Processed meat/sandwich meat

[ChattyCathy]

I must've lived under a rock, what's a hamhock? heh


And my FAVORITE meal (since I was a kid) is cutting up some hot dogs into some pork and beans. Good ol beanie weenies :) Soul food that is.

It's usually used for seasoning... it's great and I believe it's located on the leg near the ankle somewhere of a pig. I use to think it was the "butt" of the pig and eveyone, when I was younger, use to tease me about it, ha, ha.

[TippysMom]

Here's my 2 cents worth. I believe that processed meat isn't good for anyone if you over do it. Everything in moderation! However, that being said if you feed your dog processed meat once in a great while (as I do) it becomes a treat and I don't believe it will have any long term effect on them. The key is moderation. Now if my husband would only listen when it comes to bologne, ha, ha, he will eat that anywhere, any place and any which way -- he LOVES bologne. He even fries it (and I gotta say, it smells wonderful fried and I'm tempted but I don't eat it cuz I don't like bologne). Oh, well, so much for moderation... ha, ha.

EW! Do you know what's in bologna!?! Lips & butts! Ha! That said - my hubby loves to fry it too...and he jokes about Spam, but neither of us like the smell or taste of that! Lunchmeat of any kind is bad for humans and bad for dogs. But it is convenient....so we eat it sometimes. His favorite? Salami! Talk about salt!

[Kristina97]

Yes, it is unhealthy. It is unhealthy for people to eat it as well! Processed meats are not healthy for any living creatue; carnivore, omnivore, or herbavore. If you are feeding a healthy and well-balanced dog food, you should not need to supplement your dog's diet. What are you feeding your dog? I can recomend several good brands/formulas that will not need to be supplemented. It's okay to give an occasional treat, but mixing other foods in with your dog's kibble is going to teach him to pick around the pieces of kibble, only eating the fatty and unhealthy portion, not the nutrients in the kibble. It really depends on your budget though. If you can afford the best, then buy the best! Artemis, Go Natural, Wellness, Taste of the Wild, Orijen, Instinct, Horizon Legacy, and Innova EVO are the best brands out there. Great, but not the best, foods include; Acana, Before Grain, by Nature, Canidae, Chicken Soup, Evanger's, Fromm Four Star, Innova, Merrick, Nature's Logic, Nature's Variety, O&M, Pinnacle, Show Bound, Solid Gold, and Timberwolf Organics. Good, but not great, foods include Annmaet, APD Select Choice, Arden Grange, Avoderm, Blue Buffalo, C&Ps, Cloud Star, First Mate, Happy Paws, Lotus, Nature's Select, Performatrin, Premium Edge, Halo, and Zinpro.

[rannmiller]

Well the OP in question wanted something healthy she could add to her dog's food to entice him to eat it. And I don't believe any dog should be fed strictly kibble, they should at least be allowed to have some real, fresh food added in to supplement their highly processed kibble.

[Doc]

Ah shaw, wot y'all talkin bout? You puta sum potted meet on a soda craker and wash it down with some grape sode and dair ani't no better luch to be found no wair. Grandpaw sayz dat potted meet will put hair on your chees but I don't beleev him cuz I ani't seen no hair on mine. And beesides, old tater ben atein it fer years and he still gittin round on all fors. You put a slab of it beteen some buttered braid and thow it in a hot fryin pan and flip dat thang a time or two ..... mmm mmmm make me wanna slap my momma it so good. And maybe put a little musterd on it. Make me hongre jest tinkin bout it.

[Postal]

lmao.... oh dang