GRR! Broccoli for dogs, yes or no?!

I'm sick of reading contradicting advice on whether broccoli is good for your dogs or not. I've just read that the stalks are fantastic for dogs with cancer????

Do you feed your dogs broccoli?

As some of you may know, Zeke got diagnosed with cancer this week, I am trying so hard to feed him a fantastic natural diet, high in protein and fat, lower in carbohydrates. Filtered water, not an ounce of anything bad passing his lips! Poor lad is losing weight already despite eating more than ever this week, his appetite is starting to fluctuate however and he was sick earlier. He's fussy with veg, but loves broccoli however I had stopped giving them it (along with sweetcorn) after reading somewhere it was dangerous!?

Help

I dont really feed my dogs any veg so I cant help there

I have heard of studies on HUMANS staying broccoli sprouts (not the stalks the shoots when they have just germinated) can be good for cancer

I know you are worried, sorry I cant be of more help

There is a Yahoo group called Dog Read that you can join. They choose a book each month and the author answers people's questions. The book discussed last month was Unlocking the Canine Ancestral Diet by Steve Brown. There is lots of information on healthy diets and yes he does recommend broccoli as having 'the most proven anti-cancer fighting properties'.

Have a look. I'm sure you'll find it very useful

Brilliant, thank you, will do

Dog nutrition is quite different from human. Although dogs are omnivores, they don't digest vegetables near as well as we do. A dog will get little value out of raw broccoli and highly cooked, it will lose many of its nutrients.

Be careful of books. Remember authors make money from them. Fill a book with sensationalized things that sound good to some people, and the money flows in.

Hi Lucie brocolli is fine. I grow my own and chop then liquidise it for Chloe before adding it to her raw meat .
Darlings have broccoli in their raw diets..

Broccoli is fine for dogs as an occasional additive.

However, it is worth noting that all the cruciferous vegetables have the potential to suppress the thyroid function in dogs.

For this reason they should be fed occasionally, but probably not on a daily basis.

mine love it, along with any other veg.

dogs can actually be veggie unlike cats =)
ATD x