Original title: Some small science about dogs eating carrots
Can dogs eat carrots? Simply put, the answer is yes! Carrots have a lot to like. Carrots are not only nutritious, but they are also a healthy, low-calorie food for dogs.
What's more, carrots can help dogs clean their teeth. Raw carrots are a great food to keep your dog's teeth healthy and clean. Dogs need to chew carrots, and this constant chewing process can help dogs scrape tartar from their teeth.
Although most dogs can safely eat carrots, there are some things to be aware of. Below, let's look at the benefits and risks of carrots for dogs.
What are the benefits of carrots for dogs?
Carrots are crunchy and slightly sweet, making them a very tasty food for dogs. Carrots are rich in vitamins, minerals and high fiber, and are safe for dogs when consumed in moderation. But it should be noted that, like all fruits and vegetables, you must not feed your dog too much. Although carrots are a low-calorie food, they contain more sugar than many other vegetables, so more than enough!
Since carrots are rich in important vitamins and minerals, including β-carotene, it converts into vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, as well as biotin and potassium, all of which promote your dog's overall health.
There are many types of carrots, and they are a low-calorie, high-fiber food for dogs. With obesity rates in dogs rising year by year, carrots offer an alternative to high-calorie commercial foods.
Adding carrots to your dog's diet can also help relieve an upset stomach. The fiber content of stomach health not only helps expand loose poop, but it also prevents your dog from constipation.
Are there any risks in giving a dog carrots?
While a moderate amount of carrots is safe for dogs, be careful when offering any new food if the dog is too old, has a health problem, or suffers from digestive problems or allergies.
Although eating carrots basically does not make the dog allergic, if the dog has seasonal allergies, giving the dog raw carrots at this time may increase the risk of allergies.
Dogs with oral allergy syndrome may trigger new allergies after eating carrots, and symptoms may include:
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Itchy mouth, swelling of the lips, mouth, tongue, larynx, itchy ears, etc.
Usually mild and does not require any treatment. But if a more severe reaction occurs, antihistamines may be needed to treat the dog, including:
Difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, coughing, runny nose, sneezing, etc.
Many dogs eat carrots without problems. If you're not sure, you can ask your dog to eat cooked carrots. Because cooked carrots can reduce potential reactions.
Can dogs eat carrots raw?
Raw carrots are excellent for exercising your dog's teeth. The texture of carrots not only helps dogs scrub and scrape their teeth, but this friction on teeth when dogs chew helps prevent tartar from forming. Frozen carrots can also relieve the pain of teething in puppies. Alternatively, raw chopped carrots can be added directly to your dog's dinner or dog feed.
While raw foods are generally considered superior to cooked foods in nutritional value, the benefits of the diet for dogs increase when carrots are heated.
Can dogs eat cooked carrots?
Cooking carrots allows more of the β-carotene in carrots to be absorbed. There are many vegetables that lose nutrients due to heating, but carrots are the opposite.
In fact, cooked carrots have almost the same nutritional value as raw carrots, but are easier to digest, so dogs can eat carrots as part of their daily food, or even puree carrots and freeze them to provide a "shake" for dogs on hot days.
In fact, many commercial foods contain carrots.
You can also make a low-fat carrot dog food for your dog. Here's how:
Material:
1 banana
1 cup carrots, shredded
1/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
1/8 cup water, increase as needed
11/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly spray the baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle a little flour on the surface of the cutting board you intend to use to roll out the dough.
In a large bowl, mash the bananas and stir in the shredded carrots. Add water and apple juice to carrots and bananas. Stir.
Add the oats and flour. Stir all the ingredients together until they are completely combined.
Knead the mixture by hand until the dough is formed. Pour the dough on the cutting board you prepared earlier with a small amount of flour.
Roll out the dough to a half-inch thick.
Cut the rolled out dough into 3-inch slices and place them on a baking sheet for about 25 minutes before they are out of the box.
After cooling, you can give it to the dog. (After baking, it is thin and crispy, rich in vitamins, and it looks like people can eat it).
Conclusion:
Overall, carrots are very healthy for dogs, raw food, cooked food can be, but as a shovel officer, you need to observe whether the dog is allergic to carrots, after all, there are special cases of everything. In addition, you can also try to make some unique and delicious food for your dog when the dog is anorexic.
Well, that's it for today's sharing, I hope you like it.
If you also like dogs, will you also find ways to study the food that dogs love to eat and make delicious and nutritious things for them to eat?
Have you ever cooked delicious food for your dog? Or have you always just bought dog food and never made it? Got an idea for cooking food for your dog?
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