We all celebrate our birthday with cake and we want to share cake with our dogs and celebrate. But question raise in our mind that can dogs eat cake? Is cake safe for dogs? And we contact our veterinarian ask them. In this blog I cover all your question related to can dogs eat cake? and try to answering.
Can Dogs Eat Cake?
cake is toxic for dogs
No, dog can’t eat cake. Cake is not safe for dogs. Cake made for human contain ingredient those are harmful for dogs. Because the raised problem is far more than the benefits. I am not recommending to give cake to dogs because if we not share cake with dog nothing change but if we give then many thing that happen with your dog. What the reason behind it? Read complete blog.
First, we need to know about cake and its ingredients.
Cake generally made up of:
- Flour
- Sugar
- Oil/butter
- Eggs
- Additional ingredient like milk, coco powder, chocolate, fruit & nuts
And one of the dangerous ingredients of cake for dog is xylitol. Xylitol is artificial sweetener. Majority cake use xylitol to sweetens the cake.
Why cake not good for dogs?
cake ingredients that toxic for dogs
The reason behind cake not good for dogs are they’re some of ingredients. Xylitol, Sugar, Butter, Coco powder, Chocolate and Nuts these are some of the ingredients that toxic for dog’s body. And without this ingredients it is hard to made cake. So it is better to avoid cake. It is dangerous when used in feeding purpose.
- Xylitol: This is artificial sweetener and used for sweetening taste of cake. Xylitol increases insulin level in body and the rapidly fall down the glucose in blood.
- Sugar: Sugar is dangerous for dog dental health, skin, intestine and it could be lead to diabetes.
- Chocolate: It is dangerous for dog’s heart. Please keep it away from dogs.
- Coco powder: It may contain xylitol, sugar, chocolate and all are dangerous for dogs.
- Nuts: Nuts are not good for dogs
Symptoms of cake toxicity in dogs
However, symptoms of cake toxicity in dogs are not specific but you can notice when accidently ingest cake in toxic amount.
- Loss of coordination
- Lethargy
- Loss of vision
- Unconscious
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
If your dog accidently ingest a cake or its ingredients and you notice any symptoms first, you contact veterinarian.
Which cake is safe for dogs
If you celebrate birthday with cake and give to your dog, you give them cake is strictly made for them. You can use some ingredients to make cake for dogs
- Whole wheat flour
- Mashed banana
- Pump keen puree
- Yogurt
- Eggs
- Peanut butter
Don’t used these ingredients:
- Artificial sweetener
- Chocolate & coffee
- Sugar
- Nuts
- Grapes
Can dogs eat rice cake?
Rice cake is safe to feed dogs in mild or moderate amount. Don’t used ingredients that harmful for dogs.
Rice cake are made just with rice and other ingredinets. You can contact the expert to feed rice cake to your dogs. Just not added any harfull ingredients. That’s all.
Sometimes too much rice can cause digetive distress. So feed in mild amount.
Frequently asked questions
Some common question that arises to owner when think about to give cake to dogs.
Can dogs eat cake icing?
No, it is not safe to use cake icing. Because it contains sugar in concentrated which is harmful. And sometimes use other ingredients like chocolate which is also harmful.
Can dogs eat vanilla cake?
Feed in small amount plain vanilla without added any other ingredients that toxic for dog.
Can dogs eat chocolate cake?
Chocolate is toxic for dog/s heart and cake contain chocolate is dangerous to feed.
Final Word
Cake is made for humans are not safe for dogs. Because it contain harmful ingredients like xylito, chcolate, sugar, grapes, nuts, etc. Contact your veterinarian after feeding human cake and notice any symptoms. You can feed cake that are just made up for dogs.