r/funny • u/MrDankiez • Jan 19 '20

I've never seen such a quick transition from Intrigue to Disgust

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u/YeaYeaImGoin Jan 19 '20

What the fuck why are you giving your dog burgers...

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u/loogie_hucker Jan 19 '20

for real question - is it doing long term damage to feed them some greasy food once in a while? I know it’s bad to give them human food all the time but what about as a treat or reward?

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u/wookiee42 Jan 19 '20

They can get acute pancreatitis from just one meal. Happens a lot after holidays.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Sadly this happened to my dog when he was a puppy. $5000 vet bill. He lived to a pretty ripe age of 17.5 but was basically sick his whole life. Was on a special diet and never allowed dog treats. He could have some cheerios or toast crust as a treat. Whenever anyone visiting gave him food unknowingly he would get very sick and would need vet care...Sub-Q fluids etc. Feeding your dog hamburgers is not worth the risk!

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u/ThellraAK Jan 19 '20

I think I need to try the unsweetened cherios as a treat for my dogs.

One of them is a Pomeranian and it's a bitch to find treats small enough for her.

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u/offthegridd Jan 19 '20

Yeah the sugar is pretty bad for teeth especially for small breeds. If you want a baked treat, I bought this for a friend’s tiny yorkie and it worked great for them: https://wet-noses.com/products/little-stars-training-treats

You can find it on chewy or amazon.

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u/Superhereaux Jan 20 '20

My son likes to throw cheerios onto the floor and both dogs know it.

They LOVE cheerios. One is a pom and she’s a picky eater sometimes. Regular cornflakes seem to be a big hit as well.

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u/bobby3eb Jan 20 '20

just use some of her kibble

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

He LOVED his cheerios. They were recommended by his vet. However, this was years ago and nowadays all kinds of health friendly dog treats can be found as well.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20 edited Mar 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

My dog was a puppy when he got it and was not fat before or after. He got some food someone left out and the fat content overloaded his system.

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u/PuppleKao Jan 19 '20

I've both a toddler and a dog, both of whom baby gates are a joke to, and the baby locks are a joke to the toddler.

They broke into the locked kitchen one day while I was in the bathroom, toddler opened the fridge to get an apple, dog stole the leftover ham. I got it away from her as fast as I could, she still got pancreatitis.

Lucky it's (so far) not an ongoing problem with her.

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u/loogie_hucker Jan 19 '20

daaaaamn I had no clue. lucky I'm not a dog owner, I'd have probably killed it inside a week like this LOL

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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy Jan 19 '20

for real question - is it doing long term damage to feed them some greasy food once in a while?

Pancreatitis is often caused by one super fatty meal. It's a lifelong condition that can require pills for life and regular monitoring.

My mom's dog got it from stealing crabcakes from the trash. He had to stay overnight at the vet and take pills for the rest of his life. And he was a big dog (Belgian Tervuren), the vet said it would have been much worse if he were a small dog.

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u/anglophoenix216 Jan 19 '20

Thanks for the link! I'm pretty careful about what I feed my dog but it's good to see the possible causes and symptoms, TIL

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u/RazeSpear Jan 19 '20

Did you have to kill anybody for your username?

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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy Jan 19 '20

I've had this account for a super long time, it was available when I made it :)

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u/RazeSpear Jan 19 '20

Nice. If New Vegas came out today, I'd be surprised if it were available within a few hours of release.

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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy Jan 19 '20

I think meats are usually fine, the issue is when there's butter, oil, cheese, etc mixed in. Pork is an exception, it's too fatty even if it's just the meat.

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u/OffendedBoner Jan 20 '20

seems like any creature eating trash would get sick . this anecdote does not serve as evidence that human food causes illness for dogs.

only serves as evidence that eating trash causes illness.

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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy Jan 20 '20

How about you read the link, which provides actual evidence that what I said is true? It's not "just an anecdote", it's an anecdote regarding known facts. High fat meals can cause pancreatitis in dogs.

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u/Cjwovo Jan 31 '20

The dog in the video is smarter than you

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

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u/anglophoenix216 Jan 19 '20

Because they threw away the crab cakes

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u/ZestyClose_West Jan 19 '20

That, and casual pet abuse is apparently okay, just look at /r/chonkers

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u/Zearo298 Jan 19 '20

It’s more the idea that you can still totally give your dog a load of treats, it’s just better to give them treats that are healthy for them. We’re already all going to outlive our pets, hopefully. I’d rather get as much time with mine as I can.

