# Can dogs eat almonds? **URL:** \ **Category:** Pets\ **Created:** [March 29, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/can-dogs-eat-almonds/38981 "2021-03-29T20:21:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
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**Can dogs eat almonds?** The answer is No. Almonds may be a healthy source of snack but the foods readily digested by humans are not good for dogs. These canines cannot digest almonds pertaining to a different digestive system than humans. The effects of eating almonds can be general discomfort, lethargy, loss of appetite, gas, diarrhoea and vomiting. The dangers do not end here but if there is a consistent feed of almonds then being high in fats they can cause pancreatitis thus needing veterinary attention. In serious cases they can even can cause obstruction in windpipe, oesophagus and intestines specially in smaller breeds. Therefore careful selection of food is important among your pets. It is not necessary that they should be fed everything that humans can digest. ### How is a dog digestive system different from humans? Dogs are considered humans’ best friends but these friends are different in many respects. Here we are discussing their digestive systems. Talking about human digestive system it starts from the mouth. Humans are omnivores able to eat herbs and meat both so their teeth have both sharp incisors, pointed canines and the strong molars. After chewing and salivating the food it goes through the oesophagus to the stomach where necessary chemicals are being released to start digesting as required. The food is taken later to intestines where the small intestine after rest if digestion absorb the food into the blood stream. The waste which is not required by the body is taken to large intestine ready to be excreted. Simply put is this human digestive system. Lets start from a dogs mouth. Being a carnivore dogs are meant to prey and kill. The teeth are sharp meant for tearing and cutting. They are of five kinds all serving different purposes. First are fang teeth for catching, killing and tearing the prey, front teeth scrap the meat off the bones, third type is small incisors for grabbing and holding, then are large incisors for cutting the muscles like scissors and lastly molar for crushing bones. Another big difference between humans and digs digestion is that their jaws only move up and down so there is no grinding or chewing rather they bite crush the food down the stomach. Unlike humans there is no digestive activity in the mouth because dogs saliva does not contain any enzymes to digest the food so it goes directly into the stomach. Food is thus broken down into smaller pieces. Further reaction is done through the enzymes, few of which are produced in to pancreas while mist of them are secreted from the wall of the stomach. Carnivores need to have strong acid to digest the protein they take so its pH lies between 1 and 2 making it highly acidic. So that renders its digestive system sensitivity as well because there are enzymes which cannot work in the wrong environment so inappropriate food cannot be digested. The shape of dog’s stomach is like an accordion and it has many folds. So when all the food is transformed in the liquid then it squeezes to absorb all the particles. This process takes mire time in dogs than humans. A dog is capable of eating around 5% of their body mass. That is a lot of food at a time ### Why is it important for dogs to have their natural meal? Dogs are designed naturally for the carnivore meal so there should less of human meal variety. Ever specie has its own requirements of food as per their needs so dogs should also be specially treated. In case of dry fruits or nuts they are not meant for their digestive system. --- _[View the full topic](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/can-dogs-eat-almonds/38981)._