Man's Best Friend
It is essential to feed the right foods to your dog. Healthy, well-balanced diets can be prepared for dogs using human food. You should know what foods to avoid so you can prevent poisoning and keep your dog healthy. If you suspect your dog has ingested a toxic food, seek veterinary attention immediately.
The kitchen can be a virtual playground for your dog's nose and taste buds. Most dogs yearn for "people food". Dog experts have discouraged the feeding of table scraps to dogs for years because of the potentials for toxicity, obesity and general poor health.
DOGS CANNOT EAT
AVOCADOS | ALCOHOL | ONIONS AND GARLIC |COFFEE, TEA, OTHER CAFFIENE | GRAPES AND RAISINS | MILK AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS | MACADAMIA NUTS | CANDY AND GUM | CHOCOLATE | FAT TRIMMINGS AND BONES | PERSIMMONS, PEACHES, AND PLUMS | RAW EGGS | RAW MEAT AND FISH | SALT | SUGARY FOODS AND DRINKS | YEAST DOUGH | YOUR MEDICINE | PANTRY ITEMS
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AVOCADOES
Thinking about giving your dog guacamole...well DON'T.
Avocadoes contain persin, a fungicidal toxin. It is generally harmless to humans, but when consumed by domestic animals in large quantities, it is dangerous. Keep your pet away from the leaves and bark of the avocado tree, as well as the skin and pit of the fruit.
Symptoms include: vomiting, diarrhea.
ALCOHOL
This Bud's For You...NOT.
Beer, liquor, wine, and foods that contain alcohol is not good for your dog. Alcohol cause the same effect on a dog's liver and brain that it has on humans.
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, problems with coordination, difficulty breathing, coma, and even death.
ONIONS AND GARLIC
COFFEE, TEA, AND OTHER CAFFEINE
Caffeine contains toxins called methylxanthines. In addition to tea and coffee, caffeine can be found in cocoa, beans, chocolate, colas, and stimulant drinks such as Red Bull. It's also in some cold medicines and pain killers.
Symptoms of caffeine poisoning include: restlessness, rapid breathing, heart palpitations, muscle tremors, fits, and bleeding.
GRAPES AND RAISINS
Not a good idea...grapes and raisins pose a potential health threat.
Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for dogs. Just a small amount can make a dog ill. Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs, although it not known why. The best prevention is to keep grapes and raisins off counters and other places your dog can reach.
Symptoms: repeated vomiting, lethargy, and depression
MILK AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS
Sharing your ice cream cone with your dog may not be a good idea. Milk and other dairy products contains a two sugar molecule called lactose. Lactose intolerance in humans can also occur in dogs. Lactose intolerance occurs when the body is unable to produce a certain enzyme lactase which breaks down the sugar into smaller pieces so the body can absorb it.
The lack of the lactase enzyme can cause diarrhea and other digestive problems. Lactose-free products for dogs would be a good alternative.
Symptoms: gas, diarrhea, allergies resulting in itchiness.
MACADAMIA NUTS
Dogs should not eat macadamia nuts or foods containing macadamia nuts because they are poisonous and can be fatal. Although the cause of poisoning is not known at this time. At least six raw or roasted macadamia nuts can make a dog ill.
Symptoms of poisoning include: muscle tremors, weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters, vomiting, elevated body temperature, and rapid heart rate. Chocolate with the nuts will make symptoms worse and may lead to death.
CANDY AND GUM
Candy, gum, toothpaste, baked goods, and some diet foods are sweetened with xylitol. Xylitol can cause an increase in the insulin circulating through your dog's body. That can cause your dog's blood sugar to drop and can also cause liver failure.
Symptoms include: vomiting, lethargy, and loss of coordination, seizures and worse, liver failure.
CHOCOLATE
All kinds of chocolate is bad for dogs. The toxic agent in chocolate is theobromine. The most dangerous kinds, though, are dark chocolate, chocolate mulch, and unsweetened baking chocolate.
Symptoms include: vomiting, diarrhea, excessively thirstiness, abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures, and death.
