Can My Dog Eat It? Snack Label Checks for Dog Owners

Your dog got into a snack and you’re standing in the kitchen looking at the bag. Each page here reads the ingredient label for one product and tells you what ASPCA and Pet Poison Helpline say about those ingredients.

I’m not a vet, so I don’t tell you a snack is okay. I tell you what’s on the label and when to call someone.

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Check these first

These snacks have an ingredient vets flag, like chocolate or xylitol. If your dog ate one, call first and read second.

• Can Dogs Eat Hershey’s Chocolate? What the Label SaysMilk chocolate, nothing else. Call your vet or a poison hotline.
• Can Dogs Eat Kit Kats? What the Label SaysChocolate is on the label. Call your vet or a poison hotline.
• Can Dogs Eat M&M’s? What the Label SaysChocolate is the first ingredient. Call your vet or a poison hotline.
• Can Dogs Eat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? What the Label SaysMilk chocolate and peanuts. Call your vet or a poison hotline.
• Can Dogs Eat Snickers? What the Label SaysMilk chocolate and peanuts. Call your vet or a poison hotline.
• Can Dogs Eat Trident Gum? What the Label SaysSome Trident flavors contain xylitol. Call your vet or a poison hotline.

Most asked

• Can dogs eat Cheez-Its?
• Can dogs eat Goldfish crackers?
• Can dogs eat Cheetos?
• Can dogs eat Doritos Nacho Cheese?
• Can dogs eat Oreos?

How I check a snack

• The label. I pull the ingredient list from a public database and name the database and product code on every page.
• The vet sources. The health information comes from ASPCA Poison Control and Pet Poison Helpline, and the page says what they say.
• The limits. If I can’t find a clean label, I skip the product. Recipes change, so read the bag you have.

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