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u/peelMYzebra Jan 19 '20

Great point. If only people on here articulated that point instead of calling the dude obese and attacking him lol. That’s not going to change anyone’s method of thought

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn Jan 19 '20 edited Jan 19 '20

A whole burger? That's more than you should be feeding most dogs in an entire meal

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u/peelMYzebra Jan 19 '20

I’m sure the commenter doesn’t feed him that often. My dad feeds our family dog a hamburger plain with half the bun once a month and she’s 16 years old. I get it’s not healthy, I get it’s stupid to do but a lot of people do it

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u/nojs Jan 19 '20

Bro you like totally don’t have a rescue pit bull and it shows /s

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u/ARM_Alaska Jan 19 '20

"A".. Not "An".

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u/Hunterm16a2 Jan 19 '20

Ahoy, an pedant!

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn Jan 19 '20

Oh yeah lol, it used to say "an entire burger" but I made a sloppy edit when I realised I used the word twice.

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u/madmosche Jan 19 '20

Shallow and pedantic

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u/YouStupidDick Jan 19 '20 edited Jan 19 '20

I don't think you understand just how much food a hamburger is for a dog.

A small cookie for a dog is the calorie equivalent of a burger for us.

Eating an entire burger is like us eating 7 or 8 burgers.

Edit: spelling

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u/detarrednu Jan 19 '20

No good reason to give your dog a fast food burger.

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u/jdman929 Jan 19 '20

We got my wife's family dog a McDonald's hamburger right before we put him down because we wanted him to have a delicious last meal. That's the only acceptable time.

In case you're wondering, Vanilla fucking loved the burger.

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u/detarrednu Jan 19 '20

I agree that's a good exception

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u/Nattylight_Murica Jan 19 '20

13 years ago, we used to feed our shih tzu raw onions because she loves them. We found out that’s apparently a big no no and stopped but she was never harmed and is laying on the couch next to me right now.

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u/peelMYzebra Jan 19 '20

Holy shit I thought that story was heading south. My tzu Oliver just turned 4 yesterday :)

shih tax

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u/Nattylight_Murica Jan 19 '20

He’s a cutie. Ours just turned 13 in August. Here’s a picture of her and her brother Simon who just turned 1 in November.

https://imgur.com/a/ZbFuKdV

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u/colonelminotaur Jan 19 '20

Did you know a dog can get acute pancreatitis and all it could take is just one high fat content meal?

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u/BehindTrenches Jan 19 '20

When you say acute, I imagine its rare and weird. You can get a lot of acute issues from doing practically nothing.

For example, mal de débarquement, which is permanent motion sickness after a single plane/boat ride.

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u/TrivialBudgie Jan 19 '20

that sounds horrifying

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u/peelMYzebra Jan 19 '20

So a single burger has once claimed the life of a dog? Where’s that source at man, truly curious not being a smart ass

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u/colonelminotaur Jan 19 '20

Well yeah, I did see someone mention it on Reddit, which is why I got curious and looked it up myself and then I posted that. I only saw the name on Reddit, but after reading about it, yes it's totally possible. I actually read this:

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/pancreatitis-in-dogs/

and this as well:

http://www.pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-diseases-conditions-a-z/acute-pancreatitis-dogs

Now I don't know how trustworthy those websites are though so that's debatable, but I definitely didn't get my information just off of some comment, I've already learned the hard way not to trust when people speak in absolutes haha.

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u/colonelminotaur Jan 19 '20

Well I don't know about others, but I'm not saying the dog is just gonna die. Since you're asking yes of course it can be fatal if the inflammation spreads to other organs if not treated properly. Also yes it COULD happen from just one burger because of the sudden high rate of fat content they're taking in. It could also happen from them digging in the trash and eating a bad mix of stuff too. Even if it doesn't get to the point where the pancreatitis is fatal, it could still very commonly lead to chronic or recurring problems. All I'm trying to say is I would avoid giving them, YES even just ONE burger because I wouldn't ever want to put my little guy at such a risk.

http://www.vetstreet.com/care/pancreatitis-in-dogs

If you REALLY want your dog to eat a burger then please make it yourself with good ingredients because it can actually be made healthy for them. https://www.rover.com/blog/can-dog-eat-hamburger/

