desertranger Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 At last I get to ask a stupid question too. Jin's been eating charcoal from the BBQ. Is this a sign of a dietary deficiensy or does he just like charcoal? Will it have any effect on him other than gifts in the form of tarry black piles left in the yard. Also a question about corn products in dog food since I see a lot of it in dog food and read don't feed it to dogs. I just can't find out why because CORN is a 4 letter word and is rejected by the search function. I am surmising that dogs just don't digest it and it's used as filler. I would also like to know why it's used if it doesn't do the dogs any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 This is the stockdog training section. I think your question might be better answered under Health and Genetics or perhaps the General section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Try your search again - i got this many results just by selecting the Health & Genetics section. You'll probably get more if you search in all sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertranger Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 sorry I thought this was health and genetics. I plead xiaelsyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 My dogs like to go after the charcoal that's been used and "dripped on" by meat juices. Pretty tempting to any food hound. I don't know about any side effects, but I'd restrict the dog's access to it regardless. Can't be that healthy for the dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookback Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 My dogs like to go after the charcoal that's been used and "dripped on" by meat juices. Pretty tempting to any food hound. I don't know about any side effects, but I'd restrict the dog's access to it regardless. Can't be that healthy for the dog. It won't harm the dog - a common cure for flatulence is to feed the dog a charcoal supplement. If you saw what our dogs eat . . . (yeuuuk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient_Dog Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Almost all charcoal purchased through retailers for use in home BBQs have additional chemicals added to help them burn more efficiently. Many have accelerants (like Kingsford Matchess" for example) which could be toxic. I'm not sure how much of the additional chemicals are left in spent charcoal but I personally wouldn't assume it is 100% safe. BTW, It is only "Activated Charcoal" that is used medicinally in the treatment of ingested poisons, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 My dogs will stand under the bbq pit and lick the drippings. THey don't care if hot stuff is drippin on their heads either. They of course long time ago stole the drip catcher. It's a big no at our place but if I leave it unattended the temptation is to much. IT's also been the place of heated arguments with each other trying to get the drip licks. Is this used charcol Jin is snarfing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4ever Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 sorry I thought this was health and genetics. Yeah, me too. That's where I'm reading it from. (Wow, that's poor sentence structure!) LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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