digestion

[roxysmoma]

My 10 year old lab mix has eaten 4 whole stuffed jalepeno's and now she isn't feeling very good, what can I do to help her?

[Jaybay]

I had a dog who picked a red, ripe jalapeno from my garden for breakfast every morning.  Crazy dog just loved those things and never displayed any ill effects.  All our dogs also love cajun food with lots of cayenne.  Obviously, we don't feed them a bowl of gumbo or anything, but they love a swipe of the tongue over a used bowl.  LOL!

I'd be more concerned about what the jalapenos were stuffed with.  If it was something very fatty along the lines of cream cheese, that may be the culprit.  What symptoms is she showing today?

[ne55]

I just had a look apparently they do have the same reaction as we do!
It also can cause a bad stomach upset , giving milk to your dog will help with the discomfort unfortunatly there will be side effects possible diahorea but that is going to happen anyway from the peppers!!
I dont think this is life threatning though. but if your worried just a phone call to your local vet they should be able to advise you over the phone free of charge.....
let us know how your pup goes!

ne55

[ne55]

hi

I dont know if this is true or not but I heard dogs have different taste buds to humans and they dont feel heat from peppers like we do! I might google it and find out! Ill get back to you with the info........also ill find out if its toxic to animals!!!

ne55