can puppies eat raw eggs, I'm just wondering?

Answer 1

Sure. As they get to be big dogs they can take the shell and all.

Answer 2

Think about how a puppy living in the wild would be fed. First, it would nurse off its mother until it got old enough to begin eating other things. Then the mother would come back and regurgitate bits of food. The puppy will lick the mother on the chin to get her to yak up a chunck of whatever she caught and ate. BTW, that behavior persists in our adult dogs. When they lick your chin, they're showing submission, by essentially saying I'm a harmless puppy, please feed me. She will also bring back mice, birds or whatever else to feed them.

Once they're old enough to start hunting on their own, they certainly would eat an egg if they found it. So, I wouldn't give a very young puppy an egg, but I have no problem with giving my adults an egg every once in a while. I let them have the whole thing, shell and all. There's some calcium in the shell that they can use. Make sure they're from a good source, and don't do it every day. If it's a small breed, break the shell and maybe even grind it up. For a big dog, just crack it and give them the entire egg.

Answer 3

Yes they can but as someone else has mentioned you feed the whole egg or you risk 'upsetting the balance' nutrient wise. Also, if its a very young pup you are talking about then I would break the yolk into the white and whisk, so you can feed just a small amount at a time but as they mature and are less sensitive to food change you can just break an egg open for them. I grind the shell up and feed that also, as its a good source of natural calcium and as mentioned, keeps a natural balance. Only feed them once or twice a week. Some dogs stools are a bit loose after feeding raw egg but if you feed the shell you shouldn't have this problem. I recommend the links shown above if you are interested in feeding a raw diet to a puppy.

Answer 4

Salmonella is unlikely to be a problem. Do NOT feed raw eggs alongside other food. Despite naive people thinking it give them a nice coat- it can give them a vitamin deficiency, as raw egg prevents certain minerals being absorbed. Over time this will make the dog deificient, and in a puppy this could be serious, since they need these things for growing.
You could give a raw egg every now and then on its own, or cook it first, since cooked eggs are fine.
I'm not lying- promise!! This would affect humans too- and years ago, when people ate more raw egg, people became ill.

Answer 5

Some of our pups take raw eggs but not daily and their coats are shinier and thicker than our pups/dogs that don't take. Not all dogs will take to raw eggs - matter of preference. There're two links below - one's a blog by a owner who feeds their pups raw food, and the other's a site "puppy pantry" on variety of menu essential to a puppy diet for pups not on kibble diet. Hope it helps.

O yes, our vet does not recommend a daily diet to include eggs - that includes raw and cooked. Too much affects the skin and causes hair loss.

Answer 6

I wouldnt give your puppy too many of them, but in general a dog's stomach can digest raw foods quite differently than a human would.
Dogs in the wild will eat eggs, even the whole bird that is sitting on top of the egg.. raw, feathers and all lol.. so this argument that a dog cant eat raw foods as always bugged me.... they can get parasites, and some forms of microbiologcial infections like salmonella.. but the egg/meat itself would have to be tainted, so good meat and good quality eggs wont result in salmonella poisoning.
We have a bernese mt. dog, I feed him bits of steaks or pork chops that I am trimming/preparing for cooking... he loves them more than his canned wet food!

Answer 7

They can - dogs have better stomach acid than we do and don't get many of the bugs that we can from eating raw food.

If you think you want to give him these on a regular basis - I'd do some research on the Raw Food Diet.

Good luck.

Answer 8

Yes, puppies can most definitely eat raw eggs - in fact, lots of dog owners feed raw foods exclusively, and their dogs thrive on this type of food. Dogs on a proper raw food diet have healthier teeth and gums, better behavior, smaller and less smelly poops, better, healthier, shinier coats, and so on. I'm including a bunch of websites that you can check out to learn more about it if you're interested.

And no, dogs do not get salmonella - their digestive system is very different from ours, and they can handle salmonella.

Answer 9

puppies eat raw eggs wondering

Answer 10

Only the yoke, not the raw white as apparently dogs cannot digest the whites of an egg. Also, as it is a puppy, I would not feed an egg yolk every day. To be on the safe side, give it half an egg yolk and see how it reacts.

As to worries about Salmonella, even though it is possible for dogs to get sick from salmonella, it would be extremely unlikely due to the fact that "dogs have a very acidic stomach (pH >1), an environment that is not friendly to any bacteria. Salmonella cannot survive at that pH level and at minimum needs a pH of 4 or higher to grow". However, whilst dogs seem resilient against it, they can be carriers and still infect humans. Good hygiene is the key.

Addendum
Just because its, yes, I'm going to say the "RAW" word, RAW, RAW, RAW, it does not necessarily mean its BAD.

Answer 11

Eggs are very good for dogs. In fact, they are the most concentrated, valuable form of protein that a dog can get , as long as they are cooked. Apparently, raw egg whites bind to the biotin that a dog ingests and prevents it from being absorbed. Cooked eggs do not do this.

If you do feed eggs, it should not be more than 1 per pound of food.