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763 answers in Feeding & Nutrition — page 17 of 32
Yes — flat-coats are enthusiastic, food-driven retrievers, and weight creeps on easily because measured meals quietly grow, treats go uncounted, and the gain hides under a long, flowing coat. Rely on your hands rather than your eyes: his ribs should be easy to feel under a thin layer of fat, and a regular weigh-in…
Yellow bile before breakfast usually points to an empty stomach: bile and stomach fluid build up overnight, irritate the lining, and come up as yellow or foamy liquid, often in a dog who last ate early the previous evening. For many of those dogs, yes, a small plain snack late in the evening shortens the overnight…
The tools that work are the ones every feeder actually updates: one shared feeding chart in the kitchen naming each dog, their food, their measured portion, and a tick or time for each meal given, so nobody double-feeds or guesses. Pair that with labelled, colour-coded scoops or containers matched to each dog, a…
Check the food itself before the calendar: smell it for sour or rancid notes, look for mould, webbing, insects, or a torn bag, and note whether the pantry stayed cool and dry or sat through heat and humidity. A best-before date is about quality rather than an instant safety switch, but fats in the food turn rancid…
Ask what is actually breed-specific here: which nutrients, calorie density, or kibble size differ from the company's standard adult food, and what feeding trials or nutrient analysis support that difference for your dog's breed and life stage. Also ask who formulated the recipe, whether that expertise is on staff, and…
The label words decide whether a food can carry your dog's whole diet or only part of it. A complete food contains everything a dog needs in the right balance and can be fed on its own as the main diet, while a complementary food is designed to be eaten alongside something else and lacks the full balance by itself,…
A sensible canicross feeding plan builds his main meals around training rather than bolting extra food onto an ordinary day. Feed the larger meal well after a run, once he has cooled and settled, keep pre-run meals small and finished a good while before you set off, and offer water little and often around sessions…
Beyond an upset stomach, a food that does not suit your dog often shows itself in his skin, coat, ears and energy over weeks rather than days. Watch for persistent itching and paw licking, recurring ear discomfort, a dull or flaky coat, excessive wind, inconsistent stools that never quite firm up, gradual weight drift…
For most dogs who are thriving, sticking with the one food that suits her is the wiser default, and variety is optional rather than necessary. Dogs do not need a changing menu the way people enjoy one, and frequent switching between proteins and brands is a common cause of loose stools, pickiness and guesswork about…
A dropped lunchbox of raisins needs a vet call straight away, even though the box was small and your dog may look perfectly well. Raisins, like grapes, currants and sultanas, can cause serious kidney injury in some dogs with no dependable safe amount, so a small box eaten by a small dog on the school run is treated…
Macadamia nuts from that open gift tin call for a prompt vet phone call as soon as you discover the raid. Macadamias are one of the nuts known to poison dogs, and signs can include hind-leg weakness, wobbliness, vomiting, tremors and a raised temperature, often appearing within the first half of the day after eating.…
Currants baked into hot cross buns are a call-the-vet-straight-away food for dogs, not a wait-and-see one. Currants belong to the same fruit family as grapes and raisins, which can cause serious kidney injury in some dogs even in small amounts, and baking them into a bun does not make them safe. Phone your vet or an…
If your dog ate a whole ripe apricot including the stone, call your vet straight away rather than waiting to watch at home. The soft flesh and skin of one ripe apricot are the least worrying parts, but the stone inside is a double concern: it can lodge in the throat or gut, and the kernel within it contains compounds…
Yes, plain cooked turnip mashed through your dog's dinner can work as a gentle vegetable filler for most dogs. Peel the turnip, cook it until soft by boiling or steaming with no butter, salt, stock or seasoning, and mash it plain before stirring a few spoonfuls through his usual food in place of part of that meal…
Plain pumpkin seeds scooped out at carving time can be shared with most dogs once they are cleaned and prepared properly. Rinse away the stringy flesh, dry the seeds and roast them plain with no oil, salt or spice, then chop or grind a small spoonful so your dog digests them instead of passing them whole or choking on…
Yes, fresh snow peas from your vegetable patch can be a crunchy, low-calorie treat for most dogs in small amounts. Pick them young and tender, wash them well, pull off the stringy seam and slice larger pods across into short pieces so they cannot be gulped whole and lodge in the throat. Offer a few pieces as a garden…
That crispy rotisserie skin is best kept off your dog's plate, even as a one-off family-dinner treat. The skin holds most of the fat, salt and seasoning rub, and a rich mouthful can trigger vomiting, loose stools or a painful flare of stomach upset, especially in smaller dogs or those prone to sensitive digestion. If…
Yes, plain cooked rabbit from the butcher is an excellent protein for most dogs, lean and often well tolerated by dogs who react to more common meats, provided it is served boneless and completely plain. Rabbit bones are small and become brittle when cooked, so fillet the meat carefully off the bone, cut it into…
Prunes are not a treat to offer your dog on purpose, and the soaked ones he stole from the worktop deserve a check rather than a shrug, because prunes concentrate sugar and fibre enough to provoke real digestive upset and some still carry their stones. Work out how many are missing and whether they were stoned before…
Better not: a pepperoni slice that slid off your homemade pizza is a poor dog treat, combining very high fat and salt with spices, and commonly garlic and onion powders in the seasoning mix. One stolen slice will most likely cause nothing worse than thirst and a loose stool in a larger dog, but it should not become an…
No, pecans are a nut to keep off your dog's menu entirely, including the plain halves that fell while you were baking, because they are very high in fat and can carry moulds that produce toxins dangerous to dogs. Sweep up every dropped half promptly, watch a dog who may have snatched one or two for stomach upset, and…
Yes, ripe papaya flesh is a holiday treat most dogs can enjoy, cut into small chunks with every seed scooped out and the skin removed before it reaches his bowl. Offer a few chunks as an occasional extra rather than a platter-sized helping, because papaya is sweet and fibrous enough that a greedy serving can loosen…
A few laps of plain, unsweetened oat milk from your coffee saucer will not harm most dogs, and oat milk is often easier on canine stomachs than cow's milk because it carries no lactose. The saucer habit is the part to retire: coffee itself is not safe for dogs, so offer a small splash of plain oat milk in his own bowl…
Nectarine flesh is fine for dogs in small slices, but the countersurfing matters because the stone at the centre is the real hazard, carrying both a choking and blockage risk and natural compounds that are toxic when the stone is chewed and crushed. Check what your dog actually took this morning, wash and slice fresh…
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