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Pet Food Safety Database

Can My Pet Eat This? 140+ Foods Checked

A reference guide to which foods are safe, risky, or toxic for dogs and cats. Information sourced from ASPCA, AKC, Merck Veterinary Manual, and peer-reviewed veterinary literature. For educational purposes only — not a substitute for veterinary advice.

21
🚫 Toxic
68
⚠️ Caution Required
51
Safe Foods

🚫 Toxic / Dangerous

Never feed these to your pets

Alcohol
Avocado
Black Walnut
Cherry
Chocolate
Coffee
Cooked Bone
Garlic
Garlic Bread
Grape
Leek
Macadamia
Nutmeg
Onion
Pizza
Raisin
Raw Dough
Raw Pork
Salt
Star Fruit
Xylitol

⚠️ Caution Required

Safe with proper preparation or limited amounts

🐶🐱Almond
🐶🐱Apple
🐶🐱Apricot
🐶🐱Bacon
🐶🐱Banana
🐶🐱Beef Liver
🐶🐱Beet
🐶🐱Broccoli
🐶🐱Brown Rice
🐶🐱Cabbage
🐶🐱Cantaloupe
🐶🐱Cashew
🐶🐱Cauliflower
🐶🐱Cheese
🐶🐱Chia Seed
🐶🐱Chicken Liver
🐶🐱Cinnamon
🐶🐱Coconut
🐶🐱Coconut Oil
🐶🐱Cooked Pork
🐶🐱Corn
🐶🐱Date
🐶🐱Duck Liver
🐶🐱Fig
🐶🐱Fish Oil
🐶🐱Ham
🐶🐱Herring
🐶🐱Honey
Hot Pepper
🐶🐱Ice Cream
🐶🐱Kelp
🐶🐱Kiwi
🐶🐱Lamb Kidney
🐶Lemon
🐶🐱Lentil
🐶🐱Mackerel
🐶🐱Mango
🐶🐱Marshmallow
🐶🐱Milk
🐶🐱Mushroom
🐶🐱Olive Oil
🐶Orange
🐶🐱Peach
🐶🐱Peanut
🐶🐱Peanut Butter
🐶🐱Pear
🐶🐱Pickle
🐶🐱Pineapple
🐶🐱Plum
🐶🐱Pomegranate
🐶🐱Popcorn
🐶🐱Pork Liver
🐶🐱Pork Shoulder
🐶🐱Potato
🐶🐱Raw Bone
🐶🐱Raw Meat
🐶🐱Salmon
🐶🐱Soy
🐶Spinach
🐶🐱Strawberry
🐶🐱Sweet Potato
🐶🐱Tofu
🐶🐱Tomato
🐶🐱Trout
🐶🐱Tuna
🐶🐱Walnut
🐶🐱Watermelon
🐶🐱Yogurt

Safe Foods

Generally safe for dogs and cats when properly prepared

🐶🐱Asparagus
🐶🐱Barley
🐶🐱Beef
🐶🐱Beef Heart
🐶🐱Bell Pepper
🐶🐱Blackberry
🐶🐱Blueberry
🐶🐱Bread
🐶🐱Carrot
🐶🐱Celery
🐶🐱Chicken
🐶🐱Chicken Gizzard
🐶🐱Chicken Heart
🐶🐱Chicken Thigh
🐶🐱Cod
🐶🐱Cooked Shrimp
🐶🐱Cranberry
🐶🐱Cucumber
🐶🐱Dragon Fruit
🐶🐱Duck
🐶🐱Duck Gizzard
🐶🐱Duck Heart
🐶🐱Edamame
🐶🐱Egg
🐶🐱Flaxseed
🐶🐱Ginger
🐶🐱Goat Meat
🐶🐱Green Bean
🐶🐱Green Peas
🐶🐱Lamb
🐶🐱Lamb Shoulder
🐶🐱Lettuce
🐶🐱Millet
🐶🐱Oat
🐶🐱Papaya
🐶🐱Pasta
🐶🐱Pork Heart
🐶🐱Pumpkin
🐶🐱Quail
🐶🐱Quail Egg
🐶🐱Quinoa
🐶🐱Rabbit
🐶🐱Rice
🐶🐱Sardine
🐶🐱Sesame
🐶🐱Snow Pea
🐶🐱Tilapia
🐶🐱Turkey
🐶🐱Turmeric
🐶🐱Venison
🐶🐱Zucchini
Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional veterinary advice. If your pet has consumed a potentially dangerous food, contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888-426-4435) immediately.

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