It’s holiday time…what your dog shouldn’t eat!!!
Keep your dog from getting sick from human foods!!
Now begins the crazyiness for the next 6 weeks or so there will be foods galore at most peoples’ homes due to the celebration of the holiday season. Tomorrow, Thanksgiving starts a ritualistic eating frenzy…the biggest turkey, best stuffing, thickest gravy and lets not forget about dessert. However, some of the things we love the most can make our dogs the sickest. With the hustle and bustle of people around and tables to set, very often dogs can get into food that is at best, upsetting to their stomachs and at worst, can be life threatening!!!
So lets talk about some of those foods that can be great for holiday cooking but very bad for your dog. We all might toast more than usual around the holdiays, but don’t leave beer or wine around where your dog could knock over a bottle and drink it up (they’ll like it if it is especially sweet like wine or a liqueur). Remember, most average dogs are between 50 and 80 lbs. and could become intoxicated very quickly. It’s not funny to see a dog drunk, it could be deadly.
Much of us bake with grapes or more specifically raisins. These also are very dangerous for dogs because they contain a toxin which can damage the kidneys. Again, a handful of raisins might not seem like a lot for a dog to eat up, but even that small amount can be damaging.
We have all heard about the dangers of chocolate, and caffeine products for dogs. That is because these contain theobromine or theophylline which can be toxic and affect the heart and nervous systems. The list goes on and includes, things like products with bones, for obvious reasons, macadamia nuts, mushrooms, pits from fruit, etc. The rule of thumb is “if in doubt, don’t give it to the dog”. We are their caretakers and they trust us to do that well. Lets not disappoint them!!!
Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday!!!
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