Last updated on November 15th, 2020 at 02:49 am
Poodles can eat carrots and they can eat both raw and cooked carrots. In general dogs can eat carrots.
According to the American Kennel Club (AKC):
Yes, dogs can eat carrots. In fact, not only is this vegetable safe, but it also can serve as a healthy, low-calorie snack for your pup.
American Kennel Club
Carrots are not on our list of plants, fruits, and vegetables that poodles cannot eat.
Feeding my Poodle Carrots for the First Time Ever
My poodle is no stranger to `carrots`. As a puppy, I got my poodle has a toy carrot rope. She liked to chew on this toy. Her carrot toy is a cotton chew rope that I got her to chew on so that she could clean as teeth as she chews. You can click here to check out this toy carrot rope out on Amazon.
When I saw her chew on this carrot toy, I started to wonder if I could share my real human food carrots with my poodle. After a lot of research, I was convinced that carrots are safe for poodles.
Also, I learned that although it is fine for poodles to eat raw carrots, one should slight steam carrots before one feeds them to poodles for poodles to get the most health benefit out of carrots.
So the next time I went vegetable shopping I got some carrots for me and for my poodle.
First, I washed the carrots, then I cut the carrots into tiny bite-size pieces. Then I steamed the carrot pieces for about 10 minutes. Then, I let the carrots cool down, then I serve the carrots to my poodle on a plate.
My poodle started eating the carrots slowly and cautiously because she was eating carrots for the first time. After feeling the good taste of the carrots, she started devouring the carrots.
Watch my poodle eat carrots for the first time. She loves them!
Why Carrots are Good for Poodles
- Carrots are great low-calorie low-fat snacks that are high in fiber and beta-carotene. Fiber will help with your poodle`s bowel movement. Therefore, eating carrots will make your poodle healthy, without making your poodle fat.
- Crunching on carrots is great for your poodle`s teeth. Carrot is a great edible chewing toy for poodles. In fact, frozen carrots are good for teething puppy poodles. It helps relieve their teething discomfort.
- Chewing the carrot will help with cleaning your poodle`s teeth. It will also prevent plaque from building on your poodle`s teeth.
- Carrots are excellent sources of nutrients like vitamin A and potassium. Vitamin A is good for your poodle`s eye, and for your poodle`s immune system.
Things you Must Know Before Giving Carrots to Your Poodle
Before your give your poodle carrots, there are some very important things that you must ensure:
- Make sure you properly wash the carrots before giving them to your poodle. Washing will remove dirt and chemicals on the carrots. This will ensure your poodle will not be eating dirt or agricultural chemicals with the carrots.
- Make sure you cut the carrot sticks into smaller pieces to prevent choking your poodle on carrot sticks. This is very important if your poodle is still a puppy.
- Although raw crunchy carrots are better for your poodle`s teeth, your poodle can digest light-cooked carrots better than raw carrots. Therefore, try to steam carrots before giving them to your poodle if you don`t want your poodle to be pooping carrots.
- Too much of everything is bad. Therefore, do not overfeed your poodle with carrots. Check with your pet to find out how much carrots your should be feeding your poodle.
In conclusion, your poodle can eat carrots. However, to make your poodle get all the benefits out of eating carrots, slightly cook, or steam the carrots before giving the carrots to your poodle.
So, give your poodles carrots. Make em` eat their veggies!
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