Be careful with table food….
We all know that dogs are not supposed to have chocolate, but did you know that there are other common household treats which could actually kill your pooch? I found the following facts very interesting and most I had never heard of.
Grapes or raisins can be deadly for dogs. In some dogs, these fruits will cause vomiting and then kidney failure. The toxin that causes this reaction in some dogs is still unknown.
Do you know what can cause alcohol poisining in dogs if ingested? Too much wine…probably, but actually bread dough will cause alcohol poisoning in dogs because the yeast ferments in their stomachs which then releases large quantities of alcohol.
We all know chicken bones are bad for the pups, but what is worse, cooked or raw bones? It is the cooked bones, because they are drier and will splinter more easily upon chewing and digestions.
Macadamia nuts can cause temporary back leg paralysis in dogs. Again, the agent in the nuts that causes this is unknown, and it is only temporary, but keep Fido away from the nuts!!
Raw salmon or trout carries a bacterial worm that only attacks dogs. When the dog eats the raw fish infested with this bacteria, he will experience weakness, vomiting, swollen glands, fever and 90% of dogs diagnosed with this will die. So please, no sushi bar for our puppies…no matter how much they beg!!
Onions or garlic can cause an anemia in dogs known as Heinz body anemia. Dogs can become anemic from these seasonings by either ingesting a large quantity or smaller quantities over a period of time. The condition will reverse itself once the onions or garlic are removed from the dogs diet.
Cocoa bean mulch has the same toxin in it as chocolate. The smell is very attractive to dogs, but the ingestion of this mulch can kill the dog.
I found these facts to be enlightening and will remember our table food is not always the best for our best friends…!!
August 18th, 2007 at 6:27 am
My aunt swears her poodle died from eating pork..don’t know how reliable that is but there you have it…
April 8th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Thank you for posting all of these, I would have never known if not for myfriendlypets.
But one of your recipes posted calls for 2 minced garlic cloves? Can there be an exception to the rule or should that ingredient be cut out?
April 16th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
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