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Originally Posted by Glowing Horizon
The most valuable thing I’ve learned from having a dog with complex health issues is that canned plain pumpkin is digestive magic—for both dogs & cats.
Pure pumpkin can even help eliminate dog scooting & cats hair balls. Just make sure you buy a can of pure pumpkin puree—NOT pumpkin pie filling which contains a lot of added ingredients & spices.
I put the contents of the can in a gallon ziploc bag then spread it out flat in the freezer so i can break off little bits for her. She loves it frozen.She never refuses to eat frozen foods (plain with no sauces & no preservatives) Most frozen bags of plain berries & veggies don't have anything added but check.
My dog likes frozen carrots, blueberries, broccoli, green beans, peas & spinach. . {Not corn—it always causes loose poo} Dogs cant eat plants from the nightshade family (tomato, eggplant…) and no onions or grapes.
When I want to know if my dog can eat something I search “(the food) AKC” AKC is American Kennel Club & our vet said their info can be trusted.
I enjoy feeding her real food snacks but she’s a little dog so frozen foods make it very cheap & convenient. Since pure veggies have almost no fat she can have them without concern. Her other indulgence is a cooked plain egg. They are also low fat, high protein. I either zap it or cook it in a fry pan until firm then cool it with an ice cube.
Her coat & eyes are much better since shes been eating real foods in addition to her prescription canned food.
Try pumpkin. You'll be glad you did.
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I've used pumpkin for the last 27 years on two Goldens. Not quite magic, but darn close. I've just resumed using it on our beagle/hound mix who has a sensitive stomach. Too early to tell if it will make a difference, but I'm pretty desperate at this point to "firm her up" without resorting to high-priced doggie pro-biotics. So I appreciate the freeze-flat tip, as a can will go bad by the time I use it on a 49-lb dog as opposed to our 85-lb Goldens.
I'm also searching around for the correct amount to give her. Giving too much will have the opposite effect.
In France we can't get canned pumpkin, so I have to Instant Pot fresh it and freeze it. Doesn't work as well as the canned in the US, but I think it's a different kind of squash. Gets very watery. But the freezing flat in my small freezer will be very helpful. Duh. Why didn't I think of that.