Here is a list of foods you shouldn't let your pets eat. But come on, use some common sense. Soda, coffee, ice cream are doubtless unhealthy for animals. Most of these apply to dogs and cats.
Chocolate - It contains a chemical called "theobromine." The darker the chocolate the worse it is. Even small doses can affect them. It can cause diarrhea, hyperactivity, kidney damage, seizures, heart problems, even death if it's bad enough. Cocoa is used as a mulch sometimes so if you have use that and have a dog be careful.
Salt - Anyone should know that too much salt causes health problems in humans, same as dogs. Their body can't process too much of it. If given too much over time they're likely to develop kidney disease when they're older. So be careful when feeding them scrap foods that has a lot of sodium in t.
Onion, garlic, & anything else in the onion family - Raw onions can cause liver damage and anemia.
Raw eggs - It's hard for dogs to contract salmonella and ecoli but they still can. Cats are more sensitive to this though.
Bones - Dogs wil choke on them. Now big bones that they aren't likely to swallow are good. But smaller ones they can swallow, the bones will get stuck in their throats or cut their stomach up.
Grapes and Raisons - Kidney failure. Small dogs may choke on them.
Mushrooms - Mostly the wild variety can cause kidney and liver damage, abdominal pain, and anemia. So watch your dog when you're taking walks in areas that might have mushrooms.
Anti-freeze - Dogs seem to love how this tastes but it can shut down their kidneys.
Mistletoe - Can cause vomiting, abdominal pain and depression.
Coffee- Has some of the same effects as chocolate. Heart rate increase, diarrhea, seizures, coma, and death.
There are many, many more things that are unhealthy for pets. Including: mothballs, the roots and leaves of apple and cherry trees, certain plants (especially houseplants), alcohol, etc.
If you really want to go far out then check your pet food. "Concerning dog food, you should be looking for dyes and other chemicals, according to Dr. Jane BHA, for instance, which is one of the main synthetic antioxidant preservatives used to prevent food discoloration, has been observed to cause cancer in laboratory rats at certain doses. Small doses are as yet unclear but since dog food is eaten every day caution is advised." - Source.
Source, Poison Control, and another Source.
If your pet does eat any of these try to estimate how much and what kind was eaten and call your veterinarian.
(Edited by pan at 6:31 pm on July 18, 2006)
(Edited by pan at 6:38 pm on July 18, 2006)
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No, the grapes and raisins are actually poisonous.. it's not because the dog will choke on them.
