Guest Iceman41 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Does anybody give there hounds potato skins? I have chrones disease and eat a lot of baked potatoes My girl just loves them. Just wondering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tes623 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Sooner used to love potato skins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighsayer Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I love them, but do share with the dogs. I have them several times a week. House is warm and cozy right now with the taters baking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 No. The skin is where most of the glycoakaloids are located (the plant's defense system against predation) and glycoalkaloids are toxic at certain levels, though even small doses can aggravate the GI tract...Individual sensitivity varies here. I doubt anyone would be feeding in high enough concentrations to cause major issues, but it's an easy poison to avoid. We would feed the flesh, just not the skins (nor do we eat them except on very rare occasions) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubcitypam Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Not an expert in any way, but I think they'd be OK in reasonable quanties as long as you made sure there was no green in the skin. I think that the green is where bad things lurk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liz_in_PA Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 No. The skin is where most of the glycoakaloids are located (the plant's defense system against predation) and glycoalkaloids are toxic at certain levels, though even small doses can aggravate the GI tract...Individual sensitivity varies here. I doubt anyone would be feeding in high enough concentrations to cause major issues, but it's an easy poison to avoid. We would feed the flesh, just not the skins (nor do we eat them except on very rare occasions) wait a minute. What? Potato skins upset some people's tums? Really? Heather, would you say that this is a conservative point of view or something that we really need to consider? what kind of concentration would cause difficulties? One a day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragontearz Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 It can happen, and it can be possibly deadly, much to my amazement! Here's a reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KennelMom Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) No. The skin is where most of the glycoakaloids are located (the plant's defense system against predation) and glycoalkaloids are toxic at certain levels, though even small doses can aggravate the GI tract...Individual sensitivity varies here. I doubt anyone would be feeding in high enough concentrations to cause major issues, but it's an easy poison to avoid. We would feed the flesh, just not the skins (nor do we eat them except on very rare occasions) wait a minute. What? Potato skins upset some people's tums? Really? Heather, would you say that this is a conservative point of view or something that we really need to consider? what kind of concentration would cause difficulties? One a day? I think it really depends on the individual. Some people are REALLY sensitive to nightshades in general, regardless whether you're just eating the flesh or not. Other people, not so much. I've generally found dogs to be very similar to people in variation of what they can handle...maybe more tolerant, actually. Maybe that's b/c the don't live as long as we do Nightshades can be especially problematic with arthritis. This is one of my favorite blogs and he did a really good series on potatoes and humans...part 2 particularly addresses the glykoalkaloids: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2010/09/potatoes-and-human-health-part-ii.html You can also google and find a ton of info. The skins could/would be problematic at certain levels and are easy to avoid so we just do. I'd have no problems feeding the flesh to my dogs, but I'd prefer to feed them something more nutrient dense like meat...or sweet potato if looking for a carb source. Edited January 19, 2012 by KennelMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liz_in_PA Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 guess what I had for dinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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