Corn

Hi Guys, anyone feeding corn on their beloved pets? whats your take on this? thanks!

 

They can't digest it. Pretty much good for nothing. Takes up space where other nutrients could go.

 

Time to hit the books.

 

nah bro, corn is just a cheap filler found in many commercial dog foods. it isnt nutritional at all for dogs. rice would be a better choice, but again it is still just a filler. dogs need moderate protein, fat, minimal carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals to thrive.

 

corn harvest is just about winding down here in central mexico, but while the fields were filled with corn my bitch would love to have a bite, especially the stem right at the base of the husk, to the point I had to take it away from her for fear she would become constipated. Must have been the sweetness or something but she would crunch into them cobs like if they were bones.

 

thanks to all your replies! appreciate it.

 

. Hey buddy u need to be careful with corn cobs i loss a bitch back in the late 80s to a cob. The bitch stole it right out of my buddys hand. He didnt tell me till 7 or 8 hours later. Then she die the next day. It f up my friendship bc he should of told me. I still dont talk to him

 

Corn serves as natural roughage , and helps to clean out the intestines as it does in humans , so I was told . Only should be given in small small amounts mixed in with their food every once in a while . Notice that it comes out the same way it goes in and should never be given on the cobb only out of the can ! But who knows jus something I was told !

 

Well after about two months of on and off scavanging for cobs every so often my dog did not die. Not sure as to the circumstances surrounding your dogs death, (as in the cob was swallowed whole as opposed to munching on it to small pieces). I am not condoning the practice I am just sharing my experience, though this is the first I have heard that cobs are life threatning to dogs.

On another note one time during a cookout a small pup stole a whole jalapeño chile that had been roasted and swallowed it with stem and all not even realizing that it would burn its mouth. Someone at the cookout told me the dog was gona die soon but the dog is still alive to this day.

 

We have a dogfood here in PHI that has Yellow Corn ingredients. do you think that this is bad for the dogs? name of te dogfood is PETCHEF.

 

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It is not bad per say (as in it will kill your dog in a few hours or days or months), but it does not offer too much nutritional value as stated above, and if it is one of the primary ingredients then you may want to supplement with other options to provide a wider array of nutrients and protein if you demand high performance from your dog and have no other options for a more nutritional commercial feed.

 

Thanks babedulce! I am looking for cheaper dogfood here available in PHI. Currently im feeding my dogs vitality's beefpro and some raw feeding if available. thanks to all your inputs.

 

another question though, what do you feed your lovable pets and your reviews?? I dunno if there is another thread regarding this. (sorry) thanks!

 

for the longest i fed diamond original and its first ingredient is corn the dogs did ok on it but i switched to hi energy diamond after all the recalls im feeding exceed from sams i like it pretty good dogs look and act good. diamond original is the cheapest one they have i can get a 50 pound bag from the feed store for 25 bucks+tax of course about the same price as a big bag of dog chow.

 

thanks okcdogman. I heard that diamond dogfood is good with our dogs. Ill try that food once oI go to the store.