Fine as a treat
Can dogs eat basil, parsley, mint, rosemary, cilantro and thyme?
Common culinary herbs are safe in the small quantities a dog would ever eat. Concentrated essential oils are a different matter.
Why
Fresh or dried leaf herbs are not a concern. Essential oils are hundreds of times more concentrated and can be toxic, particularly tea tree and pennyroyal. Spring parsley — a different plant from curly parsley — is phototoxic and should be avoided.
How to prepare it
Fresh or dried leaf, chopped, in a pinch.
Never in this form
Essential oils. Spring parsley.
Also check for
- essential oils
- spring parsley
How confident is this
established
Well established in the veterinary literature and consistent across sources.
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
Further reading
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Informational only, and not a substitute for veterinary advice. Individual dogs vary, and this page cannot account for your dog's age, size, health conditions or medication. If you are worried, phone a vet — that call is always the right call.