Protein Allergy(s)

**MonicanHonda** · 03-25-2010, 04:26 PM

Oh, I know... the bones are the calcium part... but proteins denaturing causes splintering. But if they are soft... I guess there really isn't anything bad about it?

And yes, fish heads are a-okay. I know beef brains are okay (but I believe you can't feed them since they are beef) and I don't know of any other brains being available??? But fish heads are definitely okay

**king2005** · 03-25-2010, 04:40 PM

I'll be able to get my hands on wild game & the only part I'll be refusing is the brain, as I believe it's Deer brains that are bad for dogs.. I can't remember why, but it has too much of something in it... I also can't remember if its safe for humans either. Glad fish heads are good, cause I get my fish whole (guts n all)... Now I just need to know if eating fish guts raw is safe? or if there is any harm in not feeding them to Digi... If the fish is wild caught then I'm sure there wont be any beef in the gut... but if the fish is farmed, then there is a higher chance the fish have beef in their digestive tract somewhere.

**MonicanHonda** · 03-25-2010, 05:57 PM

Man, it's hard when you have a dog that is deathly allergic to something! It'd be so easy to just throw Digi a fish... but if there might be beef in there

**king2005** · 03-25-2010, 06:02 PM

Its a huge pain in the butt. Humans add dairy & beef to far far far far far too many things, esp things were they should never be!!

When I know I'm buying wild caught fish, I feed her the whole little fishie frozen.. SHe LOVES frozen fish as a treat.. she always chews off their heads first LOL I just don't find it funny when she plays with it & then puts the partly chewed up fish on my lap... ewwww!!

**MonicanHonda** · 03-25-2010, 07:42 PM

Lol, Delta can only eat on the towel. Lol There will be no throwing food around.

Although I did give her a frozen mouse form our monitor and she threw that around.

**king2005** · 03-25-2010, 08:05 PM

LOL silly pup!

I have wondered if feeding Digi & Cam mice as a treat would be wrong. I know they are good for kitties to eat, & I know Digi IS blood thirsty for mice & rat pups, as she tries to RIP them out of my hand like a wild animal, every time I buy them for Axle. Just wasn't sure if I "should" feed it to them lol

I know a good place that raises them on healthy foods & the animals look very very very healthy when I get them. The rat pups are soooo cute I feel bad feeding them to the Bottomless Pit (Axle), But he needs live foods to stay somewhat active & healthy.

**MonicanHonda** · 03-25-2010, 10:08 PM

I've heard that as long as you know they come from a very good source, it wouldn't hurt. But it would take a million to feed Delta. Lol! But as a treat, I don't see why not.

**king2005** · 03-25-2010, 10:21 PM

Since they area all bred at the store, it'll be easy for me to find out if they do feed them beef or pork or dairy.. Hopefully they don't, as I know Digi would be the happiest dog in the world chewing on a mouse, & I darn well know she'll try to swallow it whole LOL

**MonicanHonda** · 03-26-2010, 06:56 AM

Lol surprisingly Delta chewed on hers. I think because it was a new object and because it was frozen.

**king2005** · 03-26-2010, 11:49 AM

Digi does that with Frozen Beets.. She'll throw them around & chase them all over the house, then she'll finally go to her bed & will eat it.

**king2005** · 03-27-2010, 05:35 PM

DARNIT!!

I bought 2 rat pups for Axle as its his dinner time & Digi snuck up on me & snatch one of the pups while I was trying to balance the lid, avoid the hungry monster trying to eat me, to safely toss the rat pup into the water. She snatched the rat pup & ran off with it. It was screaming until she dropped it. She was hunched over it, clearly showing me not to come near. I told her to move & she did. The rat pup started to run to go under my bed, I cussed & tried to stop it. Digi charged the rat pup & got it before I did. This time she flung it up into her mouth & chomped down on it quickly. It was very much dead. She then chewed hits head to mush & chewed the hell out of the body... all I could hear was the bones crushing... ewww... She dropped it & I told her to move, she hunched over it again, clearly telling me not a chance, MINE... She chewed on it more & chewed & chewed & chewed, then finally chewed it in half & ate the top half, then the lower have went down quickly after. SHe licked all the guts up off the floor & then charged in to the living room again & attacked the box with the other rat in it. Opened it, ripped out the rat, chewed it dead, then chewed it all over into a furry mush again... great... she then ate it in halves again.

Needless to say she was VERY pleased with herself & went hunting for more. Which I didn't have, as I only bought 2 for Axle... So now Axle has no live dinner... Which isn't the end of the world, as I have lots of fish for him, but he needs the live once a month so he'll get off his fat butt & move around a little.... he is sooooo lazy & fat.

From now on she'll remain locked in her kennel until I've finished feeding Axle. Then I'll let her out... argg...

I have NO idea what they fed the pups, so I have to assume they most likely ate beef & now I have to treat her for 24hrs with pepto..