Are there any health/safety risks associated with a dog that eats acorns?

Question

Our 4-month old puppy eats acorns, and short of taping his snout shut, there's nothing we can do to stop him because we have 3 acres of oak trees. He has food available, and eats it when he's hungry, but he gnaws on acorns all the time and I'm pretty sure he's trying to eat them, shells and all. Have any of you had experience with this?

Answer 1

Almost every dog we have had has eaten them and it never caused any ill affects for them. As with anything they eat choking could pose some danger, but like I said that is with almost everything they eat.

Answer 2

My pigs used to eat acorns,
all the time and they were the healthiest piggys around !!!

i have never heard of a puppy eating them, though

At 4 months your puppy, will still be teething.
gnawing a lot is what they do at this age

I used to give my pups raw peeled carrots to gnaw
which they still love ,even though they are well out
of the puppy stage now.

Just to be on the safe side ---
I would give your vet a call ,
just in case, acornes are toxic to dogs ( personaly i think not )

>^,,^<
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Answer 3

If my dog ate acorns I would be concerned that it could cause a bowel obstruction. He may be looking for something to chew on, give him a raw bone a couple of times a week. Best wishes.

Answer 4

Acorns contain Tanic acid which in large doses in not good for anyone. Tea also contains Tanic acid and too much caffeine makes you hyper. Rake the acorns up regularly.

Answer 5

whatever you do, DO NOT give him a raw hide bone to chew on! Those are just by-products of animals, and are only sold to make money. They are really bad for dogs' intestinal digestion. Try rubber chew toys instead

Answer 6

Choking, internal blockages i would imagine