The American Paws Journal

Thoughtful tips for happier, healthier dogs.

Expert guides, ingredient insights, and care tips from our team — for dogs and the people who love them.

Can Dogs Eat Cashews? A Few Plain Ones—Salt, Fat & Portions

Many healthy adult dogs can taste a small piece of a plain, unsalted cashew, but fat, calories, coatings, and mixed nuts keep the portion tiny.

Ordinary sweet almonds are not a canine toxin, but whole nuts, fat, seasonings, coatings, and mold make them a poor reward. Use...

Macadamia nuts can cause a dog-specific poisoning syndrome with weakness, poor coordination, vomiting, tremors, and fever; call...

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