Can my dog eat fertiliser?

No.

Treat garden products as an emergency because you can't tell them apart: insecticides and pesticides can kill within hours, bone meal can set like cement in the stomach, and even plain khaad causes vomiting.

Already ate it?

If they ate itGo to a vet now with the bag or bottle, even if they seem fine. If it is on their coat or paws, wash it off with soap and water, wearing gloves, so they can't lick more. Don't make them vomit unless a vet tells you to.

Watch forInsecticide: drooling, watery eyes, vomiting, diarrhoea, peeing, tiny pupils, twitching, fits or hard breathing — within minutes to a few hours. Bone meal: vomiting, swollen belly or no appetite over 1–2 days. Plain fertiliser: vomiting and diarrhoea.

Thinking of giving it?

WhyOrganophosphate and carbamate insecticides, used in many garden and crop sprays and some fertiliser mixes, over-stimulate the nerves and can kill within hours. Bone meal can form a hard lump that blocks the stomach, and blood meal can cause pancreatitis. Plain urea or DAP mostly causes vomiting and diarrhoea.

Where this comes from. Pet Poison Helpline: Fertilizers; Pet Poison Helpline: Bone Meal & Blood Meal; Pet Poison Helpline: Common Fertilizer and Herbicide Exposures in Pets.

Reviewed: 20 October 2026

A guide, not a diagnosis. If your dog seems unwell, call your vet.