{"id":14804,"date":"2021-07-02T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outwardhound.com\/furtropolis\/?p=14804"},"modified":"2021-07-02T12:33:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T18:33:20","slug":"can-dogs-eat-spaghetti-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outwardhound.com\/furtropolis\/health-wellness\/can-dogs-eat-spaghetti-sauce","title":{"rendered":"Can Dogs Eat Spaghetti Sauce?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disney might have lead dog owners into a false sense of security with that famous “Lady & the Tramp” spaghetti scene. But can dogs eat spaghetti sauce in real life? It’s best to avoid it. That giant plate of spaghetti could be covered in a tomato sauce that contains harmful ingredients for your pet. Of course, no one was thinking about that in 1955 when that now-famous scene hit the big screen.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, dogs and tomatoes (and tomato-based foods) have a complicated relationship. In certain cases, it might be OK if your dog eats a tomato, but tomato sauces and soups are an entirely different story.<\/p>\n

Whether you’re preparing a homemade Italian pasta dish or a refreshing summer staple<\/a> like gazpacho, you need to be careful of which ingredients fall to the floor for your “kitchen helper” to gobble up.<\/p>\n

Read on to learn more about tomato plants, tomato-based people food, and how they can affect your dog’s health.<\/p>\n

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Let’s start at the origin of spaghetti sauce, ketchup, tomato soup and the like: the tomato plant. However you pronounce it, it’s important to know what it is about this member of the nightshade family that’s hazardous.<\/p>\n

While ripe tomatoes are safe in small quantities, it’s not a good idea to let your dog have green\u00a0parts of the plant. Green tomatoes should be avoided as well. They contain a potentially toxic substance called tomatine.\u00a0Tomatine<\/a>\u00a0is a chemical compound found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants. According to DVM Jennifer Coates of PetMD, dogs can\u00a0get gastrointestinal issues<\/a>\u00a0if they ingest any tomatine-heavy green part of the tomato plant.<\/p>\n

Another chemical compound found in the green parts of the tomato plant that is poisonous is called solanine. A very large amount of solanine would need to be ingested by a dog in order to display toxicity. Here are the common side effects according to the\u00a0ASPCA<\/a>:<\/p>\n