Food names for your pet: snacks and dinners
Ask your vet about your own pet. This page is general information from the sources below.
A food name makes everyone smile when you call it across the park: Noodle! Pickle! Meatball! These come from kitchens all over the world, each with what the dish is. They're names, not dinners: the ASPCA lists onions, garlic and very salty food among the people foods that can make pets sick.
18 names, good for any pet.
Names, not dinners: onions, garlic and very salty food are on the ASPCA's list of people foods to keep from pets. (ASPCA: people foods to avoid feeding your pets)
| Shortlist | Name | Boy or girl | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noodle | Either | For a long, wiggly pet. Great for a dog or reptile or turtle. | |
| Pickle | Either | A cucumber kept in vinegar or salt water. | |
| Nacho | Boy | Tortilla chips with melted cheese, first made in Mexico. | |
| Taco | Boy | A folded tortilla with a filling, from Mexico. | |
| Dumpling | Either | A little parcel of dough, made in kitchens all over the world. Great for a guinea pig or hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil. | |
| Gnocchi | Either | Soft little Italian potato dumplings. | |
| Meatball | Boy | For a round, solid pet. Great for a dog or guinea pig. | |
| Pretzel | Either | Bread twisted into a knot, loved in Germany. | |
| Bagel | Either | A ring of bread that's boiled, then baked. | |
| Bao | Either | A soft steamed bun from China. | |
| Tater Tot | Either | A small crispy bite of grated potato. | |
| Ravioli | Either | Little Italian pasta pillows with a filling. | |
| Tofu | Either | A soft bean curd made from soy milk. Great for a cat or rabbit. | |
| Falafel | Either | Fried balls of ground chickpeas, from the Middle East. | |
| Pesto | Either | A green Italian sauce of basil. Great for a reptile or turtle or bird. | |
| Crouton | Either | A crunchy cube of toasted bread. | |
| Cheddar | Either | A cheese first made in Cheddar, England. Great for a cat or hamster, mouse, rat or gerbil. | |
| Gouda | Either | A mild cheese from the Netherlands. |
Tick the names you like, then take them to a family vote.