Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008
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OK this is a weird question. I currently have an older foster dog with achy joints. She's doing quite well now actually, with a combination of salmon oil/vit E, vitamin C (Ester-C), and Leerburg's SynFlex. A few days ago I ran out of SynFlex so I got another brand of liquid glucosamine that was on sale at the local health food store. It was a great price and I'd like to use it all up before switching back to the SynFlex; however, since it's made for humans, it's got some berry flavoring in it and a little bit of fructose. In the daily serving amount she should have, there is: 30 calories, 7 grams total carbs, 3 grams of sugars (from the fructose).
Should I: 1) not give this to her anymore due to the sugar content, or 2) not worry about it b/c the amount is so small that a month of this isn't going to cause any problems?
Unfortunately, fructose is not something dogs should be consuming on a regular basis. I have heard that sugars/carbs can contribute to being a so called 'food ' for cancer. Not to mention it sure feeds yeast growth in the body.
That said, I might consider just giving it to the dog until a new order of Syn-Flex arrives, or just discontinue it altogether.
It is likely a crap shoot if you are only giving it for a couple days, but I wouldn't feed it until it is gone.
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Wow, thanks, Joyce! Amazing link, and everything seems valid. I'd try to add ya another star if you weren't full! Now I'm going to read every link on her page!
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Joyce Salazar
I have heard that sugars/carbs can contribute to being a so called 'food ' for cancer.
I've been looking for (and unable to find) a thread we had here a couple of years ago where we talked about dogs' particular vulnerability to sugar-fed cancers. I was hoping to find it because we listed high- and low-sugar produce items, both vegetables and fruits/berries.
Chip Bridges Webboard User Reg: 03-29-2009
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Rose loves cherries more anything -even more than than beef liver or milk. If she were your dog Connie, would you withhold them? Fresh Rainer cherries are only around for about two months here, and it's not like I pour her a bowl full. I bite and remove the pit, and give her a few during this time of the year while I'm enjoying some. She's weird that way, has a sweet tooth. My mom is a bee keeper, so I always have honey around, and Hank nor Shortstack cares much for it. But this dog is all about anything sweet.
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The dog in the right of my avatar ate an entire huge aloe plant as a puppy. I couldn't even find a piece big enough to try and root. She's tugging a rope with me while I check updated threads, this is only in my experience, but it does not seem to be very toxic.
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