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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:13 PM
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Are carrots OK for doggies?
Just a question...
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:15 PM
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1. Yes.
It's healthy to include vegetables in your dog's diet.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:16 PM
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2. My dog loves them...better than doggie treats, so I indulge him
I just don't want to make him sick.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:21 PM
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10. One of my old boss' used to feed her dogs a homemade diet...
They got raw meat, vegetables and occaisionally cooked brown rice. She had the healthiest dogs I've ever seen.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:24 PM
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14. He also likes banana and a taste of apple
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:38 PM
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20. My one cat likes all sorts of weird shit.
Delicata squash
Bread
Sushi (including rice, seaweed and any veggies in the roll)
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:44 PM
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23. Strange...my cat is picky as hell
However, after a friend of mine told me about its effects, I gave my cat an olive to play with. And it was like catnip.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:51 PM
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26. One of my cats ADORES Sourdough Bacon Cheeseburgers.
It's like kitty crack. If I bring one home she begs and begs and begs for bits until it's gone.

She doesn't like fries, though. :shrug:
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:55 PM
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28. My husband also likes the bacon cheeseburgers
But we have never fed them to kitty.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:54 PM
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27. Yeah, I've seen him eat olives too.
My other cats are picky as hell.

Ginsberg-um...I guess he doesn't eat humans. Other than that, it's all food. Eats catnip like crazy.

Midnight-any dry food, no cat treats (although she will steal them from others because she's mean & dominant with other animals), Nutro wet food (packets only), sashimi, has sinus problems and will lick wasabi. Not affected by catnip, but will show up on the scene and be a buzzkill.

Peaches-any dry food (but loves the cheap kind, so it's a treat), chicken jerky, any wet food in pouches. Wishes to bath in catnip. Flattens body over catnip and repeatedly pushes herself over it with her hide legs and rolls around.

Cuddles-dry food (once again, preferably cheap), Pounce cat treats, no canned food, deli sliced turkey (despite being the pickiness...he's the fatty, but he's also the only lazy one). Seemingly not affected by cat nip. Will try to hump Peaches or Ginsberg while they're high. Ginsberg is not gay. Peaches is a slut.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:57 PM
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29. That is so much fun!
Kittys are a trip. I wish I had a scad of them. My kitty was once quite fat. too much free-feeding. But the pup keeps him on his toes these days.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 10:01 PM
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30. Well, Midnight & Ginsberg are mine, but I moved back home.
Edited on Wed Apr-19-06 10:01 PM by haruka3_2000
Peaches & Cuddles are Ragdoll cats, which means they exist to be pretty lumps. I really don't think Peaches is though. She's too small and doesn't have the personality. She looks like a mini-Ragdoll though. She was rescued from a breeder that was starving her and using her as a kitten machine. They were selling her kittens for $700 and she didn't even have any papers.

Edit: The Ragdolls are my mom's.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 10:03 PM
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31. I have a friend back home that has cats like that
She lives with her mom, and they each have kittys. They get terribly upset when she moves and takes some kitties with her. But then they all come back an they are happy again.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 10:11 PM
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32. Yeah, I worry about Peaches & Ginsberg when I move out again.
They're totally bonded. I have a feeling my mom may give me Peaches, because I'm her favorite person. Cuddles doesn't care about being left alone. Midnight can be alone or with other cats. She'll let them hang around on her terms, but they all know to keep their distance and that she gets first dibs on everything.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 10:13 PM
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33. My freind's mom has a beautiful white cat with blue eyes
I have never seen any cat like him. Truly a regal animal. I would LOVE to have a black cat with blue eyes though. Ever see one?
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:16 PM
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3. Yes, they are.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:21 PM
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9. Hello AirmensMom
Clint says good evening!
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:27 PM
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15. Hi greekspeak!
Tell Clint I said good evening! And good evening to you, too! :hi:

You know, it's a requirement to post a pic if you ask questions about your furbabies. :shrug: I happen to know what a cutie he is. :loveya:
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:29 PM
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18. Unfortunately, I have no pics of him on my laptop
But he IS a cutie! Getting so big now. Heading toward 6 months of age young.
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:42 PM
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22. *sigh*
I remember when Sundance was a pup ...



Someday, I'm going to get another dog. :loveya:

I'll be waiting for one of you to post some more pics. I'm a pic-addict! :D
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:16 PM
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4. onions shd be avoided, according to my vet
all other vegetables are fine.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:19 PM
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6. I heard that...gas or something can result
But with grapes and raisins being bad, I want to be good to Tony the Tinkerpot!
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AirmensMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:28 PM
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17. Something worse than that.
Onions are very toxic to doggies.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:32 PM
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19. Luckily we don't eat much onion...he gets none of it
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:19 PM
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5. Not only "okay" but also very good for them.
Just as they are for us.

Note: I hate carrots.
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:20 PM
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8. Funny...carrots are number two for me...right behind...BEETS
Yes. That is right. Not only do I LIKE beets, I LOVE beets. Harvard, pickled, just out of the can...however.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:21 PM
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11. Beets?
Oh...dear...my stomach...churning...

You did this on purpose!
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:23 PM
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13. I am not the best vegetable eater...
but what I like, I LIKE!!
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Lady Effingbroke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:27 PM
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16. Beets rule.
That is all.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:20 PM
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7. Raw carrots are really good for dogs.

:hi:
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:22 PM
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12. Hello To you too! Clint says Good Evening To You too!!!!
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:49 PM
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24. thanks!

welcome to the lounge
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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:40 PM
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21. I think those are included in some dog foods.
I had a Belgian Malinois that adored carrots and bananas, but just went nuts over apples.
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 09:50 PM
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25. omg, I hope so. Flea freaks for them.
goes insane if I don't share.

she (and I) eat a LOT of carrots.
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