FAT TRIMMINGS AND BONES
If you don't eat table scraps of fat and bones, then don't give it to your dog to eat. Table scraps are dangerous for dogs. Trimmed fat from cooked and uncooked meats can cause pancreatitis in dogs. As for bones, a dog can choke on a bone. Eaten pieces of bones can cause an obstruction in throat or result in lacerations of your dog's digestive system.
Symptoms include: vomiting, diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, dehydration, weakness, and shock.
PERSIMMONS, PEACHES, AND PLUMS
Sweet Georgia Peach.
Ingesting the seeds or pits of these fruits can be poisonous. Peach and plum pits contain cyanide, which is poisonous to both humans and dogs. The seeds from persimmons can cause inflammation of the small intestine in dogs. Keep these fruits away from your dog.
Symptoms include: pain due to obstrution of seeds or pits, cyanide poisoning.
RAW EGGS
Your dog is no Rocky Balboa.
As in humans, your dog consuming raw eggs is dangerous. There is the possibility of food poisoning from bacteria like Salmonella or E. coli. If feed your dog just egg whites , there is an enzyme in raw eggs named avidin, which interferes with the absorption of a particular B vitamin biotin. Problems can occur with your dog's skin and coat if egg whites are fed for a long time.
Symptoms of salmonella poisoning include: fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and even death. Biotin deficiency results in skin lesions, diarrhea, hair coat problems, and decrease litter size.
RAW MEAT AND FISH
Raw meat and raw fish, may contain bacteria like Salmonella or E. coli. that causes food poisoning. Basically, raw fish can result in a B vitamin deficiency, thiamine, leading to loss of appetite, seizures and even death.
Certain kinds of fish such as salmon, trout, shad, or sturgeon can contain a parasite that causes "fish disease" or "salmon poisoning disease." If not treated, the disease can be fatal within two weeks. Thoroughly cooking the fish will kill the parasite and protect your dog.
Symptoms include: vomiting, fever, large lymph nodes, loss of appetite, seizures, and death.
SALT
Salty foods like chips or pretzels are not good for your dog.
Eating too much salt can cause excessive thirst and urination and lead to sodium ion poisoning.
Symptoms salt intoxication include: vomiting, diarrhea, depression, tremors, elevated body temperature, kidney damage, tremors, seizures, coma, and even death.
SUGARY FOODS AND DRINKS
No goodies for you.
Too much sugar can do the same thing to dogs that it does to humans. It can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly the onset of diabetes.
Symptoms include: frequent urination, thirstiness, and unexplained weight loss.
YEAST DOUGH
Yeast dough is dangerous for your dog. Your dog's abdomen can act as a hot oven, so if the dog eats the dough, it can stretch the dog's abdomen and cause severe pain. The dough can ferment and produce alcohol, subjecting your do to alcohol poisoning.
Symptoms include: bowel obstruction, vomiting, drooling/nausea, and even death
Symptoms include: vomiting, seizures, drowsiness, death.
THE KITCHEN PANTRY
Items commonly found in the pantry can harm your dog. Spices found in the pantry like nutmeg, cocoa, and mace can cause abdominal pain in your dog. Keep food items high enough out of your dog's reach. Nutmeg, the worst of the spices, if ingested in large amounts can cause death.
Sypmptoms include: abdominal pain, central nervous system excitement then drowsiness afterward, even death.
DOGS CAN EAT
SAFE: SOME VEGETABLES
Your dog can have a healthy snack of carrot sticks, green beans, cucumber slices, or zucchini slices.
It's okay for your dog can eat a plain baked potato, but it must be cooked. The green part of the raw potato is poisonous for dogs. This can lead to indigestion or upset stomach.
SAFE: COOKED WHITE RICE AND PASTA
It's okay for dogs to eat only cooked plain white rice or pasta. Adding some boiled chicken to the cooked rice or pasta is a good treat for your dog.
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PET EDUCATION
DISCLAIMER: For informational purposes only. Please contact a license vetenarian with any concerns you may have with your dog.
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Pet Poison Hotline (800) 213-6680
PET EDUCATION
DISCLAIMER: For informational purposes only. Please contact a license vetenarian with any concerns you may have with your dog.
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (888) 426-4435
Pet Poison Hotline (800) 213-6680
