Can dogs eat cucumbers

Dogs can eat cucumbers, which contain a lot of vitamins and water, and dogs are omnivores, so you can give them some fruits and vegetables as appropriate. The cucumber is a good choice of vegetables they can eat, but the dog's digestive function determines that they can not eat the skin of the cucumber because the dog can not digest the skin of the cucumber, so if you want to give your dog a vegetable like a cucumber, you need to peel off the skin, and then give your dog to eat. Dogs who eat cucumbers also have a benefit, cucumbers have more than enough water content, if dogs usually do not want to drink water, you can get some water through cucumbers, but also must pay attention to the right amount, can not give too much at once. Because some dogs may also eat cucumber may lead to some foreign bodies, or cause some diarrhea or vomiting, this is to be decided according to the individual differences of the dog.
Dogs can eat cucumber, cucumber is rich in vitamins and water and can supplement the nutrition required by dogs, but excessive eating of cucumber, will cause diarrhea and other symptoms of indigestion, so the owner feeds the dog cucumber, to control the feeding amount.
Dogs are omnivorous animals, you can feed some vegetables and fruits, for two or three months to puppies, but it is not recommended to feed cucumbers and other watery vegetables and fruits, the puppy's intestinal tract functions are weak, easy to cause vomiting and diarrhea, and other situations. Cucumbers are more watery and can be given to dogs that are reluctant to drink to replenish water and increase palatability. Some foods are contraindicated for dogs such as onions, chocolate, etc., which can cause dog poisoning, chicken bones, chili peppers, and other irritating foods should not be allowed to eat, to avoid scratching or blocking the digestive tract.
Usually, dogs should be mainly dog food, dog food is a full-price feed, nutritionally balanced, no need to feed other things extra, and it is not recommended to feed people meals, dogs have a lower intake of salt than people, otherwise, it may affect the health of the dog.

There's so much more to give your dog cucumbers

In fact, cucumbers are high in water and low in calories, contain vitamin K as well as copper, potassium, manganese, and many other trace elements, have malonic acid that effectively inhibits the conversion of sugars to fat, and is diuretic, making them one of the safe vegetables for dogs to eat, especially for obese dogs.

So the answer is "freshly sliced cucumbers can be given to dogs during the day for a few bites". But there are several keywords here, let's analyze them one by one.

Keyword one: fresh
I have a large number of dishes in Greater China, Lu cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, and a variety of unknown local dishes, cucumber ingredients are very popular, but basically, the practice is relatively uniform, that is, high salt, high sugar, high vinegar, high chili, the simplest pat cucumber must also have garlic MSG salt and vinegar, and these seasonings these additives are not friendly to dogs, so if you plan to feed cucumbers to dogs, must be selected fresh Oh.

Keyword two: slicing
Because the way dogs eat belongs to tear + swallow, almost rarely chew, so the usual diagonal cut not too small cucumber pieces, there is a risk of dogs accidentally swallowing into the trachea leading to choking, such as.

Repeated swallowing
Repeated coughing
Difficulty breathing
Attempts to vomit
Direct vomiting
Purple mucous membranes, etc.
Some owners directly take a whole cucumber for their dogs to chew, for this behavior, there is also a certain risk. This is because if the dog really gnaws on it and eats it, it does not matter, but it is afraid of gnawing and gnawing until finally a small section is left and swallowed directly, which may cause intestinal obstruction, such as

vomiting
Depression
drowsiness
loss of appetite
abdominal pain
Inability to defecate, etc.
This is the same as swallowing a foreign body, so let's just cut thin slices honestly.

Keyword three: daytime, eat a few bites
If the owner finds that the dog always frequent urination after eating cucumber or even urinates anywhere, then this amount is too much for the dog because cucumber is a natural diuretic, the dog ate cucumber, cucumber skin contains is mistletoe glycosides have a strong diuretic effect, will produce a lot of urine, so feeding too much cucumber will make the dog urinate more, and sometimes even lead to incontinence. This is also the basis for the reference of the full recommendation in the "daytime, eat a few bites", if the dog is fed a lot of cucumber at night, and happens to be created, then the dog will probably be this night...

If you have the time and energy, you can also use cucumbers as ingredients to make a homemade fresh dog food: chicken and cucumber rice

Ingredients: chicken 100g, cucumber half, a little sesame oil, and the right amount of dog food.

Steps: dice the chicken and cook it in water, dice the cucumber and stir with a little sesame oil and set aside; take a little dog food and spread it on the bottom of the bowl, spread the cucumber on the dog food, then spread the chicken on the cucumber, and finally drizzle a few spoons of soup from the chicken just cooked.

Save time and effort, with reasonable, nutritious chicken and cucumber rice is ready.

The dog-eating cucumber problem is basically solved here, but the fan asked the next day a question to the whole head: "I also have a cat, can cats eat cucumbers?" I'm really afraid that his family also has a small squirrel hamster small turtle, I'm also afraid that he asked me if lions and tigers can eat cucumbers, I'm more afraid that he asked if the dog can eat bananas apples small green vegetables ... ...

In fact, the whole a long time ago there was a dog food ban table, the article detailed analysis of what food is harmful to dogs, such as the most common chocolate onions and more than 20 kinds, for reasons of space will not be repeated, interested friends can background private letter to the whole, the article sent to you.

The food on the table is not recommended for dogs to eat, the food outside the table, you can see the situation to the dog "a few bites", follow the principle of feeding a small amount, try to feed. If the dog does not have any allergies, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in urine, etc. the next day or within a week, then the food is not harmful to the dog and can be used as a regular snack, such as the cucumber discussed today.

How to do when a dog eats and vomits

1. Eating too fast.

If the owner has time and energy, he can train the dog to develop the habit of eating quietly, if not, he can replace the ordinary food bowl with a "slow food bowl" to try, but the grooves of the slow food bowl are more, and the owner needs to clean it in time.

2, eating too much food.

The same as eating too fast, eating too much food in a short period of time, will also make the dog's stomach stimulated, the solution is relatively simple, less food more meals can be.

3, just after eating and exercising.

If your dog is more mischievous, and quiet before and after eating, then vomiting is likely to be caused by this principle, the owner can try to just eat the dog shut in the cage for an hour and then put it out, if the dog vomiting phenomenon has improved, then find the cause.

4, the food itself is too stimulating.

If the dog usually does not vomit, only after eating a certain food vomiting will occur, then vomiting is likely to be caused by this food, and the owner can not feed it again in the future.


5, suffering from enteritis canine microscopic and other gastrointestinal diseases.

The above four kinds of vomiting have a common point, that is, in addition to vomiting, the dog has no other abnormalities, and sometimes the vomit will eat back, at most give the appropriate amount of probiotics to regulate the gastrointestinal.
However, when a dog has enteritis or an infectious disease, vomiting is accompanied by other abnormal symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, convulsions, and dehydration, and the dog will never eat the vomit back.
In this case, you need to give the dog fasting and water, oral anti-vomiting and anti-diarrhea drugs, and continue to observe, if the number of vomiting and diarrhea more than 4 times in 24 hours, it is recommended that the owner take the dog to the vet as soon as possible for an examination.