Dogs and eggs

[Sanversera]

My terrier likes eggs. I give him scrambled eggs forbreakfast. Ive read no more than one a week for small dogs. Is this right? Hes not over weight. He has a meal of tinned meat at tea time and unlimited dried kibble is available 24/7

 

[Clodagh]

Mine get them raw in the shell and sometimes more than one a day. I think they don’t agree with all dogs but I’ve not heard of them being bad for them if no allergies.

 

[whirlwind]

Mine get them raw in the shell and sometimes more than one a day. I think they don’t agree with all dogs but I’ve not heard of them being bad for them if no allergies.

Same, they get a couple each sometimes if we’re overrun and no issues

 

[CrunchieBoi]

This post made me laugh because we refer to the act of clearing the back green of dog mess in the morning as "harvesting the dog eggs".

All of our dogs are partial to the occasional raw, boiled or scrambled egg.

 

[HopOnTrot]

If an egg is dropped between hens and house the dog gets an egg

 

[pistolpete]

OMG! On eBay!

 

[tda]

If an egg is dropped between hens and house the dog gets an egg

Or if the dog goes into the coop while the eggs are being collected and helps themselves, the dog got an egg

 

[Gloi]

OMG! On eBay!

I recognise that even if you've hidden it on the wrong thread.

 

[Clodagh]

If the dog has got into next doors garden where their hens are laying under the hedge they get many, many, eggs. .

 

[Smitty]

I cook them. I worry about salmonella? Is this daft?

I'm sure mum used to give raw eggs and her dogs always made mid teens.

 

[druid]

Only thing to watch is albumin can affect biotin uptake so if your dog is on onychotin or other nail/foot pad supplement they are counteracting each other

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Only thing to watch is albumin can affect biotin uptake so if your dog is on onychotin or other nail/foot pad supplement they are counteracting each other

Useful to know, thank you.

 

[Jenko109]

My dogs are a bit indifferent to raw egg. They like it scrambled.

My ferrets love a raw egg. They are indifferent to it scrambled.

 

[HopOnTrot]

To confirm, Haribo eggs and dogs are not compatible as small terrier helped herself to a large amount of jelly sweets earlier

 

[silv]

My elderly bitch put on lots of weight for no reason, that was until I saw her waiting in the hayshed for a naughty hen who was laying in there instead of her nesting box. In fact quite a few were doing that, goodness knows how many raw eggs she was eating.
When i have a glut i make a huge pot of scrambled eggs and they seem to love it.
My cat also loves raw egg.

 

[misst]

My old terrier would raid the nest box and couldn't bite the eggs as her mouth was too small. She would carry them to the patio and drop them until they broke. Moti is allergic to eggs I think. He seems to froth saliva drool and vomit if he eats eggs raw or cooked so no eggs for either dog.

 

[lizziebell]

Only thing to watch is albumin can affect biotin uptake so if your dog is on onychotin or other nail/foot pad supplement they are counteracting each other

I think as long as you feed both the white and the yolk together you are fine, as the yolk is high in biotin so counteracts the effects of the avidin in the white.

 

[Bojangles896]

Mine loves eggs, raw or scrambled - when I have a load he gets eggs for breakfast.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

Ginger dog (rescue) loves an egg and will steal one either from the hens-pen or the guinea fowls pen if she can, and not just the one either, she'll furtively sneak in there and disappear off with eggs.

Little dog (dachshund) prefers his cooked. He's a fussy little soul really, doesn't really relish raw egg if I dish it up before him, tho' with a bit of milk added it's better.

Elderly puss will lap-up an egg if I mix it with some milk last thing at night. It's kept her coat lovely through the years. She's got to be 15 now if she's a day.

 

[druid]

I think as long as you feed both the white and the yolk together you are fine, as the yolk is high in biotin so counteracts the effects of the avidin in the white.

No, unfortunately the affinity it has for biotin is so high and the ratio is off that it can cause issues - lots of nice papers on it. I wouldn't worry at all in a normal dog but if you are shelling out the money for biotin supplementation for a veterinary issue it doesn't make such sense to counteract it