Pilchards in tomato sauce?

[Tarimoor]

Solanine is what can exacerbate arthritis, this is (generally speaking) much higher in the green part of any relative of the nightshade plant, so unripe tomatoes, and potatoes where the skin has turned green, and also includes the leaves. The lowest solanine content is in naturally vine ripened tomatoes, those ripened more quickly in a hot house will have a higher content. However, once a week or so isn't that harmful, and considering tomatoes also contain something called lycopene, which is an effective anti-carcinogen, which is more easily absorbed with cooked tomatoes, and is what makes cooked tomatoes so red (think washing up after spaghetti bolognaise).

It's a bit like everything else, in moderation it shouldn't be harmful, and could have health benefits for your dog.

[Allyson]

Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and aubergines all belong to the nightshade family of plants. Dogs who have arthritis may be sensitive to these foods which may exacerbate their condition. It is doubtful if raw potato can be digested successfully in any case

[wearsider]

thought i join in being new here mine crazy about sardines in olive oil

[Springfield Pointers]

We get "middlecut" here which has no additives but oil. I'm sure the flavored pilchards are fine, but I go for the sardines for mine. Other than that, just give them some suet with their food during the hard months. Also add some fish oil to their food.

[Peake]

Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and aubergines all belong to the nightshade family of plants. Dogs who have arthritis may be sensitive to these foods which may exacerbate their condition. It is doubtful if raw potato can be digested successfully in any case

Try telling my three that then, potato peelings, coffee grounds hardly have time to hit the bottom of the compost bucket, before there's a head in the bucket sampling what's there, and last year the little "darlings" ravaged all my pumpkins, peppers, pimentos, and shallots, courgettes, and grape vine

[Peake]

My three are also very partial to tinned Spanish Mackerel with either a white wine sauce, (well they are French, English Springer Spaniels) or a light mustard sauce, supermarkets cheapest tinned fish, and they dont say no to a teaspoon of either olive oil or a lighter oil like grape seed or peanut oil over their dried food