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My dog ate too many cucumbers & bell peppers. What should I watch for?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Female | spayed | 17 lbs

My five-year-old Shih Tzu ate a bag of sliced cucumbers and bell peppers. I know those things won’t actually hurt her, but she ate a lot of them. Is there anything I should watch for? She has never gotten into food for trash like this before.

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on June 21st, 2018

I would not worry too much. The worst thing that might happen is that she will get loose stool for a day or possibly regurgitate/vomit some of it. I would let her skip a meal to settle the stomach and guts and she should be fine. Make sure she has plenty of fresh water available.

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    Answered By Jyothi Alagappan

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    Hi and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Greta may experience something called food bloat, if she got into a large amount of food. The food itself may not cause an issue but the amount of food may cause her to bloat and cause some abdominal pain, lethargy, diarrhea, they seem uncomfortable to get up or even retch/vomit. If Great shows any of these signs, I would take her to see a veterinarian sooner rather than later. If she is fine and shows no urgent clinical signs/or her signs are mild, then it is OK to monitor her. Good luck!

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