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My dog ate a tiny piece of old broccoli. Should I be concerned?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 4 months old | 20 lbs

My dog ate a piece of old broccoli that was left out of the fridge for a month! It was about the size of a gnat. Is that amount still dangerous to her?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on June 29th, 2019

That should not be dangerous at all and should not cause any side effect. In case it does, it may be causing only some isolate episodes of softer feces or vomiting. If that is the case, I would suggest to start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!

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