Hello
Please help

which fruit and veg can puppys eat?
I have a 23 week old cavalier kings charles spaniel currently eats id prescription food ans natures best

Need to feed him veg and fruit but dont know which

Please help
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Apart from grapes almost anything he will eat. Most like things like carrot and cabbage stalks. Whatever you give keep the quantities small of each type ie. potatoes will not hurt in small amount but I would not feed large quantities or any that are green. The green parts of potatoes and tomatoes are not good for dogs or people.

Hi,
I would blend the veg and fruit up first for him, mine love it!! :)
I feed mine everything fruit and veg, apart from as Nova said, Grapes and Rasins.
I sometimes give my older dogs a whole carrot as a treat instead of dog biscuits, they love them!
cheese is also good for dogs, eggs, fresh meat Raw, tripe etc:

I have a pup who is teething so have been freezing carrots and she loves them and really helps her teeth

My cocker is carrot mad, plus sprouts, cabbage stalks, and he will do anything for a bit of cucumber. He stated with Cucumber as a tiny 8 week old, only small pieces.
Agree re grapes, but our border loves grapes!! We are on Natures Best still with the cocker.

most fruit and veg is ok with the exception of: Onions, Leeks & grapes

> a whole carrot as a treat instead of dog biscuits

ours love it to, but be warned, bloody messy! most of it ends up on the carpet

what a great idea!

Think, unless the dog is infirm or short of teeth, that to blend or liquidise them would be a shame as they love to crunch.

ok great

does the cabbage make him fluctuant alot? i tried this before and he became very smelly

apples ? bananas?

ive been looking on web cant find good info its all vaired

any idea where i can get lists from?

i know what they cant eat

but as he is a puppy aged 5months 23weeks im not sure whats best?

Cabbage does not effect my dogs wind production but different dogs, different systems. Think the pups age is not important if they will eat it then no problem. Mine prefer crunchy type stuff, carrot, stalks or any type of cabbage, some like parsnip, apples, plums, berries & tomatoes.

One other thing that should not be given is the core of sweet corn, sweet corn kernels is ok although they go straight through but no bad thing if you are wanting to bulk out the food.

Although whole carrots and broccoli etc are good for dogs to munch on they don't get as much goodness from them as when they are pulped in a liquidiser or juicer, the best way to feed fruit and veg is in a mushed/pulpled form or very lightly steamed, although pulped is best.  And yes corn cores are also a no no.

Might be worth you investing in one of Ian Billinghursts books such as 'Grow your pup on bones' I think it is called, but he suggests any fruit or veg in season is ok except for the ones mentioned.  A typical veg fruit mix I make for my boys would be a mix of something like:
Apples, pears, kiwi fruit, brocolli, carrots, cabbage, sweet potato, banana, then I'd add bio yoghurt, flax seed oil, vit e oil, kelp, brewers yeast, garlic, vit c and maybe a couple of raw eggs inclucing the shells, I either mix this together with minced chicken wings and a small amount of offal, place into bags of meal size portions and freeze.  Or you could just do the fruit/veg mush and feed seperately without meat and bones for some meals. 

Yes unless you freeze or pulp vegetables and fruit then it will only provide fibre because a dogs digestion cannot breakdown the cellular walls.

The only vegetables that are absolutely contra indicated are onions, fruits which are a no no are avocados and grapes.\\However you must feed in moderation the others because a) they are a laxative b) some are cruciferous and therefore are thyroid inhibitors and c) if a dog has arthhritis you may want to avoid vegetables of the nightshade family.

The treatment of veg & fruits to be given to dogs will differ dependent on it they are to be used as treats or to bulk out the food or as part of the diet proper so to speak. I know nothing of using vegetable matter as part of the sustaining diet so guess those who say it must be pulped and stewed are correct if it is to be used for this purpose.

I only use fruit and veg for treats and to bulk food at times so the fact it is only giving pleasure and fibre is not a problem to me.

> I have a 23 week old cavalier kings charles spaniel currently eats id prescription food ans natures best
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Just noticed this - why is this pup on Invalid Diet prescription food? Could make a big difference as to if you should be feeding fruit and veg at all.