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| Carrots not being digested | |
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chakywaky Newborn
Join date : 2013-04-14
| Subject: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 8:52 am | |
| Hi,
So I started to supplement our huskies diet with veggies like raw cubed carrots, but they are not being digested and are coming out whole.
He has also had Diarrhea on and off since we got him as a puppy.
is this normal? |
| | | arooroomom Husky Collector
Join date : 2009-12-13 Location : South Fl
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:15 am | |
| Carrots have a cell wall that can be hard to brreak down and fully digest... It's not much of a supplement really- just a treat.
Has your puppy been wormed adequately? Do you change foods or amounts often? If neither one of those things are the culprit your dogs tummy may just not agree with the food. _________________ Force Free Training ThreadCheyenne, Mishka, Mickey, Rodeo, & Odin Are you a Husky owner in South Florida?! Join our facebook meetup group! |
| | | Huskyluv Resident Nutritional Bookworm
Join date : 2009-06-23 Location : Huntsville, AL
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:43 am | |
| Dogs cannot break down plant cell walls, their bodies are made for digesting meat, i.e. animal cells, not plants. So in order for a dog to get any benefit from plant matter it would need to be cooked beforehand, or ground into a paste, to destroy the plant cell walls.
So the undigested carrots are normal. Consistent diarrhea is not normal. _________________ |
| | | Hayden_69 Senior
Join date : 2011-12-26 Location : Alexandria, VA
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 11:57 am | |
| My mom's Yorkie wasn't able to digest a carrot and had to have an GI surgery. Be careful with large pieces of carrots. |
| | | Sheba&Kennedy Senior
Join date : 2012-08-13 Location : Nebraska
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:05 pm | |
| Veggies don't really do anything for dogs. We use baby carrots as special training treats, but thats the extent of our veggie use.
What are you trying to use the veggies for? |
| | | Papabear Puppy
Join date : 2013-03-09 Location : Greenville, SC
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:19 pm | |
| I had no idea carrots could be used as treats. Do most dogs like them?
As far as the diarrhea, it could be any number of causes. How often is it off and on? Are there any other symptoms that stand out? |
| | | Sheba&Kennedy Senior
Join date : 2012-08-13 Location : Nebraska
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:26 pm | |
| It's just one of those "depends on the dog" things. Sheba would do back flips for them. Kennedy does this thing where she will spit it out and kinda play with it until she gets bored and then she may or may not eat them. She's my weird one. |
| | | Papabear Puppy
Join date : 2013-03-09 Location : Greenville, SC
| Subject: Re: Carrots not being digested Sun Apr 14, 2013 3:28 pm | |
| - Sheba&Kennedy wrote:
- It's just one of those "depends on the dog" things. Sheba would do back flips for them. Kennedy does this thing where she will spit it out and kinda play with it until she gets bored and then she may or may not eat them. She's my weird one.
Haha that's too funny! Sounds very familiar. |
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