What to add to kibble

**dab_20** · 07-20-2006, 08:09 PM

I know some of you that feed raw also give your dogs raw eggs. Can I feed Molli and Sam a raw egg with there kibble? I'm sure it adds flavor and is healthy for them.

**Kfamr** · 07-20-2006, 10:40 PM

Yes, you can.

You can also add things like cottage cheese (plain), yogurt (plain), and fruit/veggie puree.

**dab_20** · 07-20-2006, 10:41 PM

Ok, thanks. Cootage cheese and yogurt doesn't make them sick? Most dairy products make my dogs throw up.

**.sarah** · 07-20-2006, 10:46 PM

Dogs don't produce lactase past 16 or so weeks so are lactose intolerant. Some dogs still do fine with dairy in small quantities, but if other dairy makes your dogs sick, I wouldn't chance it.

**dab_20** · 07-20-2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by .sarah

Dogs don't produce lactase past 16 or so weeks so are lactose intolerant. Some dogs still do fine with dairy in small quantities, but if other dairy makes your dogs sick, I wouldn't chance it.

Thanks for the info.

I will start out with raw eggs. What exactly is fruit/veggie puree?

**bckrazy** · 07-21-2006, 02:19 AM

Fruit or Veggie puree is just a variety of fruits or veggies (I try to keep it to no more than 4 different veggies), put through a blender or food processor to break it down. Dogs do not have the proper teeth to break the cell walls of veggies and get the proper nutrients out of them, hence the puree. Over-ripe fruits can be fed without puree-ing.

As an addition to kibble, if I were you, I would add as much plain cooked meats as often as possible to supplement. A bit of plain cooked chicken is very easy & cheap to feed daily.

**Danegirl2208** · 07-23-2006, 07:05 AM

Vegetables are really not needed, but i can see how you want your dog to have more of a variety..just remember not not to feed raw meat with kibble.. kibble and raw foods are digested completly diffrently, increasing the amount of time the food is in their bodies

**dragondawg** · 07-23-2006, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by dab_20

Ok, thanks. Cootage cheese and yogurt doesn't make them sick? Most dairy products make my dogs throw up.

is present in a minority dogs, just like it's present in a minority of humans. If you dog is lactose intolerent then that would extend to all diary products.

Some humans have been known to grow out of their lactose intolerance, while dogs with the disorder will have it for life.

Interestingly Giardiasis (a protozoan parasite) can induce lactose intolerance during infection of a dog, that will last for 6 months after.