Can dogs have apricots?

Fruit, including dried apricots, should be a small part of your pet's diet. While dried apricots are safe for cats and dogs, the apricot pit can be poisonous. If giving your pet dried apricots, make sure the fruits have been pitted. If dogs or cats overeat apricots, the excess fiber can bring on diarrhea. read more

Long story short, as outlined in the intro, yes, dogs can eat apricots. If you’re familiar with dog diets, there’s a catch to this. Like with apples, you can’t feed apricot seeds or apricot pits to your dog. read more

Apricots are rich in many nutrients and vitamins and they provide good nourishment. However, the problem with apricots and dogs is that the seed, leaves, pit, and stems of the apricot plant all contain cyanide which is a highly toxic substance. Symptoms of apricot poisoning in dogs. Signs of toxicity can be manifested as early as 15 minutes after a dog eats the apricot seed/pit. read more