Seafood & Fish Dogs Can and Can’t Eat
Dogs can eat a variety of fish, including salmon, tuna, and whitefish. It is important to ensure that all seafood is cooked and not raw, as raw fish can contain harmful bacteria. Additionally, fish should be boneless and skinless, as bones can pose a choking hazard and fish skin can be difficult for dogs to digest. It is also important to avoid feeding your dog fish that is high in mercury, such as swordfish and mackerel.
Our team has researched 30 popular fish and seafood options and found that 17 are either beneficial or safe, and 13 are risky or dangerous for dogs to eat. See our table below and click the links to view our full article on each seafood.
| Common Foods | Safety Classification |
|---|---|
| Anchovy | beneficial |
| Breaded shrimp | caution |
| Calamari | caution |
| Canned salmon | safe |
| Catfish | safe |
| Clams | caution |
| Coconut shrimp | caution |
| Cod | safe |
| Crab | safe |
| Crawfish | safe |
| Fish | safe |
| Fish sticks | caution |
| Flounder | safe |
| Fried fish | caution |
| Halibut | safe |
| Lobster | safe |
| Mackerel | safe |
| Mahi-mahi | safe |
| Mussels | caution |
| Octopus | safe |
| Oysters | caution |
| Pollock | safe |
| Popcorn shrimp | caution |
| Raw fish | dangerous |
| Raw salmon sushi | caution |
| Salmon | safe |
| Salmon skin | safe |
| Sardines | safe |
| Scallops | safe |
| Shellfish | caution |
| Shrimp | safe |
| Shrimp tails | caution |
| Smoked salmon | caution |
| Squid | safe |
| Swordfish | caution |
| Tilapia | safe |
| Tuna | safe |