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Bananas
Posted by Benita (Boston MA) on 12/26/2024
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My elderly dog (one of my five furbabies) tends to be very low energy due to his heart valve regurgitation (MVVD). One of the things that really seems to give him energy is supplementing his diet with a bit of banana daily. He is a small dog so I slice up an inch or two of banana for him to eat. (For a large dog you might give more). That's all it takes. The next day he's "full of beans"!

In addition to this, I give all of my dogs healthy real foods along with their dry food diet. So chopped apples and carrots, broccoli, yogurt, coconut, a small amount of cheese, etc. But bananas consistently give him the most energy!