Can dogs eat crab shells? The owner must understand

Pet 9:24am, 9 October 2025 197

Can dogs eat crab shells? It is not recommended that dogs eat crab shells because crab shells contain high phosphorus content, which can easily cause kidney disease in dogs. In addition, crab shells also contain some harmful substances, such as arsenic, which may cause harm to your dog's health.

Crab shells are very sharp and hard, and relatively thin. If chewed into pieces and swallowed, it will easily scratch the dog's stomach and cause bleeding. Moreover, crab shells have no nutritional value, so there is no need to feed crab shells to dogs. After the owner eats the crab, remember to clean up the leftovers in time.

You can give your dog some crab meat, but don’t feed it too much, and don’t feed your dog crab meat for a long time. Otherwise, it will easily hinder the absorption of vitamin B1 and cause your dog to suffer from neuritis. Compared with dogs who have many restrictions on eating crabs, there are not so many restrictions on humans eating crabs. Click to see》》》》》