imouttahere Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 My children are having honey sandwiches for lunch and I strongly advised them not to give any to Sasha. I don't know why exactly but i'm sure I heard somewhere that it is bad for dogs, as well as pizza. Is this correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoL Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I haven't heard about honey being bad, but I suppose it may be that by being a live culture, there may be a risk of botulism. Pizza I would suggest that it would be the onions on the pizza as they are toxic to dogs in any form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Piximatosis Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Nope, honey is fine for dogs. Mine get it regularly and love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shmoo Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Honey is fine. im trying to find why its good for dogs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpup Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 (edited) Honey is good for dogs, and people. A lot of people actually use it to help with pollen/grass allergies. If you can get local honey, the pollens used by the bees are the ones that you or your dog is probably allergic to. By eating the honey you desensitise yourself/your dog to the pollens. I know quite a few people who are seriously using honey as an antidote to allergies in their dogs. I had a paper written by someone who had been trialling it for several years. I'll have a hunt around for it, and try to copy it here. But the basic idea is that you give your dogs about a tablespoon of honey daily in the period leading up to allergy season, and during the allergy season. But you need to be sure that the allergy your dog has is pollen/grasses, not something else like food, for it to work to combat the allergy. Edit - can't find the article, but messaged someone. It's actually about a teaspoon twice a day, and the comb is best by far. Local area is defined as within about 25km. Edited June 24, 2007 by monsterpup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Honey is good for dogs, so long as you don't feed it by the kilo. But it's not good to give them lots of bread, so maybe better not to give them the sandwiches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangwyn Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Do you know that honey is the only foodstuff that never goes off? BTW, emmark, its not a live culture... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoL Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Really?! I always thought it was, which is why we're not supposed to give it to kids under 2 I think the age was. That's what I was told anyhoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrietta Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Yummo I love honey. Never given it to the dogs, but I've just never thought to, must give it a try. I will confess something though, on the very rare ocassion that we get pizza (like every 4-5 months) we let our dogs eat some of the crusts! Not much mind you, just a little bit for a treat. They love it and they can smell it coming. But I wouldn't give them actually pizza or anything with onion on it. But I can't be that bad, I believe that is the only thing that we give them as a naughty treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belijae Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Honey is good for dogs, and people. A lot of people actually use it to help with pollen/grass allergies. If you can get local honey, the pollens used by the bees are the ones that you or your dog is probably allergic to. By eating the honey you desensitise yourself/your dog to the pollens. That's nice to know. We had a bee hive in an old bin when we bought our house, we had the bees relocated and still have 2 liters of their honey in the cupboard - I know a little pooch who's getting honey with his yogurt tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 Honey is great for dogs. Ollie has stomach problems and when he is a bit restless, I give him a good teaspoon of Manuka honey and it seems to settle any nausea (better than giving him maxalon all the time). Jodie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterpup Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Honey is good for dogs, and people. A lot of people actually use it to help with pollen/grass allergies. If you can get local honey, the pollens used by the bees are the ones that you or your dog is probably allergic to. By eating the honey you desensitise yourself/your dog to the pollens. That's nice to know. We had a bee hive in an old bin when we bought our house, we had the bees relocated and still have 2 liters of their honey in the cupboard - I know a little pooch who's getting honey with his yogurt tonight. Wow, you are really lucky! You couldn't get more local than that! We used to be able to get local honey from an old guy near us, but he moved :p Now I wait for the local farmers market - they sometimes have it there. Dogs are not allergic, but daughter is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peibe Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Honey is also good to put on small doggy cuts and scrapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 When I got my dog, she had kennel cough. A teaspoon of honey was the only thing that would help her cough. She liked it too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I assume we are talking raw honey rather than refined? I know a few people who feed Manuka honey to their dogs.. .$$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I have fed the "Active Manuka Honey". Yes - it was expensive. $15.00 for a smallish jar (and that was about 7 years ago). But I used it for me as well as for Kal and it lasted me for years. Although I generally only used it when it was needed (eg. sore throats; stomach upsets; lethargic symptoms; etc.) not for everyday use. (I admit I snuck a bit for the odd sandwich now and again .) I used it for a foster pup with suspected Canine Cough too. Worked brilliantly and very quickly. I've also used it on the occasional wound (for me and the dog). A definate "must have" for the medical cabinet. But I agree - expensive for everyday use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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