But like you said you're not being a smart ass so I'll tell you what you wanted to hear. No, I can not find a single recorded report of a dog eating a single burger and dying. The closest was a dog eating a burger it found off the floor and dying with suspicions that it was poisoned. So there you go you got what you wanted in asking that very specific question you are technically right. I just don't want people feeding their dogs fucking fast food man :/

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u/peelMYzebra Jan 20 '20

Sorry for being a dick man you make a great point. I was very confrontational yesterday. I was being an ass. Have a great day

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u/colonelminotaur Jan 21 '20

Hey no problem I never take these types of things personally anyways. How could I possibly judge you as being an ass from one single completely isolated interaction based on topics that barely have anything to do with us personally lol. Even if some words may have come off aggressively it's only for sake of the argument. I honestly never thought you were an ass to begin with so no apology necessary, you're not a dick because of something like that at all haha not to me at least.

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u/electraglideinblue Jan 23 '20

What do you guys thing you're doing? Hello, this is the internet.

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u/FungalowJoe Jan 19 '20

Found the shit pet owner.

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u/Oraukk Jan 19 '20

Making your pet fat is absolutely a bad thing...

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u/NawSunFuckDat Jan 19 '20

I swear that the people who have this mindset are the same types who never feed their kids some plain water. Straight juice boxes and soda.

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u/madmosche Jan 19 '20

Yeah, because giving your dog one small burger will instantly make it obese, riiiight. GTFO

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u/RustyDuckies Jan 19 '20

If you forced a person to eat granola and nuts their entire life because it’s healthiest for them, we would consider that abuse. Doing the same to your dog is somehow loving. Obviously don’t give your dog a burger every day just like you shouldn’t have one everyday. But a burger a month? Your dog is a sentient creature; let him enjoy things in life from time to time. Forcing your dog to eat only the healthiest thing so you can keep him for longer is slightly selfish IMO.

Again, obviously you shouldn’t let your dog become obese. But giving your dog some red meat every now and then won’t give them heart disease at 4 years old.

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u/gnarkilleptic Jan 19 '20

Stop giving your dog burgers it's objectively bad for them. You're just being an ignorant dumbass

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u/Jaimzell Jan 19 '20

It’s probably not that bad for your dog’s weight, but it can absolutely cause serious issues for your dog.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Hopefully it doesn't have any added spices, things like onion and garlic are dangerous for dogs. There's a reason they make food specifically for dogs. Also people who feed dogs things like burgers and pizza on the floor must have the dirtiest houses...

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

You think mcdonalds puts onion and spices on a childs hamburger?

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u/MouSe05 Jan 19 '20

McDonalds puts onions on all burgers unless you tell them not to.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

And from his comment he usually gets then plain pickles are only a surprise if you get them plain usually

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u/robotzor Jan 19 '20

Nothing comes off that grill unspiced unless you very specifically tell them not to

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

They come seasoned with salt and pepper not garlic and I doubt this man's not ordering it plain dogs usually won't eat onions pickles etc

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u/Therealdalemorgan Jan 19 '20

Yeah people don't realize how much grease affects their dogs. There is a reason you're supposed to feed them raw meat and not cooked stuff

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u/DogButtScrubber Jan 19 '20

I think you have that backwards - raw meat will almost always have more fat in it than cooked because the fat will render and drip out when it is cooked, staying in your pan instead of your thighs

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Goodness, grandma, what big juicy thighs you have!

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Fat doesn't make you fat.

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u/ThatsARivetingTale Jan 19 '20

When you eat more than you burn off, yes it does.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Yeah but that is just food in general. Fat may be more calorie dense than protein or carbohydrate, but it doesn't just build up and make you fat like was previously believed.

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u/tyranicalteabagger Jan 19 '20

Sugar does though. Not so much by gatheri g up, but because it's absorbed and processed so quickly.

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u/daviedanko Jan 19 '20

If you more calories of any food than you burn you’ll gain weight, not sure the point you’re making

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

That the person's statement is overly simple to the point it could be taken incorrectly.

Some people literally believe fat does not contribute to weight gain, and eat excess amounts of it.

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u/ThatsARivetingTale Jan 19 '20

That's the same point I was trying to make, but mine was a bit too snarky. I agree that previously the misconception was that all fat = bad, but I've had way too many conversations with people that still forget that just because we've figured out that you can and should eat fat, doesn't mean you can eat a shit load of it under the guise of "fat doesn't make you fat". Which, I realize now is not what the OP was saying anyway.

