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Originally Posted by Suzy  I'm sure the tiny bit of olive once in awhile probably won't hurt her, but every day would be a lot of sodium for that little one!
Coffee-even decaf-still has some caffeine in it. I think that caffeine is one of the reasons chocolate is bad for dogs, so I'd stay away from giving her any of that. Now, if you're just dipping your finger in it and letting her lick it off, it's probably fine-she won't get that much that way. Who knows how many things my two have tasted that way from my husband letting them check things out that way  . That "tiny finger dip" is how we discovered that Emma is a snob-and likes pickles, Cool Whip, and wine, but only red. She turns her nose up at white! |
That's funny....red but not white!! Toooo cute!!! I would never give her even one olive every day since, as you said, they are soooo high in sodium. I'd only give her ONE whenever I happen to be drinking a dirty martini at home....which is almost never anyway! I would think twice a year would be pushing it!! I bet Emma likes pickles for the same reason that Bella likes olives...the tangy, salty taste!
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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv Yes, coffee can be toxic in the same way as chocolate. Even caffeine free coffee still contains caffeine...It's just a lesser amount. Avoid Giving Your Dog Toxic Foods "The symptoms of coffee toxicity are similar to the symptoms of chocolate toxicity, and just as serious, if not more so."
Aside from the high sodium content...generally speaking, fruit pits/seeds are toxic to dogs and olives are fruits, so it's possible that the pit could be toxic to dogs, but I don't know for sure. |
Good to know....I wasn't aware that decaf still has some caffeine, so it's definitely a NO from now on. Not that she had more than a taste anyway, but I'd rather just stay away from something toxic like that. I NEVER let her have even a taste of chocolate for that reason (even though she's veeerrrryy interested in it
). My dad lets his dog have a tiny bit of chocolate ever now and then...piece of chocolate chip cookie or bit of chocolate cake. I just don't think it's a good idea (besides the sugar too)!!
I knew fruit pits were toxic to dogs, which is why I held the pit and let her chew off the olive (besides how hard and sharp it is...I don't think swallowing that, even in pieces, would be a good idea....even if it weren't toxic!!) I'm sure the next time I have a dirty martini at home....probably next year!!!....I'll have the pitted olives anyway. I was upset that I couldn't just plop them in my drink and eat them whole....still a little steamed that I didn't realize when I bought them they weren't pitted!
Thanks for all the info!! I'm glad to know that olives are not toxic, even though the salt is obviously no so good.