Yes, people have actually asked about this. Perhaps someone was enjoying a cheap meal of imitation crab meat sticks, when all of a sudden, after he left to get some water, Fido decided to leap onto his chair and chow down on the things. Instead of phoning the vet, he searched for answers on the Internet, just like you did. Instead of real crab meat sticks, can dogs eat imitation crab meat sticks? Is that safe at all? They can eat it, but it doesnt necessarily mean they should eat it. Imitation crab meat sticks are delicious, even though theyre not real crab meat (which is expensive). If youre wondering if you can share the taste of the (fake) ocean to Fido, then hold back, because they might have seafood allergies.
They Can But They Shouldnt
- Like with peanuts, certain mammals have allergies with seafood. If not, a bite or two of the sticks shouldnt be too detrimental for them if theyre real. Also, it brings into question: What are these imitation crab meat sticks made of anyway? Its white fish paste of the surimi shaped like crabs meat, by the way (so seafood allergies can come about when eating them).
- Real crab meat is okay for a dog to eat from time to time. The problem with feeding your dog surimi masquerading as crab meat sticks is that its filled with additives and food colorings, which can cause an allergic reaction to your dog (whether hes a mutt or purebred). Dogs can eat imitation crab meant, but theres risk of them looking like theyve been hammered with a pipe.
- Swelling of the eyes, redness of the skin and so forth can happen either because the dog has an allergic reaction to the surimi (seafood allergy) or to the artificial additives (artificial additive allergy). Theres also danger if the surimi is filled with salt. Dogs should never eat anything with an excessive amount of salt.