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#226528 - 02/04/2009 09:52 PM |
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Umm... is banana peel bad for dogs?
Not the flesh, just the peel.
Danke was acting very intersted in a banana, so my husband gave her the peel when he was done with it.
She ate a little bit, and seemed to really enjoy ripping it up.
Now I wonder... was that a good idea?
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[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#226552 - 02/05/2009 12:10 AM |
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Hmmm...
Well, why not? I would guess in moderation it would be fine... I guess...
I am gonna see if mine like them!  
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#226553 - 02/05/2009 12:23 AM |
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I'm just crossing my fingers in hopes that there is no diarrhea (or worse yet, gas).
She seems no worse for the wear.
She had a ton of fun shredding the peel up. Made quite the mess, but it was entertaining.
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[Re: Aaron Myracle ]
#226558 - 02/05/2009 12:40 AM |
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funny coincidence, i gave some pieces of a banana to my gsd this morning for the first time (he's big on blueberries and strawberries).
Definitely gave him diarrhea.
I wish you better luck Alyssa! 
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[Re: Mike Bellemare ]
#226560 - 02/05/2009 12:59 AM |
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Kota LOVES frozen bananas.... and edamame. This is a dog who won't eat his vegetables unless I spike them with fish juice yet he eats frozen bananas. Crazy. He's never had a problem with digesting them, and they are not on any list of doggy no-no's that I've seen so apart from the sugar I would think it's okay
I would wash the skins for (pesticide/herbicide) and wouldn't give more than the peel or half a banana. I would think any more might cause some unpleasantries  .
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#226564 - 02/05/2009 03:19 AM |
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banana peel is pretty fiberous. The little bits he did eat probably wouldn't hurt anything but I wouldn't rec him eating the whole thing. I imagine it's a little like eating a hemp rope in that fashion.
However there is something about the satisfaction on a dogs face after they've shredded something into toothpick size ribbons. good times indeed. Personally I make little straw bundles for my papillons and watch their joy of shredding it into microscopic bits, better than a kong for keeping those guys occupied.
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#226573 - 02/05/2009 07:00 AM |
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When I lived with my Rott in Costa Rica jungle the first time, we had banana trees growing wild all over our property and the surrounding countryside.
Rare white faced monkeys would often show up at dusk a pick bananas out of the trees while we ate dinner.
They would occasionally drop some. My Rott never showed any interest in eating bananas.
My horses loved the big fan shaped leaves from banana trees. I fed them those leaves often.
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[Re: Jennifer Skeldon ]
#226584 - 02/05/2009 08:03 AM |
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I would wash the skins for (pesticide/herbicide) and wouldn't give more than the peel or half a banana.
This would be my biggest concern, if Danke were to make this a habit (which I doubt she is ) - conventional banana farming is a pretty nasty business that uses a long list of dangerous chemicals to produce the perfect, cheap bunches you buy in the store. Even though the bananas are washed after harvest (which may or may not remove most of the pesticide applied during growing), they're actually then covered in fungicide in preparation for transport. Since banana peel isn't eaten by consumers, there is less concern over the chemical residue that remains on it...
In short, you may get lucky and not even notice any digestive upset from it, but I wouldn't encourage the eating of banana peels, even if it is a fun game. Which I'm sure it was. 
~Natalya
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#226596 - 02/05/2009 09:00 AM |
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I doubt that 1 time will affect her, but I would avoid the peels for the reasons that Natalya states; fungicides are nasty chemicals. I've worked in the nursery business for 15 years or so, and fungicide residue is something that you don't want to be ingesting on a regular basis...
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#226608 - 02/05/2009 10:51 AM |
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I'd wager it was a first, and last occurance for her.
I'm thinking the stringy, fibrousness of it reminded her of jute, hence the attraction. Sweet, tasty banana jute, LOL.
I wonder if she is missing fruit in her diet? I know there really isn't a huge dietary need for it, but she enjoyed a lot of fruit this summer, and maybe she misses having it?
I need to pick her up some apples- her favorite fruit.
Apples and musk melon.
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