Cucumber

[Toni-UK]

Ruby has never remotely shown any interest to salad but an escapee bit of cucumber went down a treat....im pretty certain cucumber is ok for dogs but thought i would check here as id like to add some to her raw mince or use as a treat ?

Thanks in advance.

[Patp]

Hi Toni, not sure there might be something in the skin that can irritate??  but there is nothing in the middle part that would harm a dog.  I feed cucumber to my Torts to rehydrate them after hibernation.  Nothing in it nutritious but good water content.

[lynnruby]

My Ruby loves cucumber    She has had it regularly since she was a pup, with skin ....... no ill effects.  She also loves tomatoes, peppers and most fruit and veg ...... she won't eat lettuce or celery though 

[Patp]

Jinley loves mange tout and raw peas but wont touch peppers or tomatoes! She will also only eat carrots if cut lengthways in bit size pieces. Strange little creatures aren't they!

[Joules]

No problem for dogs eating cucumber - Coco can't see the point though, unless I have given it to my chooks: then she wants it! 

[lescef]

All four of our cockers (past and present) have loved cucumber. With our first cocker, Chloe, it was also our emergency word/treat. I remember her escaping out of our garden and into next door, where there were workmen. I was shouting 'cucumber' and the workmen thought it was her name!

[Toni-UK]

Great, thanks all.
Its nice to have an alternative to carrot.Maybe its because she heard me say she needs to lose a little bit of weight as usually she just doesn't "do" salad!

[minimoo]

my 3 have to have a thick slice each every time I get the cucumber out , they love it and I think a bit of green is good for them. they also love half defrosted broccoli

[BobnDot]

Both of ours love a chunk of cucumber, carrot or even the stalk of a cabbage  , anything as long as it's crunchy and fresh.

Their only trip into frozen foods happened when I managed to spill a large bag of frozen peas on the kitchen floor. Didn't need a brush and pan as they disappeared in seconds .

Bob.

[Cockertime Blues]

Ours have cucumber.  The only fruit/veg they don't like is parsnip.  They struggle with orange segments and look like stroke victims but they still eat them.

[8 Hairy Feet]

Are radishes ok?

[minimoo]

Are radishes ok?

don't know but I  wouldn't give them to them by choice , too peppery

[rednblack]

Dom and Prince queue up for the "tops and tails" of radishes.  All my Cockers have loved salad vegetables, happily eating lettuce - crispy leaves and stumps only please! - cucumber, radishes.  They have to have some little bits in their dishes if we're having salad. But not tomatoes.  They also snaffle dropped bean- and peapods.  No that they're spoiled or anything  .
 
These 'exotic' tastes are usually discovered when the canine Hoovers clear up any accidentally dropped bits, or when they're sitting looking interested and offering them a small piece we say "you won't like it" ...

[8 Hairy Feet]

Oo no tomatoes
Our Ellie loves toms!
Mainly though, she likes food

[elaine.e]

Mine eat almost any fruit and veg. and have some, raw and blitzed, with their raw meat most days. They also sometimes have a bit of cooked leftover veg.

Things to avoid -
Onions, raw or cooked.
Raw potatoes.
Raw runner beans
Tomatoes in any quantity if you have an arthritic dog.
Corn on the cob as corn cobs are one of the most common blockages that vets have to remove. A bit of sweetcorn off the cob is OK.
Large quantities of fruit or any sweet veg. such as carrots

I mix, blitz and freeze mixes that can include carrots, broccoli, lettuce, green beans, peppers, celery, tomatoes, cauliflower, apples, pears, soft summer fruit. Another favourite is sweet potato, but I've only ever fed it cooked when I've been cooking it for me. I think it's OK raw though.

Canned pumpkin is always in my store cupboard. It's excellent for both constipation and diarrhoea in dogs. Libby's do an unsweetened canned pumpkin that's available in Waitrose and Tesco.