# Is ham poisonous to dogs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 21, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872 "2007-12-21T21:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/41 "2011-11-28T15:55:06Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > No, **Colibri** is right. Wildlife in general (herbivores in particular) is/are lean (bordering on emaciation, sometimes), with fewer opportunities to overindulge and become fat. The predators will eat everything they can, but it is low fat to begin with, and the whole carcass is being shared by more than one animal. I also don’t understand your comment to him. > > Eating too much fatty food in one sitting HAS been found to be problematic and a risk factor for pancreatitis in dogs. Eating too much to end up bloating HAS been found to be a risk factor for gastric volvulus in dogs. Both of these are emergencies that vets see around holidays. Ok, I sit corrected. ---
**Author:** ![MarcusF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/42 "2011-11-28T16:24:08Z")
> [@auRa](#): > > Hear hear. Our Schnauzer went through[a bad case of pancreatitis](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354383) in 200…6, if I recall correctly. It was then that we found out that they are predisposed to have more lipids in their blood than other breeds, which apparently means that their pancreas is already working a bit harder and the tipping point for pancreatitis is lower than with other breeds. In Finland, it’s really common to get a huge spike of pancreatitis diagnoses during Christmastime because we traditionally eat ham for Christmas and dogs often get into the leftovers or the trimmings which have been thrown away. Ours had apparently gotten into the olive oil. [Off topic] Does this apply to all types of schnauzer or just the minatures? We’ve had black standards for years and I’ve not come across this. [/Off topic] ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/43 "2011-11-28T16:47:16Z")
The only thing those two dogs are thinking is, _“mmmm ham!”_ ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/44 "2011-11-28T17:05:29Z")
> [@GiantRat](#): > > And then, being a Lab, she naturally turned around to smell it (at least every Lab I’ve ever had has done that). > > They remind me of… me. My recently rescued pitbull does the same thing. She also runs around behind me to sniff _my_ butt if I rip one. That makes me LOL. I’m a grown woman, but I have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old boy. Apparently, my dog finds farting as entertaining as I do. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![auRa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/45 "2011-11-28T17:34:57Z")
> [@MarcusF](#): > > [Off topic] Does this apply to all types of schnauzer or just the minatures? We’ve had black standards for years and I’ve not come across this. [/Off topic] Minis and Standards, apparently. Giants aren’t especially risky for pancreatitis but they are more susceptible to epilepsy. According to [this study](http://webcanine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/risk.pdf) (pdf), Minis are 55 times more likely and Standards 17 times more likely to get pancreatitis than average. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/46 "2011-11-28T17:54:19Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > My recently rescued pitbull does the same thing. She also runs around behind me to sniff _my_ butt if I rip one. That makes me LOL. I’m a grown woman, but I have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old boy. Apparently, my dog finds farting as entertaining as I do. 😃 My dog farts SBDs, and surprisingly only recently has my wife learned to distinguish them, having always given me an accusatory admonision. I see the makings of a lovely hijack here…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/47 "2011-11-28T18:45:48Z")
I’m surprised that no one mentioned the dangers of feeding your dog zombie ham. Are we not doing that anymore? Sorry, I haven’t been too active here lately, I guess I missed the memo. _whistles awhwardly_ Sooo … yeah, don’t feed your dogs ham. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/48 "2011-11-28T18:59:28Z")
**Leo,** SBD’S? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/49 "2011-11-28T19:22:37Z")
> [@Jake](#): > > **Leo,** SBD’S? **S** ilent **B** ut **D** eadly ---
**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/50 "2011-11-28T20:18:08Z")
On the topic of Doag Faats… My cocker spaniel [Rugby](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o89/mbp2112/friend2.jpg) has been known on occasion to fartle™ himself. This is where he farts and by so doing manages to startle himself, looking around in confusion for the source of the noise. It should be noted that Rugby, while sweet and lovable, is also generally considered to be breathtakingly dumb… ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/51 "2011-11-28T20:29:16Z")
We have to be super-careful not to give the Granddaughter’s dawg any grease or fat. Dogs do not tolerate fat well at all. My son’s mutt use to puke up a greasy meal on Son’s bed. Granddaughter’s dawg gets the gut-rumbles, sometimes for DAYS. A friend told of a story where her dog jumped up on the dining table when nobody was looking and ate an entire stick of butter. The aftermath was horrendous. Let your doggies enjoy a snack of holiday ham. But do not let them have the ham bone, and under no circumstances give them ANY fat whatsoever. Or else. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/52 "2011-11-28T21:03:30Z")
**simster:** 😃 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/53 "2011-11-29T05:53:57Z")
> [@The\_Raven](#): > > On the topic of Doag Faats… > > My cocker spaniel [Rugby](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o89/mbp2112/friend2.jpg) has been known on occasion to fartle™ himself. This is where he farts and by so doing manages to startle himself, looking around in confusion for the source of the noise. It should be noted that Rugby, while sweet and lovable, is also generally considered to be breathtakingly dumb… Found this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XUPbQ14F42I/hqdefault.jpg "Dog farts and scares himself") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPbQ14F42I) Any relation? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/54 "2011-11-29T21:31:00Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Found this: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPbQ14F42I&feature=youtube\_gdata\_player](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUPbQ14F42I&feature=youtube_gdata_player) > > Any relation? Did they use a shock collar on that dog? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872/55 "2011-11-29T21:46:40Z")
> [@The\_Raven](#): > > Did they use a shock collar on that dog? :mad: I thought the vid seemed odd. Sadly, I think it is. I’m not against shock collars used correctly and with the appropriate dog, but these guys think it’s funny to fuck up a sleeping small dog, and probably make it neurotic about its body’s functions. :mad: :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872.md?page=2)