Fruits and Vegetables Dogs Should Not Eat
📝 Summary
Dog-safe fruits (moderation): apple no seeds, banana, blueberry, seedless watermelon. Avoid: grapes (kidney failure), macadamia, mango, cherry pit, avocado, lemon, star fruit. Good veggies: carrot, broccoli, pumpkin, sweet potato—cooked, plain, small.
1 Fruits: Good, Neutral, Dangerous
Beneficial in moderation: apple (never the seeds), banana (skip if prone to diarrhea), blueberry (antioxidant), watermelon (seedless). Edible but unnecessary: cantaloupe and kiwi (peeled) are sugary; peach/plum/pear and lychee are fine fleshed but the pits are toxic—limit sugar.
Dangerous: grapes cause acute kidney failure and can be fatal; macadamia hits digestion, nerves, and muscle and is life-threatening; mango, cherry (pit), avocado (persin), pineapple, guava, lemon, star fruit (kidney burden), and sugarcane (chokes) are best avoided.
2 Vegetables
Dogs digest little plant matter, but fiber aids bowel movement. Beneficial veggies: carrot (vitamin A, vision), broccoli (fiber/vitamins), bitter melon (cooling), pumpkin and sweet potato (fiber, gut). Serve cooked or plain and in small amounts.
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