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Permalink Reply by Alice on April 10, 2009 at 2:00pm

Thanks for sharing this with us. Most of these I knew about already but there were a couple such as potato skins and mushrooms that I wasn't familiar with.

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Permalink Reply by Joanna, Rainy and Calvin on April 10, 2009 at 2:20pm

Yeah, the grapes I knew about. Algy will be crushed though - he LOVES onions when he can get em!

Thanks for sharing!!

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Permalink Reply by Sky and Lyla on April 10, 2009 at 2:47pm

I know! I already knew several, but I didn't know Ham or diary. I give my cat and my dog ham whenever I eat a sandwich, and Sky just loves cheese and yogurt. They will be so sad! But I'd rather have them healthy! =)

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Permalink Reply by Becky S on April 11, 2009 at 7:30pm

ham is actually quite lean, but is still high in sodium. So it's not listed for pancreatic problems, but the salt isn't good for them

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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on April 10, 2009 at 10:09pm

Why not cheese? Is it the lactose? Can you give them mature cheeses that have had most of the lactose worked out of them by bacteria?

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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on April 10, 2009 at 10:10pm

I'm also pretty sure the mushrooms one is talking about random mushrooms, since it's talking about mushroom toxicity. Mushrooms that we eat should be fine..

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Permalink Reply by Sarah C. on April 10, 2009 at 10:13pm

I don't buy everything on this list. If I believed this, about every dog I know would have fallen out from pancreatitis by now. There's added some alarmist things and it's missing some things. I'll still be going with the list off the ASPCA website.

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Permalink Reply by Sky and Lyla on April 10, 2009 at 10:40pm

Yes, when I look up the ASPCA list, there are a few difference, but also a lot of similarities. Specifically, milk and milk based products are on the ASPCA list. While I do not think my dog will suffer any fatalities immediately from many things on the list, I do put a certain degree of trust in the fact that it was written by a very well respected vet (http://www.dochalligan.com/). I guess I'm just an over protective pet parent, but nothing's too good for my fur-kids! =)

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Permalink Reply by Marion and Vern on April 11, 2009 at 8:28am

With spring upon us thought I would mention Elephant Ears--it's a plant with huge leaves--these are fatal to small childern and animals if they even chew it let alone eat it. Thanks for the info. My cat Thumper is probably glad he is no longer with us though, we were blessed to have him for 20 years, the cheese thing would have killed him not to have it. He was a cheese freak!

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Permalink Reply by Abbea and Vivi on April 11, 2009 at 12:15pm

About dairy products.. I've heard that dogs won't develop the intolerance if they're exposed to cheese and yogurt regularly from when they're a puppy. It seems to me that most people on this site that give a little cottage cheese or yogurt to their dogs regularly don't have any problems with it. Dairy products with active cultures will even help digestion.

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Permalink Reply by Karen Stasky on April 11, 2009 at 5:55pm

you should NEVER give cooked bones, but I work for a holistic vet and chicken and beef bones are great for dogs as long as they are raw, adding an enzyme that keeps their teeth clean,plus the calcium for helping digest the raw meat that I feed my dogs (as well as the happy doggies chewing on things that they are suppose to chew on) I know some of you are dead set against raw diets, but until you see the benefits, (which I have over and over on our clients' dogs) I know you won't be convinced. Most vets don't have any nutritional training and everything in vet school is promoted by the large dog food companies, so that's what they know.

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Permalink Reply by Jeff, Karen, Violet and Magnus on April 11, 2009 at 6:58pm

I think there are many of these lists going around. When the dog food scare was happening, we bought a "doggie" cookbook so we could start making our own food for Violet and Magnus - we got "Cooking the Three Dog Bakery Way". Its worked well for us - although they are pretty much back to eating prepared dog food.

In the book, it okays giving dogs cream cheese, eggs, parmeasam cheese, skim milk, sour cream and yogert. It also says garlic is okay (helps control fleas), along with cinnamon, oregano, parsley, and rosemary. And potatoes are fine - white and/or sweet ones are used.

The "forbidden" list includes much of the same items on the other list, but I don't see any mention of cheese. Violet and Magnus have gotten cheese their whole lives and seem to be doing fine - their vet knows they eat cottage cheese at breakfast (not every day - maybe once or twice a week) and cheese slices are a gourmet treat to them. The "forbidden" list does mention mushrooms - but in the context of wild mushrooms - like what they could into in a yard or in the woods. Domestic ones, like we eat, should be fine.

Anyway, just for your information, for what its worth.......

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