Oranges are a common fruit in daily life, rich in vitamin C, which is very beneficial to the human body, and at the same time we also have dogs and love our dogs, so naturally, we would like to give them oranges to help them replenish their nutrition.

But, can dogs eat oranges?

I. Oranges are more acidic and can be more taxing on a dog's gut

Orange contains mainly some vitamins and some trace elements, the acidity is relatively large, much larger than other fruits, and when the dog eats some too acidic and too sweet food, it will be more stimulating to its stomach and intestines, and the dog's "vomiting center" is more developed, so if you give your dog to eat oranges, it is easy to vomit, and in serious cases, diarrhea may occur. The dog's "vomiting center" is well developed, so if you give your dog oranges, it's easy to vomit, and in severe cases, diarrhea and blood in the stool may occur or even more serious intestinal reactions.

II. Benefits of oranges for dogs

The dog's body can benefit from eating oranges, which are rich in vitamins, fiber, fructose, trace elements, and other nutrients that can play a role in strengthening the body, and a small amount of consumption will not affect the dog's health.
Most the oranges are sour and sweet, rich in nutrients, dogs can eat oranges not
The dog needs a certain amount of vitamin C in the process of growth and development, so giving the dog some oranges appropriately will be beneficial to its growth and development.
Oranges are also rich in citric acid, which has the effect of eliminating fatigue. When the dog is after a lot of exercises can be appropriate to give it some oranges, which can eliminate the dog in the post-exercise fatigue.

1. Citric acid
Orange is rich in citric acid and vitamins would have helped the dog eliminate fatigue, and promote digestion.
But the dogs' digestive capacity is much stronger than the pooper scooper, the secretion of stomach acid is also more, when the citric acid intake is too much, it is easy to cause the dog's stomach acid reflux, vomiting, and even serious time will have diarrhea.
So the pooper scooper should not feed so many oranges because the dog likes to eat oranges.

2. vitamins
The health shovel knows that oranges are rich in vitamin C and other substances that can whiten and replenish blood.
Dogs that eat more vitamins can also be liver and kidney, but the pooper scooper daily dog food and nutrition powder in the vitamin content is already very adequate, the dogs and then eat some oranges on the excess of nutrition.
And long-term vitamins and other trace elements consumed too much, easily cause some diseases.
For example, with too much vitamin B, the dogs are prone to gait instability, and even damage to the joints.
And too much vitamin C intake may also cause diarrhea, and frequent urination in dogs, but also affects the growth and development of puppies, and will affect the fetal development of pregnant dogs.
So all the old fathers and mothers, nutrition powder can not be fed indiscriminately Oh, pay attention to the balance of dog nutrition on the line Oh.

3. food fiber and pectin
The taste of orange is very good, Q smooth and elastic. This taste is thanks to the orange peel is rich in crude fiber and pectin.
And crude fiber can promote intestinal bowel movements, pectin can also effectively reduce cholesterol.
It is reasonable to say that the dogs eat more, but also help digestion and relieve constipation, but in fact, the orange pectin contains a large amount of glycogen, and plant fiber content is less.
When too much sugar accumulates, the increased digestive burden on the intestines. Of course, dogs also have their gastrointestinal protection mechanism, that is, when they feel uncomfortable intestines, they will go to eat some grass, stimulate the intestines, and relieve their indigestion by vomiting.
But the acid reflux caused by vomiting can be detrimental to the health of your dog's esophagus.

4. orange peel glucoside
When peeling oranges, we can smell the unique stimulating aroma of oranges, which is because the orange is rich in glucosides, in addition to the aromatic smell, but also promotes cardiovascular metabolism, has a special effect of lowering blood pressure, expansion of the coronary arteries of the heart.
But this substance is often wrapped up in orange oil, the dog's stomach is sensitive to this special smell and irritating greasy substances, even after eating the orange, but the gastrointestinal stimulation instead caused the dog to excrete many times, which is why the dog will eat too much diarrhea.

Three: The right way to give your dog oranges

Dogs are omnivorous animals and can consume some fruits. Oranges can be given to dogs, but not too much, occasionally 1-2 petals will do.
The first time owners give their dogs oranges to eat oranges, they can only give a small amount, and once the dog is found to have diarrhea, they can use probiotics to regulate its gut.
If the dog is willing to consume oranges, the daily amount should not exceed ten percent of the entire day's diet.
When the dog is after training, you can give it some oranges appropriately, which can eliminate its physical fatigue during the training process. The thin layer of skin on the inside of the orange can effectively laxative to the dog, for those constipated dogs, it is still more beneficial.

Dogs should not eat more oranges
1, the high sugar content of oranges, a lot of consumption will make the dog vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and other symptoms, long-term consumption will also lead to obesity or diabetes in dogs.
2, oranges are hot fruits, water content is large, eat more, will cause dogs on fire or diarrhea.
3, not all dogs can eat oranges, some dogs have a weak gastrointestinal tract, and poor digestive tract, which is not suitable for eating oranges.
4, dogs do not necessarily like to eat oranges, dogs have a keen sense of smell and do not like the irritating taste of citric acid in oranges.
5, dogs suffering from cold and cough can not eat oranges.
Nutritious dog food will be able to meet the daily needs of dogs, and occasionally you can add canned dog food, or freeze-dried, beef to increase the diversity of dog food. Dogs in their daily lives as far as possible or dog food.

Things to note
Although dogs can eat a small number of oranges, but can not eat the orange peel, orange peel has a stimulating odor, the dog will stimulate the sense of smell after contact so that the sense of smell is not sensitive, and the acidity of orange peel will lead to vomiting, diarrhea, allergies and other situations in dogs.
It should also be noted that some fruits dogs can not eat, are easily caused by poisoning. The fact is that you will be able to get a good deal on your own, and you'll be able to get a good deal on your own.

Fourth, what fruits can dogs eat?

First of all, dogs can eat fruit. Although the reasons for not recommending oranges for dogs were described in more detail earlier, you should not let that stop you from giving your dog fruit, there are some fruits that you can give your dogs, such as watermelon and apples.

For example, watermelon is a fruit with low sugar content and higher water content than other fruits. It has low calories and also helps with hydration. Watermelon is recommended for dogs for three reasons: 1. more than 90% of the total water content; 2. low in sugar; 3. rich in minerals and potassium.
And apples are rich in vitamins, and can effectively promote the dog's intestinal digestion, but also can be given to the dog to eat, but do not feed the dog too much.

To remove the core before giving the dog to eat
Watermelon and apple can be given to the dog to eat, but these two fruits are kernels, the pooper scooper removes the kernels inside before feeding the dog, and it is best to cut them into small pieces because the dog knows that the dog such animals eat like hungry for years, often do not chew, if too large pieces of fruit, it is possible to make it stuck in the throat.