Are shih tzus allowed to eat human food?

Question

I feed my shih tzu left over bones and some rice and stuff like that and sometimes i wonder if some type of food might give him a disease or get him sick.

Answer 1

i used to feed my dog table food / scraps / everything else, and now she's diabetic because of her diet. some dogs have systems that are way more sensitive than human beings', and you never know how it could affect them.

the best thing to do is to just feed it dog food. you can also try baking your own dog treats for them (they have recipes and kits you can purchase, or you can bake canned dog food). sometimes dogs refuse to eat their own food after they're used to eating human food.

Answer 2

It could cause pancreatitis and upset stomach. Some dogs do not handle to much fat well and it can make them sick.
Some will not hurt but shih tzus are small and they can get
upset tummys easily. It does not take much food for them to become ill. Best net is dog food only and sometreat made for pets.

Answer 3

It's not a good idea to feed people food to dogs, unless there is truly no alternative: People food tends to have way too much salt in it for a little critter's system. Rice might be all right, if it's not salted: At least, it is used in some commercial dog foods.

Large beef bones are all right for a dog to chew on. But pork bones shatter, and chicken bones will splinter. Which will mean trouble for your dog's stomach and intestines.

Answer 4

I have a larger yorkie (11 lbs) and I've got him eating his kibble for breakfast and dinner, and then he gets his human food at lunch. It's any combo of the following and it's all vet approved: boiled chicken or ground beef (I make up batches and freeze it, both white and dark meat); scrambled egg mixed with water and nuked (he gets half of this per serving, also premade and frozen), brown rice, sweet potato, occasional tuna in water (but rinse it to get rid of excess salt), cottage cheese, raw or cooked veggies. I use carrots (also good for their coat with the Vitamin A), zucchini, green beans, occasional broccoli. The important thing is that everything he gets be plain - no salt, no pepper and no spices, especially onion. In a pinch, I use white rice but I do try to avoid it if possible simply because it's just bulk with no nutritional value. He's very healthy and loves all of it.

Answer 5

No chicken bones, no chocolate, no milk products. Chicken bones splinter, chocolate is toxic to dogs, and they are not able to digest milk. Use common sense though. If you wouldn't eat it, don't give it to your dog. My dogs love chips, so they get them once in awhile as a treat.
Be careful though, once a dog gets a taste of human food regularly, they won't want their own food.

Answer 6

Human food as a rule of thumb, is not good for any dog. Dog foods are especially made to avoid alot of things that we put in our bodies that are even worse for dogs than for us. So I don't advise giving table scraps, but alot of people still do.

Answer 7

Bones always have the chance of getting stuck in the throat and can cause choking ...rice is good for all dogs, and if they will eat them veggies are good too.In all reality if you where to ask a vet they would tell you not to feed them any human food.

Answer 8

Yeah cause my dog always does and its a Shih tzu and he one day took a chiken patty of of my brothers plate

Answer 9

Just don't feed him chicken bones (they shard too easily). It's not a great idea to feed him much human food. They (dogs) gain weight easily and dog food does a better job of providing appropriate nutrition.

Answer 10

Actually, any vet will tell you not to give any dog "people food". However, I give my little tastes all the time, but I'm careful about what I share with them Nothing really salty, and nothing really fatty or sweet. NO CHOCOLATE. I would be careful about the bones, NO CHICKEN BONES, Because they can splinter and really hurt them internally. But plain rice is just fine in moderation.