Should my dog eat these?? Help!

[Aelanna]

I have been searching all over the web to try to find out if my dog is in danger. I have a female chocolate lab named Zoe. I bought Zoe, who is an AKC registered purebred, at an inner city yard sale for $50. She was living on a small outdoors roofed deck, sleeping in her own feces, and apparently not being fed. As soon as I saw her I decided to get her out of there!

Zoe now lives with me and my other three dogs. She has been here for almost 6 months now, and is filled out to a healthy weight. I had to get her treated for a severe ear infection and mange (Mange dips are expensive!). She is now fully recovered and healthy.

However... I have a chestnut tree and an old oak in my yard. She started eating the chestnuts, their spiny casing and all! They didn't seem to do her any harm, so I didn't stop her. Now, most of the chestnuts are gone and she's lost interest in them. But she's taken an interest instead in the acorns all over under my oak. I'm not sure whether she should be eating either of these nuts, and she eats a dozen or more at a time. If I didn't stop her, she'd probably just stay there under the tree and eat until they were gone! I am concerned now because almost every time she goes to the bathroom, her stools are full of whole acorns. I saw on one web site that they were poisonous, on another that they're harmless, one one site they contain tanic acid, which is bad, and on others that they can block the intestines and kill my dog!

Are these things harmful for her? If so, how can I stop her from eating them? It's not possible to clean them up, they're everywhere, and she sniffs them out even is they're buried in the grass.

[bubbatd]

Welcome and I wish I could help !!! My daughter's lab ate " stuff" from every tree. I'm sure Morty will help !

[navywife060901]

Hello & Welcome From Bailey & I

Sorry, I do not have any advice for you, but I am sure someone else will be able to help you!

[Barb04]

Welcome!

You might want to post this question in the Dog Food Section.

[RememberRDobes]

Are these things harmful for her? If so, how can I stop her from eating them?
I wouldn't let my dog eat them. Labs love to eat and they can't be good for her.
I would worry about blockage, even though she seems to be passing them now.
I'll do some research .

[Kase]

Hi and welcome .

[Debi]

Hi and WELCOME! I moved your question here so that Mordy could find it more easily because I'm sure she can help you.

[Doberluv]

Why don't you double check with your vet? My feeling without knowing for sure, would be to err on the side of caution and keep her from them. They really could cause a blockage I would think, especially if she gets a few of them lodged in her intestines. They aren't a natural thing for a dog to eat. I don't know about the toxicity aspect of it. Silly dog!

[Mordy]

I agree with Doberluv. Eating one or two now and then may not cause issues, but if she is really into them and eating them in quantity, that's very likely to invite trouble.

[thewhitewitchone]

I have heard of acorns causing obstructions so NO! I would not let your dog eat them...especially in large quantities. I believe the story I heard regarding this was of a small breed dog....
Also read of the same thing with cats eating them.
Plus those things have worms in them. Can't be good.

Pam