Dr Doug Question
I’m being told by friends that it’s okay to give a teaspoon of puréed pumpkin to dogs and cats for gut health. This is the pure pumpkin not the one with spices and additives. What’s your opinion on this?
Forum Discussion
- That’s different than our standard. He ate it before moving on to his food.
- When Augie was teething, he was really hard to "pick up after" (stools the consistency of pudding) - adding pumpkin to his meals helped solidify things a bit. Once his adult teeth were all erupted, he was fine and I discontinued the pumpkin. He thought it was pretty tasty :-)
- Our beloved Standard Poodle boy had irritable bowels for much of his life. Fine for a week or so then a week of explosive diarrhea. A heaping TBS of pumpkin leveled things quite a bit. Fewer episodes.
- Thanks, Dr. Doug.
- Pure pumpkin w/o additives OK. It does help some regulate digestive functions. It isn't a cure all.
Doug, DVM - Our vet recommended this to us years ago. Dogs love it.
jdc1 wrote:
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Our Vet recommended 1 TBS of pumpkin for our old dog that has digestive issues
Been doing it for over a year and seems to help things along
He likes the pumpkin too
Helps with older dogs and their constipation problems.
Not a Vet....didn't even sleep at a Motel 6 - ever
Our Vet recommended it
And for past year the old boy has been pooping w/o issue
Proof is in the pudding (pumpkin in this case)
LOLOld-Biscuit wrote:
Our Vet recommended 1 TBS of pumpkin for our old dog that has digestive issues
Been doing it for over a year and seems to help things along
He likes the pumpkin too
Helps with older dogs and their constipation problems.rk911 wrote:
our opinions count way way less than your vet's opinion.
I think the question is for Dr. Doug, not the forum members.- Our Vet recommended 1 TBS of pumpkin for our old dog that has digestive issues
Been doing it for over a year and seems to help things along
He likes the pumpkin too
