Does your dog get a thankgiving dinner?

**BitsyNaceyDog** · 11-23-2005, 12:11 PM

My dogs aren't used to table food, so I'd be afraid they'd get sick from it. My dogs do get vegetables though, it's the only people food they get. We're not having Thanksgiving here, I may take one or two of the dogs with us to my parents house, but I haven't decided yet.

**lv4dogs** · 11-23-2005, 12:14 PM

Oh you bet! What would a holiday be like if you didn't share it with the dogs?

They get a bigger plate than I do. And boy do they eat! They always get people food, but big holidays like this they get so much people food that they don't even get their regualr kibble!
Appetizers, dinner & desert! They get it all!

**.sarah** · 11-23-2005, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by lv4dogs

Oh you bet! What would a holiday be like if you didn't share it with the dogs?

They get a bigger plate than I do. And boy do they eat! They always get people food, but big holidays like this they get so much people food that they don't even get their regualr kibble!
Appetizers, dinner & desert! They get it all!

Be careful of pancreatitis! LOL

**lv4dogs** · 11-23-2005, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by .sarah

Be careful of pancreatitis! LOL

Oh I know! I've been researching diets in dogs my whole life.

They get a lot of raw & cooked meals and sometimes kibble.
Look at Nanook the king of people food. He's 15 & in perfect health except for his arthritis & tumors (which I did talk to the vets many times, they really don't think they are related to diet at all).
I don't feed a whole lot of fatty or sugary foods and no bad foods (onions, grapes etc...).

**lvpets2002** · 11-23-2005, 12:46 PM

Oh of course .. All my babies Dogs & Cats get a plate with all the trimmings for Thanksgiving & Christmas..

**Glacier** · 11-23-2005, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by .sarah

Be careful of pancreatitis! LOL

Which is exactly why mine don't get a big special meal. After two bouts of pancreatitis with two different dogs, both almost fatal, that's not a risk I'll take. Neither case was triggered by a high fat meal, but both dogs are on low-fat intakes forever now.

I spent Canadian Thanksgiving at the vet this year--patching Pacer up after a fight. Fortunately there were two vets in the clinic. One dealt with Pacer and the other returned phone calls, most of which were about dogs showing signs of pancreatitis.

My dogs eat better than I do anyway! They had smoked salmon and halibut last night! I had hamburger helper!