{"id":13234,"date":"2022-03-25T10:52:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:52:13","slug":"what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens if dog eats lemon?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon\/#What_happens_if_dog_eats_lemon\" title=\"What happens if dog eats lemon?\">What happens if dog eats lemon?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon\/#Are_dogs_allergic_to_lemons\" title=\"Are dogs allergic to lemons?\">Are dogs allergic to lemons?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon\/#What_happens_if_a_dog_drinks_lemon_juice\" title=\"What happens if a dog drinks lemon juice?\">What happens if a dog drinks lemon juice?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-happens-if-dog-eats-lemon\/#Is_lemon_skin_poisonous_to_dogs\" title=\"Is lemon skin poisonous to dogs?\">Is lemon skin poisonous to dogs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_dog_eats_lemon\"><\/span>What happens if dog eats lemon?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If your dog eats a large amount of lemons, you may start to see things like <b>sensitivity to light, drooling, tremors, and\/or dizziness or inability to walk. If a significant enough amount is ingested and no immediate veterinary intervention is sought out the symptoms may even lead to death.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_dogs_allergic_to_lemons\"><\/span>Are dogs allergic to lemons?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No. For one thing, dogs don&#8217;t enjoy the taste of sour citrus fruits like lemons and limes. But <b>the psoralen compounds and aromatic oils in lemons are toxic to dogs and can cause an upset stomach<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_a_dog_drinks_lemon_juice\"><\/span>What happens if a dog drinks lemon juice?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The short answer is <b>no, they can&#8217;t.<\/b> Lemon contains a few potentially toxic ingredients that can do more harm than good for your dog. The same caution applies to cats and even horses. It all rests with the chemicals found in citrus fruits like lemon, lime, and orange.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_lemon_skin_poisonous_to_dogs\"><\/span>Is lemon skin poisonous to dogs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eating too much lemon can cause upset stomach, vomiting, and diarrhea.  The seeds and peel of a lemon could also pose a choking hazard for some dogs. If swallowed, the lemon peel <b>could cause an internal blockage because it is difficult to digest, especially for smaller dog breeds.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What happens if dog eats lemon?Are dogs allergic to lemons?What happens if a dog drinks lemon juice?Is lemon skin poisonous to dogs? What happens if dog eats lemon? If your dog eats a large amount of lemons, you may start to see things like sensitivity to light, drooling, tremors, and\/or dizziness or&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13234"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}