Apple Cores Ok?

[Ron]

are apple cores ok for dogs to eat? I gave Tie min here and there... I can't imagine them being that bad though

[KeeperBoy]

The hard cores/pits in peaches, cherries, advacados are toxic but an apple doesn't really fit in that category...

I give my guys apple or dried apple and they love it.

[AussieGirl]

The seeds in apples and I believe pears too have small amounts of cyanide in them. I feed apples and pears but not the cores (maybe I'm just over protective)

[Spyglass Sally]

Originally Posted by AussieGirl

The seeds in apples and I believe pears too have small amounts of cyanide in them. I feed apples and pears but not the cores (maybe I'm just over protective)

Cyanide! YIKES! Buddy gets kibble right now and even though it's high quality (Innova Puppy), I'm sure it's not as good as cooked homemade or raw. I also supplement with Omega 3's, probiotics, yeast, garlic and a few other things to try to make up for the losses. I've looked into moving from kibble, and it freaks me out that one list of foods toxic to dogs will have pits from peaches and plums (but not apples), and another list will have all that and apples. Some will say you can feed raw eggs, others not.

So how do you guys know what to do?

[KeeperBoy]

It's just the seeds and it is a TINY bit. If you ate too many apple seeds you would be in trouble too!

You can feed dogs raw eggs, raw meat, and raw bones. Look at the overall person or website giving you the feeding info. Are the selling something? Will they benefit at all from advocating kibble (or raw)? How are they funded? And then make decisions for yourself. In our case we have two dogs, one on kibble, one on raw. Diet is dependent on so many factors. Just read everything you can and figure it out as you go! Trust me, unless you're feeding boxes of raisins you will not kill your dog.

You're doing better than we did with a puppy! Boo ate neatly a bag of Pro Plan before we knew better! Poor thing was regurging several times a day!

[whitedaisy]

Originally Posted by Spyglass Sally

Cyanide! YIKES! Buddy gets kibble right now and even though it's high quality (Innova Puppy), I'm sure it's not as good as cooked homemade or raw. I also supplement with Omega 3's, probiotics, yeast, garlic and a few other things to try to make up for the losses. I've looked into moving from kibble, and it freaks me out that one list of foods toxic to dogs will have pits from peaches and plums (but not apples), and another list will have all that and apples. Some will say you can feed raw eggs, others not.

So how do you guys know what to do?

Alot of research. And you have to look at the source of info. Very few Vets will recommend or even say it's okay to feed raw, it's because they lack nutrition knowledge. So you do your own homework. dogs were around many years before kibble was, what do you suppose they ate?? dogs have a different system then humans. It is very rare for a dog to get salmonella or ecoli from raw food. It's not impossible, it's also possible for them to get it from kibble. People who don't know that raw is GREAT are the ones saying don't feed raw eggs. In fact, raw eggs are an excellent whole food source for dogs.
Here's some good reading on raw http://www.rawfed.com/myths/

[Spyglass Sally]

Interesting info and links. Thanks. I'm sure it's frustrating to have self educated to where you quite possibly know more than your vet about some of this, especially if they don't respect that fact.

[AussieGirl]

Wednesday is raw egg night in our house. Shells are good too good source of calcium, though I have not had the guts to feed them to her yet (I just imagine the texture in ones mouth would be....gross though I'm sure she wouldn't mind, heaps of dogs don't).
As for vets I have been told that the only training they get on nutrition is from reps from no other than Hills Science Diet (no wonder all vets recommend it even though it isn't the greatest stuff) those who bother to go and do further study on diet and nutrition are usually the vets that recommend and support raw diets.

[daisy'smom]

Feeding is a confusing issue. The reason I am not comfortable with raw feeding yet is there is such different views. Some say no grains, no veggies or fruit, meat only, some say add veggies, grains and fruits. I am really confused and don't know who to believe. I do the home cooking and I have given raw meaty rib bones. I give raw eggs to our older dog Bobby but are they OK for pups?

[whitedaisy]

Tanny, check out the link I posted http://www.rawfed.com/myths/ it will clear up lots of confusion and it's interesting!

here is more info

http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html

http://www.rawdogranch.com/GettingStarted.htm