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My dog caught a pigeon. Is it dangerous? Does he need vitamins?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Belgian Malinois | Male | 1 year and 4 months old | 77 lbs

My dog has cought a pigeon so I am really scared je the pigeon was sick. Plzz help and are there any good vitamins to make his immune sistem better?

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on October 5th, 2017

No vitamins will make any difference for the good or bad, mist diseases pigeons get are harmless to dogs, if your dog ate the pigeon he could suffer from some mild gastrointestinal upset but nothing out of the ordinary.

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