Happy Easter mommy!
TODAY’S TIDBIT: Happy Easter everyone! With Easter comes lots of delicious goodies. We thought we’d repeat this post from the Christmas holidays to remind you to resist the tempation to feed rich holiday food to your Yorkie.
Be Kind To Your Yorkie’s Pancreas
(originally posted December 16, 2009)
TODAY’S TIDBIT: The delicious aroma of freshly baked Christmas cookies has filled our house. We’d love to start sampling our baking and we’re not the only ones! Our Yorkies are swarming the kitchen sniffing intently for abandoned crumbs. Soon the mouth watering aroma of turkey cooking will be tempting us too. But rich holiday cooking can play havoc with your little Yorkie’s digestive system, especially his pancreas.
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, a gland near the stomach and small intestines. Dr. Bernhard Pukay, an Ottawa vet, says in his article, Keep fats to a minimum to head off pancreatitis, “it is seen most often in middle-aged to older female dogs, and more often in miniature poodles and schnauzers, Yorkshire Terriers and cocker spaniels.” He further adds, “Most importantly, avoid fats of any kind. You should avoid feeding table scraps, cheeses, fatty meat trimmings and even fat supplements (e.g. only use omega fatty acids on the advice of your veterinarian).”
So NO turkey or trimmings for your little Yorkie! And remember your doggie isn’t fussy about where she finds your table scraps. Dispose of your garbage in a container that can’t be knocked over or better still, take the food scraps to your outside receptacle.
Have a safe and happy holiday weekend! Join us on Monday for TODAY’S TIDBIT.
