Can dogs eat sweet potatoes?

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

Can dogs eat sweet potatoes?

Dogs can eat sweet potatoes, but they should not eat too much because the sugar content in sweet potatoes is high. If the dog eats too much, it will cause gastrointestinal discomfort. We can just give it a little. Dogs eating sweet and salty food for a long time will cause picky eating. We need to pay attention when feeding them and not feed them our human food too frequently. This is not good.

Tip:

Dogs’ intestines are shorter than those of humans, so their ability to digest complex food is limited, especially some of the additives we humans eat, which they cannot digest at all. So we need to control the dog’s diet.