People have been enjoying the goodness of avocado since long time ago. Also, there are a lot of rumors about avocado that are toxic to dogs. Still, there is a lot of people involved in the discussion over this topic around the world that any dogs got struggled after swallowing the whole avocado or seed or pit. But that is not true based on some research. Even there is a dog food manufacturer used avocado in their pet food named AvoDerm Natural Dog Food. But this avocado is toxic to other animals like horses, rabbits, birds, and goats than dogs.
What is an Avocado?
An avocado is high in potassium, good fat, and fiber. And also this fruit contains an oil-soluble toxin called Persin. This toxin is almost found in the seed, pits, bark, leaves of avocado trees. There several types of avocado that are well known to be toxic because of the amount of Persin in it.
Why Is Avocado good for dogs?
Yes… avocados are considered as good food for your dogs. But one thing you have to do when offering an avocado to a dog is, remove the seed, pit, and peel. This avocado provides nutrition to your dog.
Avocados are
- Higher in potassium(than a banana)
- Dietary fiber
- Aid for skin health and coat condition
- Higher antioxidants
- Rich in Good fat
- Rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E
- Contains 18 amino acids.
Is Avocado danger to dogs?
Even though avocado is good for your dog, be aware of the danger behind an avocado to your dog. There are some facts that have proven to be dangerous about avocado when it comes to a dog. Knowing this will help you to keep your dog healthy forever.
The first reason about limiting avocado to your dog is it contains high levels of fat. So too much of avocado will make you put on weight.
Another reason is unknowingly letting your dog eat an avocado with the large seed.
Effects of Avocado on Dogs
Avocado seems to be a danger to the dogs when we considering some facts about it. If your dog ingests the seed of an avocado, this will be more trouble and it may cause the illness of your dog. Swallowing the large seed of an avocado causes a foreign body obstruction to the dog. This seed will get stacked in the stomach or intestinal tract. The intake of avocado causes stomach upset in some dogs.
Symptoms of Avocado Poisoning
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Trouble in producing stools
- Diarrhea
After the consumption of avocado, if you find any of the signs in your dog that are mentioned above, don’t forget to contact your veterinarian.
Treatment & recovery of Avocado Poisoning
The only way to do get your dog recover from avocado poisoning is make an immediate contact with a veterinarian. He may need to use an endoscope to find and remove the pit.
