Can dogs eat Calamansi?

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Overview

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No, avoid feeding calamansi to dogs. Being a citrus fruit, calamansi contains limonene, linalool, and psoralens, which are all poisonous to dogs.

Risks

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  • Calamansi produces essential oils such as limonene, linalool, and phototoxic compounds called psoralens. The combination of these substances is toxic to dogs.
  • Ingesting the citrus fruit can cause "calamondin orange" poisoning in dogs. Some of the most common poisoning symptoms include cold limbs, diarrhea, lethargy, photosensitivity, tremors, vomiting, and weakness.
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