Can a dog eat fruit?

Question

Watermelon and if not what will happen? serious answers please

Answer 1

Dogs can eat pretty much anything they will eat. My dog doesn't particularly like fruit, but he absolutely adores banana chips, broccoli and carrots.

Dogs should NEVER eat chocolate, obviously, but also onions because they have the same chemical that dogs cannot tolerate. Also, grapes may be safe, but veterinary research is not clear on this yet, so grapes or raisins should not be given to dogs or cats until there's enough research to be sure.

Somebody above said tomatoes can kill dogs, but my vet put my older dog on a real-food diet (like humans eat, instead of giving him dog chow) and half the meals on it involve tomatoes and tomato paste. It's actually not killing him, but improving his health so he will likely live longer than he would have on dog chow.

Answer 2

I see a lot of opinions here.....This is straight from my dog training book. DO NOT give a dog grapes, onions, raisins or chocolate.
Some of the good things to feed are carrots, green beans, watermelon, really most fruits are O.K. except the ones I mentioned. My dogs love the baby size carrots for treats.

ANY IDIOT that would let any animal near alchohol should not own an animal. Any form of alcohol can kill.........................

Also, please watch small children. We are always (especially at holiday time) telling the kids not to let the dogs have any chocolate. My five year old grandson told me, "I gave Bailey(his dog) almost a whole candy bar and he didn't die."
The dog didn't die and didn't get sick. BUT, kids have a way of testing what we tell them.


SAL: I love your list. Do you really think (besides raisins/grapes) that anyone on this planet is ignorant enough to feed a dog any of the items on that list?

Answer 3

yes dogs will eat fruit. my husband had a dog once that they couldnt get out of the garden. it all depends on the dog. but if the dog isnt use to it it may upset its stomach a bit but its nothing seriouse. but i dont think i would let it eat the rine of watermelon. but yes dogs will eat anything they think tastes good.

Answer 4

yes dogs can eat fruit. The only things that aren't good for dogs is Chocolate, raisins, and onions. THis is a serious answer

Answer 5

Absolutely! My pup loves watermelon, cherries, apples, BANANAS especially. Grapes should not be given my vet told me. They also like vegetables. Mine likes carrots, celery, raw green beans. These are much better for your dog too!

Answer 6

DO NOT feed dogs grapes. My sisters dog almost died from them.

Answer 7

fruit is very good for dogs, like humans it helps their digestion. The only foods that dogs should never have are chocolate and onions

Answer 8

People Food That Is Good For Your Pet:

*Fruits: Almost all fruit is fine. (except grapes or raisins)
Especially apples with the skin on (adds antioxidants)

*Vegetables: Squash, turnip, pumpkin, potatoes, celery, zucchini, cucumbers, celery, tomatoes, asparagus, carrot, red and green peppers, green beans, peas, broccoli

*Rice
*Pasta, plain or with garlic and oil
*FRESH cooked meats and fish
*Turkey
*Lamb
*Chicken
*Duck
*Venison
*Fish such as salmon, cod, haddock etc
*RAW bones only - preferably very large
*Frozen raw chicken necks
*Raw or cooked chicken hearts and livers
*Yeast tablets or desiccated liver tablets made for humans are ok


People Food THAT IS NOT good for your pet:
*Rhubarb
*Dairy (cheese, milk, ice cream, etc)
*Nuts
*Beets
*Spinach-These first five can cause bladder/kidney stones.
*Onions
*Chocolate-These latter two can kill your pet

Toxic Foods
Chocolate
staggering, laboured breathing, vomiting, diarhea, abdominal pain, tremours, fever, heart rate increase, arrythmia, seizures, coma, death

Coffee / Cocoa
staggering, laboured breathing, vomiting, diarhea, abdominal pain, tremours, fever, heart rate increase, arrythmia, seizures, coma, death

Onions
Hemolytic Anemia, laboured breathing, liver damage, vomiting, diarhea, discoloured urine

Mushrooms
abdominal pain, drooling, liver damage, kidney damage, vomiting diarhea, convulsions, coma, death

Grapes / Raisinsvomiting, diarhea, abdominal pain, lethargy



Sal: There's nothing wrong with feeding broccoli. It's healthy & very good for dogs. My dogs passed their annual Wellness test with flying colours. And brocolli helped.

Answer 9

my rottweiler loved grapes and would eat them whenever i gave them to him. watermelon shouldn't be a problem as long as it isn't too much as it might cause lose stools.

Answer 10

Animals eat what they are used to. My sister is a vegetarian and her dogs eat veggies just like she does.