canned pumpkin

Does anyone know if dogs can get carotinemia from eating too much orange food? I’ve been feeding our shepherd about 1 cup/day for a couple years to keep his weight down and just happened to think of that. Would that be too much Vitamin A?

Carol

My trainer has a;ways advised green beans to bulk out food for diet control. Cheap [get canned on sale], adds roughage, and other vitamins.

Wow, I was told some years ago by a vet that pumpkin actually has a laxative effect on dogs.

The pumpkin is actually a good supplement to keep their anal glands clear from what I have been told. I believe you are supposed to give them a tablespoon or so with each meal.

Pumpkin is the wonder drug for doggy tummies. I’ve read that it works for both diarreah and for constipation, something to do with short chain fatty acids that are produced by the intestinal bacteria acting on the pumplin. Bottom line is that it soothes the lining of the stomach and intestines while producing the bulk dogs need for an easy to pass firm stool. For some reason, dogs find it quite tasty. Yuck….