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Foods dogs can & can't eat

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🍎 Fruits

Fruits dogs and cats can or can't eat — including berries, melons, citrus, and tropical fruits.

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Apples

Yes — without seeds or core

✓🍎

Applesauce

Unsweetened plain — fine in small amounts.

✓🍑

Apricot

Flesh okay; pit dangerous

!🍑

Apricots

Flesh okay, pit dangerous

!🥑

Avocado

Flesh in small amounts; pit and skin NO

!🍌

Bananas

Yes — peeled, in moderation

✓🫐

Blackberries

Yes — moderate amounts

✓🫐

Blueberries

Yes — superfood for dogs

NO — pits, stems and leaves contain cyanide

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Coconut

Yes — flesh and oil okay

Flesh okay, pit hazard, very high sugar

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Figs

Fresh fig flesh okay; fig plant toxic

Avoid — bitter and irritating

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Grapes

NO — toxic, can cause kidney failure

Yes — peeled, no skin

Avoid — same as lemon

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Mango

Yes — flesh only, no pit

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Olives

Plain ones okay; pitted; not brined

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Orange

Tiny amount peeled okay

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Oranges

Sometimes — flesh only, small amount

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Papaya

Yes — flesh only, no seeds

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Peach

Flesh okay; pit dangerous

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Peaches

Flesh only — pit is dangerous

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Pear

Flesh only — small pieces.

✓🍐

Pears

Yes — without core or seeds

✓🍍

Pineapple

Yes — flesh only, in moderation

✓🍑

Plum

Flesh okay; pit dangerous

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Plums

Flesh okay, pit/stem dangerous

NO — same as grapes, more concentrated

Yes — flesh only, no rind/seeds

✓

🥕 Vegetables

Vegetable safety for pets — leafy greens, root vegetables, alliums, and more.

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Asparagus

Cooked okay; raw tough

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Asparagus (cooked)

Cooked, plain — fine in moderation.

✓🥕

Beets

Yes — plain cooked, small amount

✓🫑

Bell Peppers

Yes — sweet ones (red, yellow, green)

✓🫑

Bell Peppers

Red is best — highest in vitamins.

Small amounts — under 10% of daily calories.

✓🥬

Brussels Sprouts

Yes — plain cooked, in moderation

Yes — excellent for dogs

Plain cooked, small amounts.

✓🥬

Celery

Yes — great low-cal crunch

✓🥔

Cooked Potato

Plain, cooked, no skin — small amounts.

NO — obstruction risk

✕🥒

Cucumber

Yes — great hydrating treat

Small amounts okay; some allergic

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Garlic

NO — 5× more toxic than onion

✕🥬

Green Beans

Yes — excellent treat

Store-bought safe; wild = NEVER

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Onions

NO — destroys red blood cells

Cooked, plain only — never raw or green

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Pumpkin

Yes — plain canned or cooked

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Pumpkin (plain)

Vet superhero — fixes both diarrhea and constipation.

Scallion / Green Onion

Yes — excellent cooked

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Tomatoes

Ripe red fruit only — no leaves/stems

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Tomatoes (green/unripe)

NO — solanine

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Tomatoes (ripe)

Ripe red flesh only — small amounts.

🥩 Meat & Fish

Meats, poultry, fish, and seafood — what's safe raw, cooked, and what to avoid.

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Bacon

Too fatty + salty — pancreatitis risk

Yes — lean, cooked, plain

Occasionally — water-packed only

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Chicken

Yes — cooked, plain, boneless

✓🥩

Cooked Beef

Plain cooked — common bland diet protein.

✓🍗

Cooked Chicken

Plain boiled/baked — vet bland diet staple.

✓🦴

Cooked Chicken Bones

NEVER — splinter risk

✕🥚

Cooked Eggs

Plain cooked — protein and biotin.

✓🐟

Cooked Salmon

Excellent omega-3 source.

Plain cooked, occasionally

Ground eggshell is calcium supplement.

