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Can't deny the scientific experts
A tip for a good snack for dogs is tofu (just normal tofu without any spices or fried etc.).
It's good for their heart and kidneys and it contains isoflavones which lowers cholesterol.
They also like it from my own experience and what I've read from others online.
Just don't make it their main diet, obviously.
Certain fruits and veggies are a good choice too. Ours love carrots and blueberries, although for some reason one goes crazy for pickle chips.
Pickle chips are the bomb, your dog has good taste
One of my dogs favourite treats is, I shit you not, hot cheetos. If you open a bag, you absolutely must share one with her.
Guys you can't base your worldview on one expert's opinion! We need peer review!
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eats cheese
The peer reviewer:
can dogs eat cheese? is it bad for them?
Cheese is fine (in moderation). Grapes, onions, garlic, and chocolate are not. There may be others. Your vet should be able to confirm good and bad foods. Don’t use AI for this kind of advice.
Xylitol, an artificial sugar commonly found in gum, is super poisonous to dogs.
Xylitol isn't found in cheese.
It's also not found in steak.
What about cheese gum?
Isn't the chocolate thing often exaggerated though? Like if a 50lb dog eats a full snickers bar, most vets would tell you not to worry about it.
Like don't feed them chocolate, or leave a bucket of candy out where they can have it, but if you walk to the bathroom on movie night and he snatched half your chocolate bar off the coffee table; he's not going to die.
Grapes on the other hand... Apparently they're fucking dangerous
It's bad for their kidneys, it's not like they are going to keel over and die right away, but it's going to hurt then long term and shorten their life span.
I mean, you wouldn't let your dog smoke would you?
I mean, you wouldn't let your dog smoke would you?
Depends on what they’re smoking and if they’re sharing.
~What?~
"Yeah, could I get $20 on pump 7, and a pack of Spirits for the pup."
Of course a borzoi would smoke spirits.
My vet told me some dogs ate sensitive to grapes and some dogs can have as much as they want without harm and you only find out which way it is for your dog by watching them die of kidney failure
Well yeah but understanding risks is valuable. My point was more that if a dog knocks his head on the table make sure he's not bleeding and keep an eye on him for a bit, you probably don't need to take him to the vet. I indeed would not advise anyone to hit their dog in the head with a table.
Yeah, exactly.
I imagine, the problem comes in from there being wildly different sizes of both, dogs and chocolate.
I once heard a story, where a small dog had eaten chocolate, so the owner called the vet. And at first, the vet told them that it's probably fine, but wanted to know how much chocolate the dog ate.
And when they then told the vet, that the dog had eaten a full-size chocolate bar, suddenly it was treated like an emergency. As in, they had to bring the dog to the vet immediately, got treated before everyone else still waiting, and the dog was given a drug to make it puke out all the chocolate.
How is a snickers bar the example of chocolate you chose? It's like what, 10% chocolate at most? And milk chocolate at that.
No matter, it's not exaggerated because it's never been "if your dog has anything with cocoa in it it'll die immediately!!". Chocolate isn't good for them so just don't ever give it to them or leave some in a place they can get to.
I don't know, I don't care for them much but they are the highest selling candy bar in the world, so someone must like them.
I think a snickers is a great example and you're foolish for questioning it
Caffeine is toxic to most animals. Milk chocolate has so little actual chocolate in it that there's virtually no caffeine, so that's why your vet tells you not to worry about the snickers bar. If you eat dark chocolate because you're not a troglodyte then you might have more to worry about
American "chocolate" is not real chocolate. But it's still bad for dogs.
Don’t use AI for this kind of advice.
Why? It basically gave the same advice as you:
Can dogs eat cheese, onions, garlic, grapes or chocolate?
Claude sonnet:
Short answer: cheese is mostly fine in small amounts; onions, garlic, grapes, and chocolate are all dangerous and should be avoided entirely. ...
It went on to explain why each is toxic.
Not saying it's more reliable then a vet , but it's just as reliable as strangers on the Internet.
The reason is that it might not give the right answer next time, or on a different subject. Using AI for medical advice has killed multiple people already.
Much like randos on the Internet.
I'd trust AI before rando's on the internet. But I would trust my vet or doctor more.
AI is the sum total knowledge of randos on the internet.
We have created Reddit God, for some reason
AI is a "trust but verify" tool. Sometimes it's really wrong, usually it's right. Never take what it says at face value (which, as you pointed out, is the same way to treat a stranger on the internet)
I asked mine and they're telling me they're totally alright eating cheese, pepperoni, bacon, chicken, french fries, potato chips, pretzels, cookies, ice-cream, rice, peppers, beef, graham crackers, other crackers... oh, they've just changed their answer to "all of the food."
Yeah they can have cheese in moderation, but like most mammals after infancy, they have a good chance of being lactose intolerant.
Yes. No worse than it is for us.
Yes, but dogs can eat a lot of things they shouldn't. They have no restraint. That's where you come in.
Yes, it is bad for them, especially little dogs. No, it won't kill them, but it's not good. Most advice online says cheese is fine but not high fat cheese... If you're buying low fat cheese for your dog, you can afford a proper dog treat.
Ruh-Roh.
AND take it out of the wrapper.