Feed Fish Only Once A Week

[chuckie500]

I just read this on a vet website:

Dogs and cats can be fed whole, raw fish (if they are interested) as long as it is fresh and not a poisonous variety of fish. However, only feed fish once a week, including tinned tuna (for human consumption) as overfeeding with fish can result in thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency. Commercial pet foods made with fish have thiamine added to prevent this.

So it says tinned fish only once a week. I need to cut down then as I would give them tinned fish maybe once or twice a week. Has anyone heard of this?

Thanks

[4 Paws]

I just read this on a vet website:

Dogs and cats can be fed whole, raw fish (if they are interested) as long as it is fresh and not a poisonous variety of fish. However, only feed fish once a week, including tinned tuna (for human consumption) as overfeeding with fish can result in thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency. Commercial pet foods made with fish have thiamine added to prevent this.

So it says tinned fish only once a week. I need to cut down then as I would give them tinned fish maybe once or twice a week. Has anyone heard of this?

Thanks

I sometimes buy the larger tins of tuna and divide up between the 2 shepherds over 2-3 nights so just wonder how much fish equals a 'feed"

[chuckie500]

I just did a bit of a search on the net and it seems that the problem might be limited to raw fish. ???. I don't know. I also read some concern about raw eggs! might start another post.

[4 Paws]

I just did a bit of a search on the net and it seems that the problem might be limited to raw fish. ???. I don't know. I also read some concern about raw eggs! might start another post.

found this little bit of info so looks like it is really raw fish that can cause the deficiancy

Raw fish contains an enzyme that breaks down Vitamin B2, so feeding too much raw fish to your dog, can result in a vitamin deficiency. The simple and safe way to feed fish to your dog, is to cook it first, as the cooking process deactivates this enzyme and also reduces the risk of any parasitic infections being passed onto your pet from the raw fish.