Everyone loves a little bit of Red White and Blue…even our Furry Friends!!! These Patriotic Frozen Dog Treats will have your Doggies doing back flips for these Yummy Super Food Frozen Dog Treats! Delicious Yogurt and scrumptious Blueberries and Strawberry Puree makes for paw licking good. Not only are these delish…they are so good for your Pup…Super Fruit and Yogurt…perfection! Be prepared…when you whip up a batch of these…you just might have a furry crew knocking at your front door just waiting for their share : ) These are Quick…Easy and Fun to make! Your dog can enjoy these all year round…no matter if it is hot or not…but in the Summer they are a MUST along with our Frozen Strawberry Treats. BONE APPETIT!
You know what is cool about these treats? The recipe does not have to be exact at all! You can make them with what you have and it works!
I start out with Plain or Vanilla Greek Yogurt…NEVER EVER with artificial sweetener…NEVER! If you would like you can sweeten the yogurt with a tablespoon or so of honey. Then you add some blueberries to the bottom of your ice cube tray…I highly recommend Silicon and then just spoon the yogurt mixture on top. For the strawberry ones…place a teaspoon or so of the strawberry puree at the bottom of each cube and then spoon the yogurt on top. You can even spoon the strawberry puree…then about 4 blueberries and the yogurt for all the colors! You can use any DOG SAFE Fruit for these to mix things up and for a REAL treat…you can sprinkle some cake crumbs … sprinkles …favorite dog biscuit crumbs or cookie crumbs on top! SO many possibilities!
Basic Recipe
1 Cup of Plain or Vanilla Greek Yogurt (NEVER WITH ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS…NEVER)
If you would like…you can add a touch of Honey…approximately 1-2 Tablespoons …this is TOTALLY optional
4-5 Blueberries for each cube
1 heaping teaspoon of Strawberry Puree (just whip some up in the blended) or of course you can cut the Strawberry up in small pieces and treat it like you do the Blueberries.
Then simply spoon the Yogurt over the fruit or crumbs…freeze for about 3 hours and they are ready to eat.
When I make these…I usually whip up about 6 cups of Yogurt so I have them on hand at all times. I also make them weekly along with our Frozen Strawberry Treats for the Local Shelter and WOW they go crazy! Sure hope your doggie loves them. We will be back with some more Frozen Treats and regular Treats REALLY SOON!
If you make any substitutions…just be sure to check out if the ingredients you are using are Dog Safe! Or check with the ASPCA!
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Are artificial sweeteners bad for dogs or something? I’m pretty sure I’d never give them to my dog anyway but… I never realized it was something to be seriously avoided, if it is?
Hi there Sybella…how are you. YES Xyiltol is a poison to dogs…cats…etc… Just wanted to make that clear in my post because I never want to see an animal harmed in ANY WAY. Take care and here’s wishing you a wonderful day… hugs…
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Dr. Justine A. Lee, DVM, DACVECC
Dog Toxins & Poisons
With America on a weight-loss craze, everything nowadays is sugar-free. While this is likely good for you, it’s potentially very dangerous for your dog.
The problem is that many sugar-free products contain xylitol. So what exactly is this scary sounding chemical (pronounced zi-li-tol)? Xylitol is a sugar-free substance used as a sugar substitute. It’s commonly called a “sugar alcohol,” and is naturally found in certain fruit (in small amounts). Xylitol has gained recent popularity because it is sugar-free, reducing caloric intake for humans. It also is thought to protect cavities in people.
Xylitol is commonly found in many household products including the following:
Diabetic snacks (e.g., gums)
Diabetic foods
Baked goods
Gums
Mints
Candies
Mouthwashes
Toothpastes (in large amounts!)
Chewable sugar-free multivitamins
Chewable sugar-free prenatal medications
Nasal sprays
Medications (including oral pills over-the-counter like melatonin or prescription medications like gabapentin)
As you can see from this list, xylitol is in just about everything now.
While it’s completely safe for humans, it results in a severe insulin release when ingested by non-primate species (e.g., dogs!). Acute poisoning will occur in dogs, resulting in two main syndromes: hypoglycemia (i.e., a life-threateningly low blood sugar) and acute hepatic necrosis (i.e., severe liver failure).
Symptoms of xylitol poisoning in dogs include the following:
Weakness or lethargy
Depression
Walking drunk
Acute collapse
Vomiting
Trembling or tremoring
Seizures
A racing heart rate
Jaundiced gums
Black-tarry stool
Diarrhea
Bruising
Abnormal mentation
Clotting problems
Death
If you think your dog was accidentally poisoned by a sugar-free product, first, stay calm! Next, read the ingredients to see if the product contained xylitol. The general rule is that if xylitol is listed in the first 3-5 ingredients (typically in order of the amount that they appear in the food or product), it is going to be poisonous!*
*If your dog does get into something sugar-free, always check the ingredient list. Note that other sound-a-likes like sorbitol, maltitol, and erythritol are not poisonous to dogs. Likewise, other sugar-free products such as stevia, saccharin, sucralose, aspartame, etc. are also not poisonous to dogs. If your dog gets into one of these other sound-a-likes, it’s not poisonous. No need to worry, as long as you’re positive there’s no xylitol!
With xylitol poisoning, it is imperative to calculate whether a toxic dose has been ingested. In dogs, doses > 0.1 g/kg are considered toxic and result in profound, sudden problems. Higher doses (> 0.5 g/kg) of xylitol have been associated with acute hepatic necrosis. Many pieces of candy and gum (e.g., Orbit™, Trident™, Ice Breakers™) contain various amounts of xylitol ranging, on average, from 2 mg/piece to 1.0 grams/piece. Unfortunately, not all sources are disclosed by the company (e.g., how many grams of xylitol may be in each piece of gum) so sometimes it’s hard to calculate a toxic dose.
If your dog did ingest a poisonous dose of xylitol, treatment includes the following:
Checking a stat blood sugar level with your veterinarian. If it’s normal and ingestion was recent (within a few hours), your veterinarian may induce vomiting.
If your dog is hypoglycemic, a stat bolus of intravenous (IV) dextrose (i.e., sugar) is a must, followed by hospitalization. Treatment will include IV fluids with sugar supplementation (e.g., dextrose) for a minimum of 12-18 hours. If your dog is able to maintain his blood sugar as the dextrose supplementation is weaned down over time, then your dog can go home!
If your veterinarian induced vomiting in your dog, make sure they skip the charcoal – no need for your veterinarian to give activated charcoal (i.e., a black liquid product that binds up some poisons). Charcoal does not reliably bind to xylitol, so it’s not necessary with xylitol poisoning.
If a toxic dose was ingested and not vomited back up, your veterinarian will recommend hospitalizing your dog for IV fluids, dextrose supplementation, and symptomatic supportive care.
Careful monitoring of blood work (including the liver enzymes, electrolytes and blood sugar) is imperative.
If your dog ingested a dose approaching the liver-toxic amount of xylitol, the use of liver protectants (e.g., SAMe, milk thistle, n-acetylcysteine) is warranted. Most dogs are sent home on liver protectants for several weeks, while rechecking liver enzymes frequently at your veterinarian, to be on the safe side.
When in doubt, if you think your dog got into xylitol, contact your veterinarian or an Animal Poison Control Center right away for life-saving care. They can help calculate and determine whether or not the amount of xylitol ingested was poisonous or not. Always try to keep these products or foods out of reach of your pets.
Remember, with any pet poisoning, the sooner you recognize the problem and seek veterinary attention, the less expensive and less dangerous it is to your pet!