Could giving my dog ham be causing his peeing problem?

[SteveH80]

Dogs do need some salt but too much can be extremely dangerous for them. The problem is dogs will eat just about anything they can get in their mouth... with the exception of medication 🙂

 

[fossyant]

I'd avoid the processed chicken slices as well. Maybe just go to dog treats. How much are you feeding him of the 'treat'.

 

[gbb]

Just goes to show, we often act without thinking. I give our Lab a slice of ham occasionally and its never apparently given him any problems...but, he's 33kg so that's quite different to a little thing, absorption rates etc.
Having read this...no more for Digby.
Now, someone tell me corned beef is bad for him too !!!!

 

[vickster]

+ 1 for getting the little man checked out.

Excessive peeing could also be kidney disease, diabetes, hyperthyroidism or a UTI. Better look a fool at the vets than overlook a potentially serious problem.

But yes, some human foods are pretty high in salt, so really shouldn't be a regular thing.

As @fossyant says, at least you don't have to deal with behavioural piddling that us feline owners sometimes have to get to the bottom of. A friend of mine lost SO many toasters...

Yes my first cat used to spray on the toaster 🤢

 

[Drago]

Having read this...no more for Digby.
Now, someone tell me corned beef is bad for him too !!!!

The corn in corned beef refers to the corns of salt. Even worse for dogs than it is humans.

Shame, because I love the stuff.

 

[Profpointy]

Dogs do need some salt but too much can be extremely dangerous for them. The problem is dogs will eat just about anything they can get in their mouth... with the exception of medication 🙂

There's the quip that a dog sees sheep pooh or old socks as a delicacy, yet hide a pill in his food and he turns into Egon farking Ronay

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

There's the quip that a dog sees sheep pooh or old socks as a delicacy, yet hide a pill in his food and he turns into Egon farking Ronay

Only way I could get mine to take pills was if I put them in a lump of butter
AND the butter had to totally cover the whole pill to a depth of a few mm
otherwise she would turn into a top level tongue contortionist to get the pill out of her mouth while not loosing any of the butter

Dogs are weird

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'd avoid the processed chicken slices as well. Maybe just go to dog treats. How much are you feeding him of the 'treat'.

I was giving him a whole packet of medium sliced 'Tesco Finest' ham. Six slices some nights!🙄 I gave it him over a 3 or 4 hour period, a bit of a slice at a time, not the whole packet in one go.

 

[fossyant]

I was giving him a whole packet of medium sliced 'Tesco Finest' ham. Six slices some nights!🙄 I gave it him over a 3 or 4 hour period, a bit of a slice at a time, not the whole packet in one go.

Jesus, that's way too much. Six slices.... no wonder. Don't go doing that with plastic chicken either.

 

[fossyant]

It's hardly 'finest' - it's OK on a sandwich for us, but not a dog, certainly not in those quantities - have you seen the 'ingredients'.

 

[fossyant]

https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/dogs/dog_treats_chews

 

[SteveH80]

Yes my first cat used to spray on the toaster 🤢

My mates old cat had similar disgusting habits.
Pissed on my motorbike, the first I knew was at the traffic lights wondering what the stink was.
I loaned my video player to matey, his cat pissed on that too. I found him trying to dry it out with a fan heater

 

[albion]

Pease pudding maybe ?

 

[Reynard]

I was giving him a whole packet of medium sliced 'Tesco Finest' ham. Six slices some nights!🙄 I gave it him over a 3 or 4 hour period, a bit of a slice at a time, not the whole packet in one go.

That's waaaaaaaaaay too much! No wonder the poor little man is drinking - and piddling - for England...

The most I'd give my cat - when I actually *do* give her ham or anything like that, is two or three pieces the size of a 10p bit. Certainly no more than that, because of the salt. Usually, when I treat her, it's pukka cat treats like Dreamies, the meaty sticks or freeze-dried chicken & tuna.

 

[Reynard]

Yes my first cat used to spray on the toaster 🤢

I shouldn't laugh, but...

Mine have been more partial to leaving random mouse parts in my bed. Go figure...