Tip for Dog Owners

[Scrappile]

Some may know this but others may not... I thought of it because our new dog, is going through a very stressful period, being taken for his family and put in a new home.  One of the consequences have been bad case of diarrhea, even though we have not changed his diet.   One of the best things to give a dog with diarrhea or constipation, either one, is a couple spoons full of canned pumpkin right out of the can.  Depend on the size of the dog, one may be enough for a small breed.  It really helps even things out whichever extreme the dog is experiencing, seriously.   If it doesn't help in a day or two then see a vet of coarse.  We gave Ali some last evening and this morning and we are already seeing improvement.  We learned if from our daughter and our son-in-law who use to be vet techs. 

Edited June 19, 2018 by Scrappile

[WayneMahler]

Great information. We always found out what they were used to eating and then weaned them to what we had. Never knew about this. Thanks for a great post of information. 

[dansnow]

We take the canned pure pumpkin (check that it isn't the sweetened pie filling) and put it in tablespoon sized portions on a sheet tray and freeze them. When frozen throw them in a zip;ock bag. Then they are ready as a frozen treat, or 25 seconds in a microwave will thaw them out.

[spirithorse]

Thanks for the info, Paul!
I hope I'll never need that remedy for our new puppy but, it' simple enough for an old man like me to
remember and easy enough to administer.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[Scrappile]

I found this on the internet about it... Interesting, now I want to know if it does the same for human... I'd hate to be force to eat pumpkin pie year round instead of just Thanksgiving....

https://www.dogids.com/blog/pumpkin-for-dogs/

Hummmm may be forced to eat more pumpkin!!

http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/health-benefits-eating-pumpkin-puree-4645.html

My wife has a neat recipe from her mother.  Bakes a casserole in a pumpkin.  It has hamburger and all sorts of other things in it and you eat the pumpkin flesh also.  I love it.

Edited June 20, 2018 by Scrappile

[RabidAlien]

We've done this a time or two for our dogs, when they get backed up...or won't stop.   Either way, pumpkin seems to take what's off-kilter, whichever direction, and even it out.    Good stuff!

 

....may need to look into pumpkin more, after reading those links.  You wouldn't happen to have that recipe on hand, would you?

[MrsN]

Thanks for the reminder. I used this once with success but hadn't thought of in.

I like the frozen treat idea.

[Scrappile]

I was telling my wife about the frozen treat thing this morning and my wife said why not just fill up an ice cube tray with it... might be a good idea.  I'd hate to get confused and add pumpkin to my Scotch though....

[dansnow]

We have a tablespoon sized ice cream scoop we use to dole the pumpkin onto a silicon baking mat on a half sheet pan and then toss that into the freezer.