Mary Velazquez wrote 05/22/2008 03:23 PM cottage cheese? #195986 - 05/22/2008 03:23 PM
Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007 Posts: 575 Loc: Texas Offline	Is cottage cheese alright to feed, as a variety a couple of times a week?
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Melissa Thom wrote 05/22/2008 04:22 PM Re: cottage cheese? [Re: Mary Velazquez ] #195990 - 05/22/2008 04:22 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	I add it in on rare occasion like once every other week should I happen to have it in the fridge. Usually not very much. Really so long as it doesn't cause digestive issues I don't see why not.
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Sarah Morris wrote 05/22/2008 05:56 PM Re: cottage cheese? [Re: Melissa Thom ] #195994 - 05/22/2008 05:56 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	I think the main objection to cottage cheese is it's high in sodium. Probably not something you want to give too often. True
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Mary Velazquez wrote 05/23/2008 01:54 PM Re: cottage cheese? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #196099 - 05/23/2008 01:54 PM
Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007 Posts: 575 Loc: Texas Offline	ok so Sodium..is that like a concern for weight watching or what? I know it may be a dumb question but Im learning all this stuff, I really am
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/23/2008 02:12 PM Re: cottage cheese? [Re: Mary Velazquez ] #196101 - 05/23/2008 02:12 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Too much sodium (although we and dogs do need some) can cause several problems. One biggy is water retention in the tissues, which forces the heart to work harder to pump blood. Left ventricular hypertrophy, renal disease, ulcers, and more can be triggered by too much salt. Also, sodium competes with calcium for reabsorption; calcium would lose and leave the body in urine in the event of excess salt consumption. Salt is necessary, though, to regulate the body's fluid and as one of the micronutrients that trigger brain actions (and more). Foods like seafood, root vegetables, poultry, and meats are natural sources. Also, non-fermented milk products are high on the dog allergy list. Cottage cheese really has nothing a dog needs, and plain unflavored unsugared yogurt would be a great replacement.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/23/2008 02:28 PM Re: cottage cheese? [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #196103 - 05/23/2008 02:28 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I forgot to add that salted foods are usually salted with table salt, whereas naturally-salt-containing foods generally contain magnesium too. Magnesium balances sodium in several ways. Refined table salt, though, has the trace minerals removed (to sell separately) and is almost straight sodium chloride.
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