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I was very excited to see a local fruit shop had some durians in stock, so I bought one yesterday, planning to try it today. My husband complained about the smell, and he was scared of spiking himself, so I hung it in up in the little bag itcame in outside off the verandah. I have two dogs, who went to sniff and investigate but quickly realised it was spiky and retreated! So I figured it would survive the night......

Well, of course I was WRONG. Those hungry hounds must have spent all night working out how to tear it out of the bag without spiking themselves, then the ate the lot, bar the shell. They even cracked open the seeds to check them out. This morning they seem very content, so they must have loved it. I have to laugh.. :rolleyes:

Hilarity aside, I just want to make sure they are ok to have eaten it so comprehensively - there is a lot of conflicting info on the web - so anyone who knows of dogs who eat durian with happy/unhappy consequences, I'd love to hear from you!

dogs LOVE durian !!!

This I am learning...... I had a tricky time extracting the shell out from under their guard!

I'm pretty sure it is fine for them. Casper and Ruhsa (dog and cat) are always VERY interested when I'm eating a durian, though they've never actually had any. But Kiva and Willow (rats) always steal some from me and seem to love it. I give them the seeds and they often chew them open and eat the insides, with no negative consequences.

I know a dog who could get bananas out of their skins but getting out durian open - you've got some smart poochies!!  :ohyeah:

seee dogs know what good for em.....

durian is a fav food of many jungle creatures. elephant, tiger, boar etc.

maccadamias present a problem to dogs. irradiated, fumigated durian may present a problem. but its not the fruit..rather the chems that are associated with imported non organic tropical fruits..

i was a big frozen durian eater..now they are off my list of foods all together. eating them fresh in the tropics is what i do instead. not only is it more economical, its far healthier and tastier.

I just want to point out that Harley is quite right that chemicals may present a problem to any animal that eats them, however, I doubt that your dogs will suffer unless they have been fed an entirely raw, organic diet from a very young age, because if they have had commercial pet food or even non-organic meat or veggies, their body will not react too strongly to the durian.

Also, large quantities of macadamias are a problem but don't panic too much if your dogs just eats one or two - mine has done so while my back was turned, with no negative consequences.

Thanks for your help, everyone!

Lucy and Kelly (the dogs) seem very happy and playful tonight, I think they enjoyed resting in the sunshine, savouring/digesting their treat.

That was an excellent point about fumigation etc of imported fruits. I do try and stick with local stuff for that very reason, so I might just have to use my curiosity as a motivator to take up a travel oppurtunity next time it arises..