Whether you’re planning on pulling together a fun seafood paella, or going retro-classic with a prawn cocktail, your dog is sure to give you the eye as you’re preparing these dishes in the kitchen. However, is it ok to share your prawns with your pooch? In this blog post, we’ll find out.
The pungent prawn
As we know, dogs have an amazing sense of smell that puts our own sniffers to shame. They get incredibly excited by aromas and if there’s one thing a prawn has in abundance, it’s an aroma. While those of us who don’t like shellfish find them to be among the most off-putting scents, seafood lovers find the odour to be delicious and dog’s do too. That will explain why, if you regularly cook prawns in your kitchen, your dog will be so interested in them.
The raw truth
Yes, it is okay to feed your dog prawns, but only if they have been shelled and cooked. A raw prawn straight from the fish counter at your local supermarket or fishmonger can cause a dog’s digestive system no end of problems, and that hard shell can be a real choking hazard so we recommend never feeding your dog a prawn that has not been shelled. Furthermore, like all raw fish or meat, there are inherent risks of bacteria dwelling in the flesh that cooking will kill off. Oh, and make sure your prawns haven’t gone off as, even with cooking, this will cause both you and your dog to be rather ill and no-one wants that.
But if you’ve shelled, deveined and boiled up your prawns, then you can indeed feed the occasional one to your dog. This shouldn’t be a regular part of your dog’s diet but if they have earned a tasty treat, one or two every now and again won’t hurt them, and they can enjoy devouring that delicious morsel.
Fabulous fish
Seafood can be tricky as some seafood isn’t dog-friendly. Fish, on the other hand, is really healthy and packed with nutritional value – perfect for our dogs! Just remember, it’s important to check every type of food you’re giving to your dog just to be safe.
If you did want to try some fish in your dog’s diet, our expert chefs who have created some delicious fish recipes into our range of wet foods. Why not pick out a couple today and see if your dog finds them as delectable as we think they will?