I personally don't give cottage cheese as a treat...and I don't like it myself, but I do keep it on hand for Pepper and give it to him as needed for his stomach. Vets have never been able to find out what is wrong with him, but sometimes he gets a real bloody slimy stool and the cottage cheese helps cure this. I normally give him like a tablespoon or two twice a day for 3 days for that. Marsha
----- Original Message ----- From: fudwmn To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 5:37 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Hi : Food That's why I said "according to her." People need to make their own decisions. I've never fed cottage cheese because I don't eat it myself. I and many others use cheese for training treats though. I use it for a jackpot reward. Others feed LOTS of cheese. I prefer meat based treats, and use cheese as a jackpot when I don't have other jackpots prepared. I think she was trying to say that large quantities can cause the calcium/phosphorous imbalance. Now, for a Chi, how much is large? I know that I do not know. But, her caution will cause me to be more vigilant in preparing my meaty jackpots. I guess we can look at it like good tasting things for us, chocolate in my case. I should only eat it in small quatitites, or it can be very bad for my waistline. Wait, it already has effected my waistline! I too use rice and boiled chicken for sick dogs after a tummy rest, which most vets I've talked to recommend. For really sick dogs, I go to the prescribed diets.
