If There's One Health-Conscious Pup On The Planet - Meet This One!

Cabbage is an incredibly healthy vegetable! It is used to treat stomach ulcers, headaches, obesity and skin disorders. You don’t even have to cook it – shred it up and have some coleslaw!

Your dog can enjoy the same health benefits from cabbage that you can, but they don’t need and slaw dressing! The purple or savoy or any kind of cabbage can aid in digestion, help with their skin, and even fight cancer! According to moderndogmagazine.com, too much cabbage may cause gas, so introduce it slowly and use in moderation.

Simba, the Labrador, is enjoying a huge leaf of cabbage in this video. One of the compounds in cabbage that offers the least amount health benefits is thiocyanate – ion fact, in large amounts you can create hypothyroidism. Thiocyanate will be destroyed if you heat the cabbage – so, be sure to give your dog lightly cooked cabbage for better health!

Feature Image Source: Mahesh Rajan