Read This Before Feeding Your Dog Cinnamon!

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Owners often wonder if cinnamon is safe for their dogs since the spice is in many delicious recipes.

Here’s the deal:

Can I Give My Dog Cinnamon?Unless a large amount was consumed, cinnamon is not a big concern for your canine.

With that being said…

Cinnamon Is Not Recommended For Dogs

But don’t worry if a small amount was eaten.

Your dog will very likely be fine, though indigestion is not uncommon.

If you’re thinking of giving your dog a sweet treat that has cinnamon on it, why not give them a treat that is designed for them?

Dogs do best with doggy treats that have vitamins and some will even help with their dental health and breath.

Dogs Don’t Need Cinnamon

Do not freak out about your dog getting cinnamon, but you also shouldn’t go out of your way to give it to them. It’s not an essential part of their natural diet, and you don’t have to get carried away and add it as a daily supplement.

Dogs wouldn’t have anything to do with cinnamon out in the wild, and aren’t too concerned about spicing up their food. Dogs eat to live, they aren’t stopping to savor what’s going in the food hole.

We’ve seen it said that there are health benefits to giving cinnamon to dogs, but we think they’ll do just fine with a high quality dog food.

Dogs and Humans

Most of the recommendations out there for giving dogs cinnamon cite studies on the effects of cinnamon for humans. They then try to make a correlation between dogs and humans.

While we’re both mammals and share many of the same organs and systems, the way we process foods is still different, right down to a dog being mostly carnivorous, and humans being omnivores.

The stomach acids we produce are different and our daily dietary needs are also different. Yes, cinnamon is a very healthy spice for humans to consume, but even we don’t need it daily, and dogs definitely don’t.

The closest you’ll get to any study being done on the benefits of cinnamon for dogs is anecdotal findings based on one dog owner and their personal observations of their own dog.

It’s All In Their Dog Food

Your dog’s dog food should contain all your canine needs on a daily basis. If it doesn’t you should make sure it does. It’s far easier to upgrade your dog’s food than it is to buy them inadequate food and then try to make up for it with additional supplements. Keep it simple unless otherwise needed.

Why is dog food better than cinnamon supplementation? Because premium dog food is formulated so your dog can digest it properly. Good dog food should contain ingredients that are easily broken down. It should be tailored to dogs and their digestive systems.

Giving your dog cinnamon and thinking that their body will process it the same way a human’s body processes is simply wishful thinking. Different species, different needs.

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5 thoughts on “Read This Before Feeding Your Dog Cinnamon!”

  1. I heard that a mixture of cooked apples and cinnamon is good to give dogs to help fight fleas. Is that true?

  2. My Maltese just had some prepackaged cinnamon oatmeal. Is that okay?

  3. Ceylon cinnamon is okay for dogs but not Cinnamon Cassia, also known as Chinese, which is the one used mainly for baking. I agree that it’s not necessary for a canine diet but this type won’t hurt. It removes odors from the skin.

  4. There are lots of dog treats at the pet store that have cinnamon in them.

  5. We have a huge ant problem at our house. They are just everywhere, especially the dogs food bowl of course. We started with creating a mote by putting his bowl in another larger bowl with water but the ants were still attracted and surrounding the bowl. We have finally started putting a layer of cinnamon in the bottom bowl rather than water and it has worked perfectly.

    But now seeing stuff about cinnamon being bad for the dog while others say it is good. Our dog does not eat it but some of it does stick to his beard and I’m sure over several times a very small amount could be getting in his system. I will go back to the water to be safe but wanted to hear some ideas to keep the ants away from his bowl. Thanks

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