"MauiJNP" wrote in message
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"Shelly" wrote in message
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MauiJNP wrote:

sounds good, I will add "ask about carrots" on my list, thanks!

Keep in mind that carrots are high in sugar. I don't know about dogs,
but in humans, sugar exacerbates inflammation and itching (steer clear of
it if you have allergies or something like poison ivy). Sugar is also
implicated in the development of yeast infections, so if Maui's ear
problems are yeast related, carrots might not be a good idea.


oh, ok

While they *are* high in sugar, its my understanding that as long as they
are uncooked, the majority of the carrot (sugar included) passes,
undigested, right through them.

My ex-hub's dog was undergoing treatment for Mast Cell cancer last year. He
was getting treatment for him from both traditional vets as well as holistic
ones, and was trying to keep sugar levels down (he switched Buster over to
an organic, homemade modified "cancer fighting" diet). He checked with the
holistic vet about carrots, and was told that cooking breaks down the sugars
(or something like that....my memory is nothing if not poor), and makes all
of the carrot more readily available. But raw, most of the carrot passes
through undigested. Don't know if the science behind it is true, but I do
know that whenever I feed a dog an uncooked carrot, most of it shows up the
next day from the other end :-)

Tara