Fine as a treat
Can dogs eat pumpkin?
Plain pumpkin is safe and often recommended by vets for mild digestive upsets, because its soluble fibre helps firm up loose stools.
How to prepare it
Plain cooked or plain tinned pumpkin. Tinned pumpkin pie filling is a different product and contains sugar and spices including nutmeg.
Never in this form
Pumpkin pie filling, spiced pumpkin, the stalk and raw skin.
Portion
Roughly 20 kcal per 100 g. A common starting point is one to four tablespoons a day depending on size, but ask your vet if you are using it to treat diarrhoea rather than as a treat.
Also check for
- pie filling vs plain puree
- added sugar
- nutmeg
How confident is this
established
Well established in the veterinary literature and consistent across sources.
- USDA FoodData Central
- Merck Veterinary Manual, Toxicology of Food-Associated Hazards
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.