Do I need to mash dog food veggies? Is pate better? How many treats?

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Thank you Andrea for answering my question! I also feed my dog Fromm four star canned food which has whole vegetables, beans and potatoes. The canned food is about 30-35% of her diet. Do I need to be mashing the whole plant matter with a fork to insure she's digesting it or will this not make any difference? Is a pate canned food more easily absorbed? is 10-15% of the diet being extras ok, or is less better? What do you recommend feeding as treats? Pet's info: Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Female | spayed | 4 years and 9 months old | 17 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

You may want to add some kibble (dry complete dog food) to make up the remaining 60-70% of her ration. I do not think mashing up the vegetables will make a difference. Pate canned food has the same digestibility as any other good quality food. 10 to 15% extras in form of treats is ok provided you only feed 85 to 90% of dog food, ie , your total should be 100% of her daily ration . You can give her boiled carrots/ carrot pieces or green beans as treats.

Do I need to mash dog food veggies? Is pate better? How many treats?

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