Read This Before Feeding Your Pet Dog a Persimmon!

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Are you unsure about feeding your dog persimmon? Let’s clear up the confusion!

First thing’s first: Persimmons are actually berries.

In any case, if you enjoy this fruit, your dog will at some point want a taste.

Can I Give My Dog Persimmon?It’s understandable to think twice before sharing — online advice is all over the place. But our answer is very clear!

Dogs Can Eat Persimmon (no pits)

They aren’t harmful though it is possible that your pet’s stomach won’t fully agree.

Top Vitamin Not Valuable?

There are lots of healthy attributes when it comes to persimmon.

What particularly stands out is the super high levels of vitamin C, but the thing is dogs actually produce their own!

Still want to feed persimmons to a best buddy?

It’s fine as an occasional treat, but keep it at that! After all, you should never depend on any fruit to nourish your dog.

Persimmon’s Other Nutrients

Let’s take a closer look at this flavorful delicacy based on a more complete picture of the nutritional data.

Persimmons are also an excellent source of:

  • Vitamin A
  • Potassium
  • Lycopene
  • Beta-carotene
  • Manganese
  • Folic acid and many others

Some of these nutrients also have an antioxidant effect which is generally great for dogs!

Always Withhold The Seeds

Now let’s talk about the negatives…

What you should be concerned with regarding persimmons are pits or seeds.

Of course, not all varieties of this fruit actually have a pit. And even then, they aren’t nearly as harmful as peach pits or some other types.

Nevertheless…

Persimmon pits can inflame your dog’s small intestines and may cause other digestive issues. In rare cases, they also present a choking hazard.

Avoid complicating your best friend’s life. Be sure to check if your persimmons have pits. It’s always better to be safe than sorry!

Persimmons And Practicality

While healthy, and your dog may benefit in theory, it is not realistic to expect much in the way of noticeable results.

For practical reasons and more pressing dietary needs, you can’t be feeding your dog persimmons with enough consistency to move the needle – so to speak.

Fruits For Dogs in General

Dogs do not need to eat fruits and this obviously applies to persimmons as well.

Besides, they contain a lot of fructose which is not so great.

That said, many owners feed fruits without incident; take the popular banana for example. But, again, these special treats must be secondary to meats and proteins.

Introducing new foods such as persimmon increases a likelihood of digestive irregularity as well as stomachache.

The Bottom Line

You can feed your dog persimmons if you do the prep work and limit consumption.

When sharing it is essential that you remove the pit — it is a potentially harmful aspect of this fruit.

Understand there are more important nutritional priorities for dogs than what they can get from eating a persimmon.

And, as with all humans foods, go easy and closely observe your furry friend afterwards.

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3 thoughts on “Read This Before Feeding Your Pet Dog a Persimmon!”

  1. Fuyu persimmons have pits. But, I’ve eaten plenty of Hachiyas and they never have a pit.

  2. You should never give your dog persimmon. It could cause very serious problem!

    Unripened persimmons contain the soluble tannin shibuol, which, upon contact with a weak acid, polymerizes in the stomach and forms a gluey coagulum, a “foodball” or phytobezoar, that can affix with other stomach matter.

    These phytobezoars are often very hard and almost woody in consistency. More than 85% of phytobezoars are caused by ingestion of unripened persimmons.

    Horses may develop a taste for the fruit growing on a tree in their pasture and overindulge also, making them quite ill.

    It is often advised that persimmons should not be eaten on an empty stomach, even if they are ripened!

  3. I am a bit confused here seeing as the persimmons I buy have no seeds in them.

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