Can dogs eat Bacuri fruit?

can dogs have bacuri fruitNo

Overview

dog-food-safety-information

No, avoid giving bacuri fruit to dogs. The rind's sticky latex is used as a topical treatment for skin problems in pets, but no studies have been done to assess whether the flesh is dog-friendly. Moreover, the bacuri fruit's seeds are found to be mildly toxic.

Benefits

health-benefits
  • The bacuri fruit rind has sticky latex, used in topical veterinary medicine to treat skin problems.

Risks

health-risks
  • Bacuri fruit seeds have mild toxicity.
  • The seeds are a choking hazard.
  • There are no direct studies that have been done on the suitability of feeding bacuri fruit to dogs.
health-risks-dog

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