✓🐟

Fish (general)

Cooked yes; raw debated

Skip — sodium, nitrates, fillers

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Hot Dogs

Skip — processed and salty

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Lamb

Yes — plain cooked, lean cuts

Plain meat occasionally

Plain cooked yes; processed/raw NO

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Raw Chicken

Controversial — salmonella/campylobacter risk

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Raw Eggs

Skip — salmonella + biotin

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Raw Fish

NO — parasites and bacteria

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Raw Ground Beef

Bacterial risk higher than whole cuts

!🥩

Raw Meat

Controversial — bacterial risk

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Raw Salmon

NO — salmon poisoning disease

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Salmon

Cooked YES; raw NO (especially Pacific)

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Sardines

Yes — packed in water

✓🌭

Sausage

Skip — usually has garlic/onion + fat

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Shrimp

Yes — plain cooked, peeled

✓🦐

Shrimp with cocktail sauce

Plain shrimp yes, sauce no

Yes — plain cooked, no skin/bones/seasoning

✓

🥚 Dairy & Eggs

Dairy products and eggs — most cats and dogs are lactose intolerant.

Small amounts of low-fat

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Cottage Cheese

Small amounts — low lactose, high protein.

Tiny amount okay — high fat

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Milk

Most dogs are lactose intolerant

!🥚

Raw Eggs

Salmonella + biotin issue

Plain unsweetened — yes

✓

🍞 Grains & Bread

Bread, rice, oats, and other grain products.

Plain white/wheat in moderation

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Brown Rice

Cooked plain — fiber benefit.

✓🍝

Cooked Pasta

Plain cooked pasta is fine in small amounts.

✓🍘

Crackers

Plain low-salt okay rarely

NO — extremely dangerous

Plain cooked — vet recommendation for upset stomachs.

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Yeast Dough

NO — see raw dough

🥜 Nuts & Seeds

Nuts and seeds — many are toxic, some are safe in moderation.

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Almonds

Not toxic but problematic

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Almonds

Skip — fat + obstruction

!🥜

Cashews

Plain unsalted okay in moderation

Yes — but check for xylitol!

!🥜

Peanut Butter (xylitol-free)

Xylitol-free brands only — popular treat.

✓🥜

Peanuts

Plain unsalted okay in moderation

!🥜

Peanuts (plain unsalted)

Plain unsalted, in moderation.

✓🥜

Pecans

NO — toxin and mold risk

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Pistachios

Plain shelled in tiny amounts

!🥜

Pistachios

Skip — fat + aflatoxin

Shelled, unsalted okay

!🥜

Walnuts

Not great; black walnuts toxic

🌿 Herbs & Spices

Cooking herbs and spices — many common ones are unsafe.

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Basil

Fresh basil leaves — fine.

Tiny amounts can help nausea — many homemade dog cookies use it.

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Mint

Fresh leaves — fine; common breath freshener.

✓🌰

Nutmeg

NO — myristicin toxic

✕🌿

Parsley

Curly only — never spring parsley

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Rosemary

Small amounts in food — fine.

Small amounts safe — anti-inflammatory.

✓

🍫 Sweets & Baked Goods

Chocolate, candy, sugar substitutes — most are dangerous.

NO — most contain xylitol

✕🍫

Chocolate

NO — methylxanthines toxic

✕🍰

Chocolate Cake

NO — chocolate + sugar + fat

✕🍪

Cookies (with chocolate or raisins)

Tiny amount of vanilla okay; many varieties dangerous

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Ketchup

Skip — onion/garlic powder

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Maple Syrup

Tiny taste okay; pure only

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Marshmallows

Plain sugar ones harmless rarely; sugar-free DEADLY

Skip — mustard seeds toxic

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Pumpkin Pie

Plain pumpkin yes, pie no

Avoid — empty calories

NO — extremely toxic, often fatal

☕ Beverages

Drinks pets should never have, and the rare ones that are okay.

Plain unsweetened okay

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Beer

NO — alcohol toxicity

✕🥣

Chicken Broth (low sodium)

Low-sodium, no onion/garlic — fine.

NO — extreme caffeine

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Ice / Ice Cubes

Fine — common cooling treat. Watch dental damage in aggressive chewers.

✓🧊

Ice Cubes

Yes — fine for most dogs

✓🥤

Soda

Skip — sugar, caffeine, sometimes xylitol

NO — alcohol AND grapes

🍕 Common Human Foods

Pizza, peanut butter, popcorn, and other prepared foods.

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Baby Food

Some flavors okay; CHECK INGREDIENTS

NO — tremorgenic mycotoxins

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Pizza

Bad combination of ingredients

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Playdough / Salt Dough

NO — salt poisoning

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Popcorn

Plain air-popped okay

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Sushi

Skip — raw fish risk