Dipping a piece of nacho or chips over a mountain of sour cream is a great treat. It is hard to resist the tangy, rich, and thick sour cream. When you dipped a piece of chips on a soft hill of sour cream, it levels up everything and you’ll get exactly what you are expecting. A creamy treat that is rich with insanely good taste. In short, it is so darn good.
Using sour cream for creating a lot of dishes is also possible. In fact, sour cream can improve the taste of almost everything when you get a swirl of it or use it cooking chicken, vegetables, or fish. Sour cream is just versatile and is best at improving an already excellent tasting treat. But can dogs eat sour cream? Would it be okay if we allowed our canine to lick even a teaspoon of it?
Can dogs eat sour cream?
It is nothing but natural when we let our dogs take a piece of the good stuff. When a dog closes in and it keeps on staring at you with those big round eyes, they would be completely irresistible. They would even roll and let you touch their bellies just to convince you that what you are having is perfectly alright for them. But is it?
Sour cream is a common topping for nachos, chips, and other types of food that we eat when we watch our favorite tv shows. Dairy is not exactly an ideal food item for canines, but how come we have this question popped up? Can dogs eat sour cream? Is there a way that dogs can safely consume and ingest sour cream with no feeling of guilt on our part?
Sour cream is safe for dogs to consume. Can dogs eat sour cream? Yes, they can eat it. And it is not toxic for them. You can now feel relief knowing that you can let your dog lick and enjoy a sour cream treat. But can your dog have it unlimited? You need first to determine if your dog is lactose intolerant. Because if he is, he can still enjoy a tiny and controlled amount of sour cream.
But if he is not lactose intolerant, he can still enjoy a sour cream treat but not unlimited. The ideal sour cream for dogs would be the low-fat and plain variant. Because having them tasting other variants other than plain may contain ingredients that are not fit for them and it would bring disaster and inconvenience to your dog, which is not a good thing.
Can it be bad for them?
When your dog is lactose intolerant and he is overweight, a sour cream treat may become an issue. To test if Fido is lactose intolerant, you need to give a tiny amount at a time, like a teaspoon, and observe if he can take it with no problem. When your dog shows digestion issues such as gas, bloating, diarrhea, or worse, he vomits, then it is a red flag, and considers your next move.
With all honesty, sour cream is traditionally high in fat content. We must not give an overweight dog food that is high in fat like sour cream. Just to give us an idea of the sour cream’s caloric content, a tablespoon of it contains:
- 2.4 grams of fat
- 23 calories
- 6 milligrams of cholesterol
- 1.4 grams of saturated fat.
A tablespoon of sour cream may contain traces of protein and other nutrients, but, just to be frank with it, it is not even enough reason if after we have fed them with sour cream they’ll suffer gastrointestinal issues. The risk outweighs the reward. I am a firm believer of it is better to be safe than to be sorry. If your dog does not show any encouraging results after ingesting a tablespoon of sour cream, then it is not for them.
Can I dip a piece of onion chips in sour cream and feed it to my dog?
Letting the dog eat a small serving of sour cream is alright. But letting them eat sour cream combined with other food items is what would cause a lot of trouble. Dogs in the first place must not consume onion or anything that in either way uses an onion as a primary ingredient. Everything about onion is not fit for dog consumption. Dogs must not eat chips because it is high in calories and fat and would lead to unfavorable health issues.
You don’t need to feed your dog anything that is high in fat, high in sodium, high in sugar, and high in artificial flavorings and colors. Our dog’s system cannot withstand the ill effects of those items. When your dog gets a taste of food that is high in sodium, it can cause dehydration and would lead them to feel bad. Again, if you let them eat sour cream, it should only be sour cream alone and nothing else.
If my dog accidentally eaten a lot of sour cream that is no longer safe for him, what should I do?
If you think your dog ingested more than what he should have, you must tell yourself to remain calm and assess the situation carefully. Getting rattled and do irrational things won’t be helpful. You need to find out and figure out how much sour cream did your dog ingested. The other thing you need to find out is if your dog has eaten something aside from sour creams like onion and garlic.
Watch for any sign of your dog experiencing indigestion if your dog gets sick like he is feeling lethargic and unresponsive. That should be a red flag that you need to contact your vet. But if you don’t see those symptoms, your dog would be fine for a couple of days but expect him to be releasing some not-so-good smelling gas, and he would also suffer a bit of diarrhea. Aside from that, he would be just fine.
