever give the dogs table scraps, if I do it's just a small bite here & there, but no more than 1 or 2 bites. After what happened with Keisha & the rice, I swore I wouldn't.

[Cookiebaker]

What happened with Keisha and the rice??

[anna_66]

My Rainbow Bridge Keisha died from what is call Gastrointestinal Illness or Canine Bloat.
Technically known as gastrid dilatation and torsion complex, canine bloat is an intensely painful, lifethreatening condition in which gas, air and fluid build up in the dog's stomach, causing it subsequently to bloat and ultimately twist. This acute trauma hits suddenly and violently. As it progresses, the internal turmoil squeezes the veins and arteries that transport the body's blood supply and impairs the dog's ability to breathe. Soon after the dog will die.
Bloat is a condition that requires immediate, emergency veterinary attention. Your veterinarian, by inserting a stomach tube through your dog's nose, may be able to release the gas buildup in the stomach. If at this point the stomach has twisted, no such release is possible, and surgery to untwist and anchor the stomach is the only option. To further complicat matters, the prognosis is always uncertain.

This is very hard for me to talk about (I still feel guilty, becase I think it was all my fault).
If you would like to go & read the story I wrote here is the link Keisha's Story.
What happens to her starts at the bottom of the first page & continues on the next page.
Sorry I can't just tell you It's still too painful).

[Cookiebaker]

Oh I am so sorry about Keisha. I just checked out her web page and she was so loveable!! She looks so much like my lab/chow that I had to put to sleep a few months ago. I am so glad to know about the rice, though, cause I give that to our yellow lab when he has diaherria. I think I will do a little research on it, and maybe ask my vet about other alternatives. Hopefully others will learn before something like that happens again.

The *only* table scraps we feed our pooch are carrot ends, the last bite of a breakfast banana, or niblets of popcorn when we watch a movie (3-4 kernals only).

[lovemymaltese]

I must admit, I give Tango table scraps from time to time. I know his favorites and he always gets them. He mainly eats his own food, but I would say at least once or twice a day he gets a taste of what I am eating.

[KYS]

Oh Anna_66,
I just read your beautifull tribute about your special Keisha.
Please do not blame yourself, your vet is right
you did not cause your special Keisa to bloat.
Nobody knows why or how to prevent it.
It is believed that deep chested breeds are more
prone.
I am on an Akita list for years, and seems every month
an Akita suffers from bloat.
I got to the point, I was terrified every time
my dog ate. I raised the bowls, lowered the bowls,
put liquid in their foods etc. etc. I keep a bottle
of gas aid in-case they start to fart. I even
worry about any changes, because
stress might even be a factor.
So please do not blame yourself.

Just one of the articles on bloat.

www.akitarescue.com/bloat.htm

[anna_66]

Thank you both.
How horrible it must be to see that happen so much. I don't think I could stand it.
And thanks for the link, I will look at it.