replacement for pumpkin?

RubyLove · 06-29-2009, 06:05 PM

There is none in any of my local stores, canned or fresh, only pie mix. When they finally get some I am buying all of it lol.

Are any of the other squashes suitable as a temporary replacement? Like Butternut or Acorn squash?

Binkalette · 06-29-2009, 06:07 PM

I think sweet potatoes might have the same effect, but I'm not sure so don't quote me on that..

Kathyy · 06-29-2009, 06:40 PM

I would try butternut or acorn or other winter squash over sweet potato.

RubyLove · 06-29-2009, 06:45 PM

Hmmm well I picked up an acorn squash while I was there, so I will see if she likes that tonight

FourIsCompany · 06-29-2009, 07:35 PM

If she doesn't like butternut squash, she's not a proper dog! LOL

I would bake it at 350 for an hour (roughly) and scoop out the contents. We grow these. My dogs LOVE them!

michelleboston · 06-30-2009, 11:52 AM

I've used baked acorn squash and Bailey seems to like it much more than pumpkin. It's been great on his belly as well.

MoonStr80 · 06-30-2009, 12:09 PM

Try slippery elms
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RubyLove · 07-01-2009, 03:06 PM

I baked the acorn squash I had for an hour, peeled off the skin and gave her a chunk to see what she thought. She is pretty agreeable

And the instant difference in the color and texture of her poop reminds me of why I started feeding pumpkin to start with!

My other question is about the butternut. Do you give them the whole thing once it is cooked? Because with the acorn I was a little worried about her pulling the skin off without chewing it and choking on it.

For now I have mushed up the acorn squash and it is in a jar ready to be mixed in with her meals or frozen in her kong, like I did with the pumpkin.

And it smells sooooo much better than pumpkin lol

FourIsCompany · 07-01-2009, 03:19 PM

I don't give them the skin, just because it's such a different texture than the meat, that it could get stuck to the roof of the mouth and/or they could choke on a strip of it. I don't think it would hurt them, but it's really easy to scoop it out, once it's baked.

RubyLove · 07-01-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FourIsCompany

it could get stuck to the roof of the mouth and/or they could choke on a strip of it

Thats what I was thinking.

Thanks for the help