What happens if I give my dog ​​a raw egg?

That hairy boy who came home, four paws, and that everyone considers him one of the family, he will give us a lot of love, it’s true. But it will bring us many worries and many commitments, as another child in our little dynasty.

One of those great chores is feeding the dog. We will learn, first of all, that not everything we eat can be eaten by him. And how are you unexpected foods (grapes, avocado, chocolate, coffee, raw onion to name a few) that will not only hurt you: they can put you on the brink of death.

We also learn what is incredibly good for the dog: animal proteins, fiber, some carbohydrates, certain fruits and vegetables. And above all: an always balanced meal.

The egg, with incredible nutrients such as fatty acids, selenium, essential amino acids, vitamins A, B (including Biotin, B12 and Folate) and D and iron It is an essential food for the dog’s life. To the point that it can be administered 3 days a week, alternating another four in which the protein comes from beef or chicken.

Graciela Castillo, veterinary surgeon registration 5169, is energetic about the egg: “It is the most complete food in terms of proteins, minerals, amino acids, what a puppy should eat while growing. The egg is eaten cooked and without excess. If I give him an egg I have to accompany it with vegetables, fiber, fruit, because the egg completes the animal’s proteins for a day. And if I give him steak the next day, I can’t give him eggs, cheese, chicken or fish. Because it would unbalance your healthy protein diet.”

The specialist you think you can’t give a raw egg to our dear comrade. But his position, although widespread, is not the only one in the veterinary world. There are others. We see.

What happens if I give my dog ​​a raw egg?

The newspaper La Vanguardia of Spain underlines in a note that dogs can eat raw eggs, “being one of the pillars of the popular BARF diet” (very fashionable, it suggests feeding dogs only raw natural products).

“However, raw white contains a protein called avidin which prevents the absorption of some nutrients. We also run the risk of contracting salmonella. Even though avidin causes nutritional deficiencies, dogs should consume a large amount of raw eggs,” states the Spanish newspaper.

Specialists recognize that many tutors offer only cooked eggs because this excludes the risk of contracting salmonella, but retains all its nutritional properties. And he warns that you can give your dog eggs hard-boiled, grilled, or in a French omelette. But without using (or with a minimal quantity) of oil in cooking and without salt or spices.

Monica González Tovar, specialist in raw feeding or BARF diethe doesn’t share from his blog the fact that when the egg is cooked, its nutrients are the same as the raw one.

And he writes: “As always, the doubt also arises (with the egg) whether it is better Give them raw or cooked. And, as almost always, the answer is crude. Like other foods, once cooked they lose many of their properties and their proteins denature, significantly reducing their nutritional potential. In the case of healthy adult dogs, there is no doubt, it is better to administer it raw. The only cases in which it is better to avoid them are very young dogs (puppies up to 3 months) or very old or immunosuppressed dogs. In those cases it will be better to cook them.”

Better not to take risks

The researchers of specialized site Animal Expert They recognize how important raw eggs are in the BARF diet. But they believe that “it is inadvisable to give raw eggs to our dog because of that specific peculiarity vitamin H and, also, because raw egg can infect salmonella bacteria, which is complicated in both dogs and humans.”

What do you mean by vitamin H? Raw egg white contains a protein called avidin which acts as an antinutrient. And in this way it interferes with the absorption of vitamin H or biotin, which is very good for the body.

The site recognizes that it is good to give it to the dog the ground eggshell once boiledas dogs tolerate it and it provides them with high levels of calcium and phosphorus, as well as essential minerals that help keep bones and teeth in good condition.

Raw egg: among toxic foods?

Although donating raw or cooked eggs seems to be just a matter of tutoring, not something definitive, the Spanish newspaper As underlines that the prestigious Newsweek magazine, after speaking with several specialists from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and other organizations, has decided to draw up a list of 25 foods that cannot be given to dogs.

In its extensive article, the American magazine puts eggs and raw meat in the same list as chocolate, alcohol, coffee, avocado, grapes, onion and garlic, all recognized as absolutely toxic to dogs. The article leaves us with the idea that it is not so clear to put the health of our beloved dog at risk with raw eggs.