Question about food

[Dani]

Hi! Hope you all are doing ok! Riley here is doing good with her creon 10.000 twice a day along with her food! The only problem is she is quite a picky eater, some days she just refuses to eat until I mix some "human food" on her bowl. I was wondering if there is anything I could mix her food with DAILY that would not harm her.

I read in another post that you can give a bit of canned pumpkin and lactose free yogurt, but I don't know if that works for a treat or something I could give daily/once a week...

So far I've given Riley (one time) one tablespoon of pureed butternut squash mixed with her food and she loved it and ate everything on her bowl. Another time I was desperate because she didnt want to eat and I mixed a teeny tiny bit of peanut butter and again, she ate it all.

(Ofc before her epi diagnosis she tried everything that was safe for dogs to eat that i was currently eating. Now with EPI i dont let her eat enything but her food, her poop is doing ok and i would hate myself if i give her something that would make her feel bad )

Any advice?

[jilbert57]

Hi Dani. Those treats are good. Just remember any treats need to be treated with enzymes. Tuna with a little liquid, cheese of any kind, a little bit of canned food or baby food.
Keep up the good work!

Jill

[Montgomery]

The one thing Montgomery can have as a "topper" is nutritional yeast, and he likes it very much. I reserve it for when he absolutely refuses to eat his food, and it doesn't take much to entice him. Low fat, high fibre, and high in B vitamins, it also smells and tastes like cheese, without the potential bladder infections, diarrhea, cancer, etc...that come from consuming dairy. Anyhow...If he can stomach it, anyone can.

[Shirl D.]

Hi Dani,
Have you been having better luck getting Riley to eat? You can add just about any people food into her food as long as it is safe for dogs and you don't put too much in. Keep a close eye on the poop, and if you see any bad poops, you will know that you found something that she can't tolerate well. I would stick to things that aren't too fatty or salty, just because that's not really healthy for her.

[Tuckaboo Pam]

Hi Dani, it's Pam. Everything I would have said is already stated, but I wanted to caution you about peanut butter.Some brands contain xylitol, which can be fatal for dogs. In fact, it shows up in other foods for humans, too, so just make sure you don't give Riley anything that has xylitol as an ingredient. Take care.

[Dani]

Hello! Thank you all for your kind responses! I forgot the password for the forum and I've been trying to log in for the past three days with no result OTL idk why the recovery email took so long to appear in my inbox, but anyway, here I am again!

I used organic peanut butter made from just peanuts so it should be safe for her

So far I've added a bit of cheese, butternut squash and peanut butter (each in different days) She is eating well. As long as I add bit extra something on her plate along with her food she'll eat it.

[Madelon]

Hi Dani! I'm so glad to hear that she's eating some. Are things still going well?