Is baby food okay for a dog to eat?

Question

I have an appointment scheduled with the vet, but due to my poor dog's toothache he will not eat at all. Everytime he tries, he yelps. I have made scrambled eggs for him and have mashed everything up but he is scared to even try the food now in fear of the pain. I'm desperate for him to eat! I've considered buying baby food for him to eat until we can see the vet.
Would that be bad?

It's breaking my heart! :(

Answer 1

It's recommended in this case, the meat kinds though!

You can also get this stuff called NutriCal from the pet shop, it has all the nutrients dog food normally gives them...but is just a gel they like!

Good luck!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Feed holistic from a safe source. I know it is hard to trust any food right now but you should check out this company-see source- making dog food is fine only if you take it to a pet nutritionist and make sure it is balanced so that your dog gets all that they need- cooking your own can leave out alot of nutrients if it is not balanced. I do not have the money nor the knowledge to begin to understand how to balance pet food. I found this company -food is all formulated by a holistic vet-before all the contamination and am so glad I did as now I have no worries. I have four dogs and one cat and they all eat this food and are very healthy and happy. You can not buy it in stores as it is only available online. Good luck in your decision-it is a terrible time for pets.

Answer 4

Try Nutra Cal. It is a high protean paste for dogs and cats under stress. It is great. It will not fill him but it will keep him steady. They like the taste as well. Remember no onions or garlic for dogs. What about wet canned dog food moistened even more with liquid puppy milk? Both the Nuta Cal and the puppy milk can be picked up at the pet store or feed store or even your vet's office.

Answer 5

I know an organic, way to take toothache pain away from, humans, you might want to try it on your dog.. Its ginger root!! You, can buy it in any produce section of the grocery store. Cut, it open, and with another person, put the cut parts all around, his gums, and repeat this process, as often as he'll allow you too, or whenever he's looking, or sounding like he's in pain, again. As far as the baby food, I would get the organic kinds, because even some baby foods, have sugar in them, and you dont need additional problems, with which you'd have to pay more money for worm-pills, because sugar, chocolate, etc.. cause worms, for dogs, and then you have to force them to take those horse pills, in which, most dogs will fight you, because they hate swollowing them that bad... Good-Luck! My sympathy's to your family & your family pet.......

Answer 6

Try baby food, but if he is a healthy weight, a couple of days with out eating will be ok, just don't let him go for very long before the vet sees him.
Good luck

Answer 7

Yes, feed him baby food lamb or chicken only. A vet reccomended this for a dog who was dying from starvation due to a sore throat.

Answer 8

my sister in law was here last week with her 3 kids. she was feeding the youngest and had a little bit of baby food left in the jar so she gave it to my dog. he loved it! (of course he also likes to eat out of the litter box) i dont know if it is healthy for them or not but just a WARNING: take the dog outside soon after he eats it. Hope he feels better soon!!

Answer 9

According to this you have to watch out for any baby food that has onion as an ingredient.

Call the vet and ask if you can use ora-gel for the pain.


Feeding pets food that we enjoy is not only wrong, it can also be fatal. There are some foodstuffs that humans relish which cause illness and death if eaten by pets.

Chocolate, macadamia nuts and onions are good examples. Each of these foods contains chemicals which rarely cause problems for humans, but for dogs, these same chemicals can be deadly.

Chocolate toxicity
Onion and garlic poisoning
The danger of macadamia nuts
Other potential dangers
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Chocolate toxicity Top
Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.

When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhoea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise.

After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.

Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell.

Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.


Onion and garlic poisoning Top
Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.

At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animal’s urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness.

Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion

While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness.


The danger of macadamia nuts Top
Macadamia nuts are another concern. A recent paper written by Dr. Ross McKenzie, a Veterinary Pathologist with the Department of Primary Industries, points to the danger of raw and roasted macadamia nuts for pets.

The toxic compound is unknown but the affect of macadamia nuts is to cause locomotory difficulties. Dogs develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles, and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters. Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated.

Dogs have been affected by eating as few as six macadamia kernels (nuts without the shell) while others had eaten approximately forty kernels. Some dogs had also been given macadamia butter.

Luckily, the muscle weakness, while painful, seems to be of short duration and all dogs recovered from the toxicity. All dogs were taken to their veterinary surgeon.

Pets owners should not assume that human food is always safe for pets. When it comes to chocolate, onions, garlic and macadamia nuts, such foods should be given in only small quantities, or not at all. Be sure that your pets can’t get into your stash of chocolates, that food scraps are disposed of carefully to prevent onion and garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden.



Other potential dangers Top
Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)
Potato peelings and green looking potatoes
Rhubarb leaves
Mouldy/spoiled foods
Alcohol
Yeast dough
Coffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)
Hops (used in home brewing)
Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)
Broccoli (in large amounts)
Raisins and grapes
Cigarettes, tobacco, cigars

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Answer 10

DO NOT FEED HIM BABY FOOD! It is bad for his digestive system. If you want to try something, try wet dog food, or maybe some soft treats for now. Also, give him Children's Tylenol for the pain. DO NOT give him adult Tylenol.