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Can pets eat bacon & fat trimmings?

Dogs CAUTION

Not toxic, but the fat load is a classic pancreatitis trigger — a painful, sometimes serious inflammation. Avoid as a habit.

Cats CAUTION

Same fat and salt problem. Skip it.

Why

Pancreatitis risk from fat; salt load.

Symptoms to watch for

Pancreatitis: repeated vomiting, hunched abdomen, refusal to eat.

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