Amber Morgan wrote 01/30/2007 08:19 AM Carrots as treats? #126957 - 01/30/2007 08:19 AM
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1849 Loc: St. Louis, MO Offline	My pup loves raw carrots as a chew toy. I was wondering how many a day it's okay to give him before he gets too...um...runny. Carbon
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Diane Joslin wrote 01/30/2007 10:20 AM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Amber Morgan ] #126969 - 01/30/2007 10:20 AM
Diane Joslin Webboard User Reg: 01-09-2007 Posts: 368 Loc: Las Vegas, NV Offline	Hi Amber, I've been giving Nickie an occasional frozen whole carrot for a chew treat (no more than one medium carrot every other day or he either gets diarrhea or it comes out orange!). Since he is apparently teething, I think the coldness must feel good to his gums. There is a picture of him chewing on one of his carrots in my photo album.
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Amber Morgan wrote 01/30/2007 12:29 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Diane Joslin ] #126985 - 01/30/2007 12:29 PM
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1849 Loc: St. Louis, MO Offline	Thanks Diane, I thought that how many I could give him would probably become apparent to me on its own, but I figured a head up would be good so I didn't have to deal with a 3am bathroom break, if I could help it! I haven't frozen the carrots, but that's a good idea. Anything to slow him down! Carbon
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Diane Joslin wrote 01/30/2007 01:17 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Amber Morgan ] #127000 - 01/30/2007 01:17 PM
Diane Joslin Webboard User Reg: 01-09-2007 Posts: 368 Loc: Las Vegas, NV Offline	Amber, If you can tell me how to avoid the 3AM bathroom break, it would be a miracle at this point! Nickie had been sleeping straight through the night starting when he was about 10 weeks old but just in the past two weeks (after a vomiting/diarrhea incident due to puppy shots/wormer capsules or ??) he has been getting me up two hours before my alarm goes off (I get up at 4:45 AM) but he alerts me at 2:30AM to go out and pee (I withhold his water after 6:30 PM), and then again he barks to go out at 3:30AM (usually a little poop). Then he lets me sleep another hour. Wonder if he is just doing this for attention? Like I said, it started when he was having diarrhea for a couple of days and we were so nervous that he would mess in his crate that we let him out more often than we had before.
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Amber Morgan wrote 01/30/2007 01:49 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Diane Joslin ] #127006 - 01/30/2007 01:49 PM
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1849 Loc: St. Louis, MO Offline	Well it sounds like it could be a number of things...a.) habit from recent nighttime outings b.)have his stool checked to make sure he's not still got a bit o' the bug c.) make dinner time a little earlier or later? I personally think it's probably just habit from you doing it when he was sick. Dogs don't really sleep without waking for 8 hours like you do, so if he got the idea that it was okay to wake you for a little brief jaunt outside, then maybe that's all it is. Have you tried ignoring him for that first pee break? I know my dogs can hold it through the night with nary a whimper, but when I was getting up in the middle of the night due to an insomnia bout, I would let them out. After the insomnia went away, they still wanted to go out around the same time! THAT was fun! I lost the insomnia and then my dogs caught it! Anyway, I told them to go back to sleep and they did! If they're ever really serious, they let me know in more certain terms. How old is your dog? Carbon
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Diane Joslin wrote 01/30/2007 03:13 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Amber Morgan ] #127019 - 01/30/2007 03:13 PM
Diane Joslin Webboard User Reg: 01-09-2007 Posts: 368 Loc: Las Vegas, NV Offline	Hi Amber, Nickie was 5 months old this weekend. He always settles right down in his crate if I cover it with a lightweight towel (for instance when we are eating). His crate is next to the dining room table. I suppose I could cover the crate when he barks at 3AM and tell him "No" and see if that works. Like you said, he will definitely let me know if it is an emergency!
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Angelique Cadogan wrote 01/30/2007 03:26 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Diane Joslin ] #127021 - 01/30/2007 03:26 PM
Angelique Cadogan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1725 Loc: Las Vegas Nevada Offline	When we had an apple tree(we removed it) the dogs use to eat the apples that would fall, I never noticed a stool change but carrots ,I hear are hard on dogs digestive tracts, I don't know if you remember a thread on raw diet and we discussed vegetables? I'm going to see if I can find it for you..and if I recall too it was raw carrots.Don't know if I'll have that for you right now( I got to go get my son from High school) but I'll post it as soon as I find it..
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Polly Gregor wrote 01/30/2007 04:21 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Angelique Cadogan ] #127029 - 01/30/2007 04:21 PM
Polly Gregor Webboard User Reg: 12-02-2005 Posts: 341 Loc: NYC Offline	When my dog wakes me in the night, I have him lie down and be quiet. If he is really serious, he will let me know. Many times, he just goes back to sleep. Sometimes, he gets louder, and then I know he really needs to relieve himself.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 01/30/2007 04:28 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Amber Morgan ] #127031 - 01/30/2007 04:28 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Amber Morgan My pup loves raw carrots as a chew toy. I was wondering how many a day it's okay to give him before he gets too...um...runny. Not many, IMHO. Whole unprocessed carrots are high in cellulose, which means that the dog's system can't break them down. You'll see that for yourself by the chunks of intact carrot that decorate the poop afterwards. Also, carrots are very high in sugar, so for that reason too I don't give them often. Peas, carrots, and corn -- these all have drawbacks for dogs in sugar, indigestibility, or both. But I see your point about frozen chewies (just like for babies). I'll bet puppy-savvy folks here will recommend alternatives. P.S. Apple pips, like the plants of tomatoes and the fruit of avocados, are toxic to dogs.
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Angelique Cadogan wrote 01/30/2007 06:30 PM Re: Carrots as treats? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #127044 - 01/30/2007 06:30 PM
Angelique Cadogan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1725 Loc: Las Vegas Nevada Offline	That's why we had it removed, they would eat everydarn apple on the ground.I can't say they were sick by any, not even a change in stool.but like anything else that is bad, I didn't want to wait for the day they would get sick from it
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