Advice sought re raw egg yolks for dogs - Page 2

Thanks, Oso & Sue.

Will research it a little further and then decide how to proceed.

 Hi - 

After researching the question a bit, I sent an email to a raw-fed dog website, and the owner of the site was kind enough to send her opinion in a  prompt reply.  

This was her reply:

"it is absolutely ok to feed just the yolk. As long as egg yolk is not
100% of the diet, and that it's just a part of the overall scheme, of
course"

Since I feed raw, I choose to value her opinion.  The original poster posted a simple question - and this seem's to be a nice simple answer :-).  

One can choose to agree or disagree.  Keep in mind that this opinion is based upon a raw - fed dog diet.  I believe the original poster feeds kibble - but I am assuming the answer would be the same.

Thanks, GreenearthK9 for taking the trouble to ascertain the information you posted. Between this information and other private  feedback I have received, I am going to feed them the yolks.

since i also have chickens (and a bunch of other animals) i feed raw egg to my dogs.  eggs are awesome, but the key here is to remember how rich they are.  too much of a good thing will give them diarrhea.  personally, i don't ever give a dog more than 1-2 eggs per day and maybe only 6-7 total in a week's time.  some folks may feed more, but i don't like to see the squirts, so i'm careful.
pjp

ziegenfarm, I should have been more attentive to your advice.

Both my dogs developed diarrhea - one more severe than the other. I have to believe that it was the single egg yolk each that I was feeding both of them because I did not make any other change. The effect was not immediately apparent - so I am inclined to believe that it was the cumulative effect.

So, my little experimentation with egg yolk must come to an end - unfortunate, because they both quite relished it!