Yesterday my sweat Marjorie (bless her heart) put a fresh bowl of seedless green grapes in front of me. Seedless green grapes are one of my favorite treats and I devoured about a pound of them. I can say without any hesitation,
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Fred
Groan! Go have a banana! Cheryl
Moderation in all things, Fred!
Becky
oooow boy. yeah, they have a surprising amount of fibre. guess we can chalk that one up to "lessons learned"?
btb, they can be dangerous for pets. :( (tannins?)
Vet told me that also when he realized we were trying organic treats to bypass food allergies.
Tara
What about rice mixed with some hamburger ? You know the recipe for gumming up dogs with the trots lol
interesting.
I didn't read it either - i saw it on one of the morning news programs and they went through it rather quickly. It's probably one of those things that is a matter of extremes. Chocolate is bad for dogs too - but for the most part, must be eaten in excess to create a problem. I gave my dog a few grapes a couple of times and at first she would just pick them up and roll them around on her tongue and spit them out. :) she probably had about 20 grapes over a two week period 'cause I love the darn things. Also, they had red grapes on the table - don't know if that makes a difference as it does in wines (red wine having more health benefits for humans than white)
Dog liked to chew on wood, too for a long time. not any longer. if he's not swallowing it though, then maybe that makes a difference. Plus, a lot of this stuff may have to do with damage over time.
of course, my dog was a twit when she was young and once nabbed a poison-soaked wasp nest from me and swallowed it hole (revenge on the wasp that stung her I think). That was 10 years ago and she's still with us. hubby says she's a cat in disguise and has used up at least 8 of her 9 lives. :P
anyway - haven't done any research, just heard that it along with other fruits could make a dog or cat sick.
oh... dog also got into my purse recently and ate half of a Twix. she was pretty miserable that evening so while I'm sure it wasn't *dangerous* for her to have that amount of chocolate, it certainly didn't agree with her. :)
hih... never heard that. my dog gets pumpkin with every meal for the opposite problem. :P
geez, what a lovely discussion about human and dog plumbing. :P
fred - i have to relearn this lesson now and then when it comes to corn - on the cob, tortillas, tamales... sigh...
banana is a fairly good treatment for the other - is it the potassium in it? anyone know?
storming here - again - Dog is now hiding under my desk.
Our first dog *loved* grapes but *only* if I peeled them for her! Which I did, occasionally. LOL! She also loved bananas (would stick her head under water for a slice!) and chocolate. I remember one birthday where I had baked a cake and we were going somewhere else. I had set the cake (spice/raisin) on the couch, went outside for about 1 minute, came back in and half the cake was gone! She lived for many more years. :)
Joan
Like humans, they don't necessarily like what's best for them. :) In the UK we bought little doggie treats for our dogs that were chocolate (not carob) but of course they were small and the dogs didn't get many of them. i think the risks are mostly about quantity - as with Fred. :)
I can picture a dog diving for bananas. :) Bay loves her pumpkin and if i don't put it in with the kibble she will glare at me.
as evidence for their appetites being not in their best interest - the reason Bayta now gets pumpkin is because I left a *metal* tube of dog toothpaste out regularly. She never bothered with it. But one night we heard a strange crunching sound and found her with just the cap and tube collar left. She'd eaten the tube. fortunately the metal was soft and she managed to chew it into tiny pieces but the vet said she needed bulk to help get it safely through her system. Since she's allergic to potato, pumpkin was the answer. She doesn't get any calories from it and it's helped her gut in so many ways. She's also lost weight without feeling like she's always starving - she was a bit plump for a small dal female. I recommend asking the vet but would highly recommend this for a dog that is aging and starting to have problems like clearing the room and constipation.
Bay is funny - if she thinks she can get away with it she will - but i can leave my lunch on the end table to get something from somewhere in the house and she won't mess with it. Because she knows that is grounds for timeout. But if she thinks (as with the toothpaste) that I'm going to be out of the room for more than a few minutes I'm sure she'd gobble it up. What she's learned is if she is patient and lets me eat the majority of my meal, she probably will get a tiny taste of it.
can you tell i love m' dog. :)
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