Is it okay to only feed your dog human food?
Most human foods are safe for dogs to eat in moderation, but there are some which are acutely poisonous for dogs, including chocolate, avocados, grapes and raisins, to name just a few. Dog owners should familiarize themselves with this list:People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your PetsAlso, even though many human foods are not poisonous to dogs, they are not good for them in large amounts. Dogs can’t handle carbohydrates as well as people can and they can suffer from diabetes as a result of too much rich human food. They can develop kidney problems, severe tooth decay, and many other problems. Thus human food should be given to dogs sparingly.
Pregnant Dog Refusing to Eat Dog Food?
You can try feeding her quality dog food, I'm sure she'll like that. Here is a site that will show you which dog foods are the best and the worst. I suggest that you get any one of the dog foods that are top rated. http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ Most of grocery store dog food formulas, like IAMS, Pedigree, Science Diet, Purina,and etc contain "meat and bone meal" which has been known to contain dead dogs and cats that were euthanized in animal shelters. Their bodies are picked up and bought by the truck load by "rendering plants" , that also pick up road kill, dead live stock, and etc. They are shredded, and boiled. They skim off the fat on the top of the "soup" and collected it and sell it to pet food companies as "animal fat", the rest of the animals' remains are crushed up, dried and sold to dog and cat food companies as meat and bone meal. You can read more about it here. http://earthislandprojects.org/eijournal/fall97/fe_fall97petfood.html Here is an article where the owner of a rendering plant talks about it. He says that cremating the dead shelter animals would cause pollution, and that rendering them is good. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_12_26/ai_115041999 Here is further information on what you shouldn't see in the ingredients list in your dog's food. http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients Top rated dog foods like Canidae contain good healthy ingredients.
Is it okay to feed my puppy human food?
im scared because she loves human food... she really doesnt eat dog food... she'll rather eat the stuff i eat... and she eats it all the time.... wat will happen if she keeps eating this way? or is it ok?
Can i feed my hamster dry dog food?
Please don't! What they mean by dog food, is plain dog biscuits - and as a treat, NOT for her entire diet. Dog biscuits/treats can be substituted for protein instead of buying pet store dried crickets or mealworms, not as a replacement for hamster food! Please get a regular seed mix or lab block diet for them as nothing can substitute for dry hamster food, which should be most of its diet. If you're wondering what other human foods a hamster can eat, click here. http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniver... You can also get standard yogurt drops, papaya treats, sunflower seeds, etc. for hamsters to eat as treats^^
What kind of food do dogs eat?
Diet of dogs largely include non-vegeterian kind of foods.They usually eat chicken,mutton,jerkey, etc. They need non-vegetarian based foods for enhancement of their skin coat and enhancement of their overall nutrient intake.All of these are usually the constituents of the foods by pedigree, drools, farmina,etc..The treats that we get for our goofs usually include Jerkey,chicken body parts, some vegetarian food based flavours like banana, spinach, carrot , etc.Now, indian dogs eat chapati, veggies, rice,dal ,etc as well.One live example would be my baby: Toasty .. She eats pedigree as well as indian foods such as chapati , bhakri, rice, dal, paneer(cottage cheese), cake and anything that appeals to her.Some of the Indian street riders eat anything they get. The are usually starved due to bad living conditions. So when they get food, the eat probably any food.So it also depends on standard of living of the canine baby… The diet also depends on the type of climate they live in. Eg: If a dog is in the tundra region , he probably needs more non-vegetarian diet to keep warm while a tropic dog can survive eating both veg and non veg based foods…If a dog is in agility , he needs more non veg diet along with exercise…So basically diet of dogs is to be formulated on the basis of:-His activityHis region of residenceSometimes religious beliefs also affect canine diet…eg: In india, some communities do not give non veg to their canines.A dogs' individual preference.His living conditionsP.S: Never give them chocolates.I hope the answer helped..:-)
My dog ate cat food and now she is sick. What do I do.?
I would not feed her for 24 hours, it sounds mean, but her stomach needs to settle before she can eat. Make sure that you get her to drink plenty of water, especially with the diarrhea and vomiting! Dogs can dehydrate very quickly especially puppies! If she stops vomiting and have diarrhea after the 24 hours, you can feed her a little plain white rice and unseasoned boiled chicken or hamburger. If after 48 hours, she is not getting better and is not acting herself, I would call the vet. Good luck!