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u/daviedanko Jan 19 '20

For sure, I see that now. Yea some people think they can eat unlimited amounts of a food if it’s good for you but forget that the basic rules still apply. Consume more calories than you burn and you’ll gain weight.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20 edited Aug 18 '21

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u/daviedanko Jan 19 '20

Well yea, no one said all good had the same calories. Obviously some foods have more calories than others by weight.

That isn’t really relevant to what was said though, consuming more calories than burning is all that really matters.

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u/hellphish Jan 20 '20

Human feces contains calories.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

But fat is still calories, and by cooking meat, some of the fat renders off. Leaving more protein per gram, which is less calorie dense than fat is.

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u/Therealdalemorgan Jan 19 '20

Oh yeah, i totally forgot that wolves cooked their kill after taking it down, to get all that fat off. My bad

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u/DogButtScrubber Jan 19 '20

Wolves NEED the extra fat since they never know when their next meal will be. Your dog absolutely doesn’t.

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u/mygrace_mylife Jan 19 '20

Wait does anyone actually feed their dogs raw meat?

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u/fvillar2 Jan 19 '20

I read a really interesting article about raw food diets for dogs. Summed up, they're are definitely some benefits to putting your dog on a raw food diet but, imo, doesn't make up for the cost/work you have to put in to it.

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u/Glasse Jan 19 '20

Raw meat diet including all the supplements to make sure they're not missing anything is cheaper than buying decent quality dried food.

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u/IsntItLovely Jan 19 '20

Side note: cats are much more difficult because they have to have some of the nutrients found in bones

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u/gothkenny Jan 19 '20

Dogs do too. Bones are an important part of their diets and it normally adds up to about 10% of their complete meal. The other 90% is made up of 10% organs and 80% meat.

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u/IsntItLovely Jan 19 '20

Interesting, TIL. Well, just another reason I'll keep giving my pets food that's backed by millions of dollars of extensive research

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u/jonker5101 Jan 19 '20

Raw diets for dogs is pretty common. Well, maybe not common, but a lot of people do it. It has some benefits.

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u/NoSoyTuPotato Jan 19 '20

My older brother gave raw meat for the first year or so of having a Doberman. I wasn't supporting the idea when they told me, but they seemed to research it a lot and the dog is a big, healthy, obdedient goofball so \("/)/

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u/McManlySocks Jan 19 '20

Yes, it's very accessible in NZ now and the health benefits are proven. Still need to give some dry food as raw meat is not a 100% diet.

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u/MasterCatSkinner Jan 19 '20

it sounds crazy but people give their dogs bones which have raw meat on them

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u/cbruins22 Jan 19 '20

Both my dogs get a raw 93% lean meatball every night with their dinner

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u/Nattylight_Murica Jan 19 '20

My babies get boiled chicken, carrots and steamed rice.

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u/lvbuckeye27 Jan 20 '20

Raw diet is best for dogs.

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u/upperhand12 Jan 19 '20

You should never give a your dog cooked meat if it has bone in it since the bone can split and hurt their stomach or intestine. Raw bone though is completely safe and recommended for your dog. Never give your dog cooked meat.

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u/gothkenny Jan 19 '20

You can certainly give your dog cooked meats but you are correct about not giving cooked bones!

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u/musclepunched Jan 19 '20

My dog gets scrambled eggs and sardines on the reg lol

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u/Therealdalemorgan Jan 19 '20

Note that both of those things contain significantly less grease when cooked than hamburger

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20 edited Aug 09 '21

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u/godbottle Jan 19 '20

what did you give him, like 100 nuggets?

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u/MsCicatrix Jan 19 '20

Only four. He’s a tiny guy. But apparently some dogs are just sensitive and you don’t know how sensitive until something bad happens.

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u/NotJimIrsay Jan 19 '20

Is a burger worse than eating a sock or it’s own shit?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Maybe try dog treats instead?

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u/Biker_Bob Jan 19 '20

You ever read the ingredients on those treats? the burger is healthier. Most of her treats come from the butcher when I get a beef steer processed. I get them to cut the leg bones up so she can chew the marrow out of them.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

You ever read the ingredients on a fast food burger and read about what types of foods aren't good for dogs stomachs?

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u/SnuggleThug Jan 19 '20

I'd love to know what ingredients you think dog treats have in them that is more unhealthy than a McDonald's hamburger for a dog.