Guest Celestrina Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Some people add yogurt to their pup's food. How much do add per serving? Do you add it every feeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnF Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 1 tablespoon once a day stops gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I feed 2-5 ounces(if not more) 5 days a week. They love it and never have big d issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Mine get about 2 tablespoons yogurt (whole milk not low fat) with 1 tablespoon applesauce (unsweetened) as a treat at about 8pm each day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnzaFerrari Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I think I am one of the few with a dog who cannot tolerate yogurt. Instead, I just throw in a probiotic pill on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 As already mentioned- make sure it's whole milk yoghurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roadtripper Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 As already mentioned- make sure it's whole milk yoghurt. Why? I sometimes give my dogs some of mine--non-fat Greek yogurt. Is this bad? They love it--think its ice cream. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JarBear Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Ours get 1/4 cup twice a day at meal time. That's a lot of yogurt considering the fact that there are six doggies at our house. I get it at Costco in 64 oz tubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 As already mentioned- make sure it's whole milk yoghurt. Why? I sometimes give my dogs some of mine--non-fat Greek yogurt. Is this bad? They love it--think its ice cream. Thanks. Ohio State recommends whole milk organic-- I'm assuming organic for quality probiotic and whole milk would definetly not contain any artificial sweetener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roadtripper Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 As already mentioned- make sure it's whole milk yoghurt. Why? I sometimes give my dogs some of mine--non-fat Greek yogurt. Is this bad? They love it--think its ice cream. Thanks. Ohio State recommends whole milk organic-- I'm assuming organic for quality probiotic and whole milk would definetly not contain any artificial sweetener. I buy the FAGE brand greek yogurt, and they sell the non-fat kind at Costco for a great price. I and my pups love it, but I'll stop giving it to them if non-fat is bad. The ingredients just say Grade A Pasturized Skim Milk, Live Active Yogurt Cultures (and lists 5 strains). No sweeteners or other additives, and though it's not organic, it does say they don't use milk from rGBH-treated cows. Is this yogurt still okay for my pups (crossing fingers)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShanYu Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Big dollop with dinner every night - Nike gets what we eat - 2% fat. No issues with gas which we attribute to the yoghurt. He loves it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 As already mentioned- make sure it's whole milk yoghurt. Why? I sometimes give my dogs some of mine--non-fat Greek yogurt. Is this bad? They love it--think its ice cream. Thanks. Ohio State recommends whole milk organic-- I'm assuming organic for quality probiotic and whole milk would definetly not contain any artificial sweetener. I buy the FAGE brand greek yogurt, and they sell the non-fat kind at Costco for a great price. I and my pups love it, but I'll stop giving it to them if non-fat is bad. The ingredients just say Grade A Pasturized Skim Milk, Live Active Yogurt Cultures (and lists 5 strains). No sweeteners or other additives, and though it's not organic, it does say they don't use milk from rGBH-treated cows. Is this yogurt still okay for my pups (crossing fingers)? Sounds good to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nichole Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 My first two greys were lactose intolerant, so no yogurt. I got sweet potatoes, sliced them and steamed them instead. I still do that with my current greys. Some people give pumpkin, but there was a shortage of pumpkin in the past few years. Quote Flying Racine 7/25/08 and Twelve Pack 12/1/2004At the Bridge- Abenacki Icebox (Kiaba) 4/21/2002-4/1/10 and Wumps Niece (Tehya) 4/21/2002-11/26/2010www.greyhoundwelfare.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Ok- I pulled up an issue of Greyhounds Health and Wellness Quarterly (issue 15 Summer 2011). Ohio State recommends --"Yogurt for dogs-- Yogurt is an easy way to provide probiotics that help restore the healthy bacteria in their intestines. We recommend 3 tablespoons of organic, full milk, NOT LOW FAT yogurt daily. Stoneyfield Farms or Brown Cow are some of the options." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) I don't think it is actually harmful for them to have regular yogurt. Of course the organic premium stuff is best- as it would be for us. I have always fed "regular" yoplait or dannon or even store brand and have done so for many years with many hounds and there have been no negative effects. I do occassionally provide Primal Defense tabs-which most of them think is a treat-to provide extra probiotics. Needless to say if it has xylitol etc in it I wouldn't feed it but havn't seen this yet. Edited April 24, 2012 by racindog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I think I am one of the few with a dog who cannot tolerate yogurt. Instead, I just throw in a probiotic pill on occasion. It's more than a few. Neither of my two tolerate dairy at all, and I know several hounds who a have similar intolerance. Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PiagetsMom Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) I guess organic can't be a bad thing, but I've always gotten the impression that the emphasis is more on the preference of the whole milk / full fat yogart instead of the low-fat or non-fat variety. I only give my pups 1 tablespoon of the Fage Total every morning (that's usually my breakfast, and they get theirs afterwards and love it!), but I'll probably increase that and see how they do. Edited April 24, 2012 by PiagetsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I think I am one of the few with a dog who cannot tolerate yogurt. Instead, I just throw in a probiotic pill on occasion. It's more than a few. Neither of my two tolerate dairy at all, and I know several hounds who a have similar intolerance. Add George to the list. If he's on antibiotics, I buy him probiotic "Pearls" and toss them in his food. Otherwise, he doesn't get them and does not appear to need them. Until I joined GT, I had never heard of people feeding yogurt to dogs! Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celestrina Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I had bought a thing of fat free yogurt for Angie. Guess I'll be having smoothies and getting some regular yogurt for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racindog Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I think I am one of the few with a dog who cannot tolerate yogurt. Instead, I just throw in a probiotic pill on occasion. It's more than a few. Neither of my two tolerate dairy at all, and I know several hounds who a have similar intolerance. Add George to the list. If he's on antibiotics, I buy him probiotic "Pearls" and toss them in his food. Otherwise, he doesn't get them and does not appear to need them. Until I joined GT, I had never heard of people feeding yogurt to dogs! My holistic vet reccommends the Pearls too. I have used them with success during antibiotic therapy. I had bought a thing of fat free yogurt for Angie. Guess I'll be having smoothies and getting some regular yogurt for her. My houndies have eaten it before without incident. Just make sure it doesn't have xylitol etc. in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roadtripper Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I had bought a thing of fat free yogurt for Angie. Guess I'll be having smoothies and getting some regular yogurt for her. Me, too. Sheesh...what spoiled pups we all have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celestrina Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I had bought a thing of fat free yogurt for Angie. Guess I'll be having smoothies and getting some regular yogurt for her. Me, too. Sheesh...what spoiled pups we all have. Fortunately I have a very rare thing - a 9 year old (human) son who likes healthy food. He enjoys having yogurt with fruit for breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatricksMom Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I started while Patrick was on 2 antibiotics. But he really likes it and could use to gain some weight, so we've kept up with about 1 heaping TBS a day of full fat yogurt. Quote Beth, Petey (8 September 2018- ), and Faith (22 March 2019). Godspeed Patrick (28 April 1999 - 5 August 2012), Murphy (23 June 2004 - 27 July 2013), Leo (1 May 2009 - 27 January 2020), and Henry (10 August 2010 - 7 August 2020), you were loved more than you can know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest starbuck Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 We were giving Starbuck about a tablespoon or so of live culture yogurt with every meal, and she really enjoyed it. She was, however, plagued by soft stools, and we noticed early last week that when we ran out of doggurt and then forgot to pick more up, her stools firmed up as well. This is particularly awesome, but we also noticed that her gas has been out-of-this-world bad since we stopped it. I'm looking into some other probiotics in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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