LOL! My wife and I were in Costco Sunday. We just needed a couple of items and didn't bother getting a cart. As we were walking to the checkout stand she did basically the same thing you did, and grabbed a years supply of pumpkin.
Now we had our arms full. But we made to the check stand and out to the car without dropping anything.
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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What's so great about pumpkin? Does it do something for dogs that other fruits and vegetables can't do?
By the way, pumpkin ice cream is the best... for me, that is.
To clarify: We are talking plain canned pureed pumpkin not the pie ready kind with sugar & spices.
It is loaded with fiber. Helps dogs with constipation & loose stool. It also has a very low sugar content,as compared to pureed sweet potatoe or butternut squash, the other 2 readilly available similar canned products with no additives.
My horses planted and raised about 2 dozen pumpkins this year. I will be harvesting, cooking, and freezing about half of them for the dogs. The horses get the rest to re-plant the pasture for next year.
The dogs also like to play with the smaller pumpkins like they are balls, and then eat them (over the course of about a week).
I love it when my animals raise their own food, treats, and toys.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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To clarify: We are talking plain canned pureed pumpkin not the pie ready kind with sugar & spices.
It is loaded with fiber. Helps dogs with constipation & loose stool. It also has a very low sugar content,as compared to pureed sweet potatoe or butternut squash, the other 2 readilly available similar canned products with no additives.
If I wasn't having a really loooong senior moment, I would cite an article I read a couple of years ago about why the gourd family is so much more suitable for occasional prebiotic and bowel-adjustment food for canids than any of the root-vegetable family .... if the senior moment passes, I will.
Sure is loaded with lots of good nutrients as well as fiber.
It is without a doubt my go to food when trouble arises for bowel regulation for the dogs. But also, just from a nutritional stand point a very good add in.
John, most of us use pumpkin as the ideal modifier for the bowels.
Pumpkin has the ability to help both firm up a stool or help with constipation, because of the fiber content. About one tablespoon is sufficient for most larger dogs, and about a tsp for puppies and smaller dogs.
It is fine to let a dog play with a hunk of pumpkin, but remember as with all vegetable matter, that they won't be able to absorb it without breaking down the cell walls either by puree or cooking it some. It might come out looking a lot like it went in if fed a chunk.
Also there could be a potential issue with consuming too much all at once, so I would make sure you are there to watch and make sure you take it away before that could happen.
I would assume that consuming too much all at once could trigger diarrhea. Just my 2 cents, FWIW.
Good advice Joyce. I went to the store this morning and found some of the Libby's canned pumpkin. I bought a bunch of it. It was actually priced at $1.79. I thought about getting them a raw pumpkin, but they were out of the tiny ones. I'd rather get a small one so they don't overdo it. But I'll have wait on those.
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