chloebear Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Every Sunday we have bacon and eggs, and I feed the bacon fat and other left overs to puppy, which she loves. Is this bad for her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I know of a dog who died rather horribly after ingesting a quantity of bacon fat. If you're not eating it because it's fatty, why on earth would you give it to your dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangerineDream Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Bacon fat triggered lifelong pancreatitis in my last GSP, so I now have a rule - NO bacon fat or rind EVER. I think it's just too risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsleychi Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Does this include the pork fat chew treats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 I wouldn't feed anything to my dog that I wouldn't eat - like scraps or fat or off food! Saturated fats are bad for your dog, just as it is for you. Dogs can get cholesterol building up in their arteries too - you wouldn't want to be feeding her EXTRA fat and clogging them up would u? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myValkyrie Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 "Ducking for cover" I've fed bacon fat - cooked & raw - to my dogs for years without any dramas :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Must admit, I'm a bacon fat feeder on the rare occasion we have bacon and eggs. It is occasional though so I dont have a problem. Avoid it on a regular basis though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayreovi Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Must admit, I'm a bacon fat feeder on the rare occasion we have bacon and eggs.It is occasional though so I dont have a problem. Avoid it on a regular basis though. Same, they either get just the fat or they get their own meal of bacon and eggs :rolleyes: With all these things you arent supposed to feed your dogs that i do on occasion feed i am wondering how on earth my dogs have survived for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 With all things, it depends on the dog. Some dogs can tolerate it, some can't. Having had a dog with pancreatitis I think it's risky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle wrangler Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 With all things, it depends on the dog. Some dogs can tolerate it, some can't. Having had a dog with pancreatitis I think it's risky. Well said. There's not a lot of logic to the "I've done it and my dog's survived" idea. I'm not perfect and have fed fatty offcuts before, too, but didn't realise it could contribute to pancreatitis. Now I don't. Each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 If you're not eating it because it's fatty, why on earth would you give it to your dog? Couldnt have said it better. I also know a dog who was pts because his owner gave him pork rind every sunday morning. poor little guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 Diet is not about one thing or another. It's about proportions and balance. Many people eat diets that are 30%+ fat [and many get fat doing it]. Dog diets tend to be under 15% fat. Healthy adult dogs have guts that will take care of bacteria that would give most any human serious food poisoning, and can safely be fed "off" meat and dairy products. [Do you know any humans who bury their dinner and then dig it up and eat it a week later?] As for bacon fat . . . if you feed a generally lean diet, a bit of bacon fat poured over moderate-fat (say 10% or less) biscuits shouldn't do any harm. But if you feed the "working dog" variety of biscuits and give other fatty treats, then I'd say bacon fat is a bad thing. Avoid situations where the fat is a major component of the dog's diet (and remember that fat has more than twice the energy component of carbo, protein, and sugar, kilo per kilo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 My dogs always get the cut off bacon rind. In fact I buy bacon with rind just so the dogs can have a little treat. There is not a lot of rind to go between 3 dogs from 250 grams bacon. They get this, if they are lucky, once a month. And even rarer is to get the bacon and egg frypan leftovers diluted with water tipped over their food or a piece of bread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percyk Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 reading about bacon being bad triggered some memory of HAM being bad for dogs i guess its the stuff they treat it with i wonder if bacon has the same problem...so maybe its not the fat but the smoking or whatever chemical they use to manufacture these pork products just remember that some dog had trouble after it was fed ham off the bone at Christmas anyone else heard of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 The one I know of who died of eating bacon fat was in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandii Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 (edited) oopsmy mistake Edited October 20, 2007 by Pandii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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