Foods Your Dog Should Not Eat

Dogs and humans have a lot of biological similarities. However, each metabolizes food differently, which is why some human foods are toxic—even deadly—for dogs. Even if you’ve kept your canine safe with pet doors, these foods can put your dog’s health in serious danger:

• Grapes and Raisins: Contain toxic substances that, even in small amounts, can lead to rapid kidney failure and death. The toxic substance is unknown, so prevent your pet from accessing fruits you’re growing, even if a is used to go outside.
• Chocolate: Methylxanthines, theobromine, and caffeine cause vomiting and diarrhea, excessive thirst/urination, dehydration, tremors, hyperactivity, heart rhythm abnormalities, and seizures.
• Macadamia Nuts: An unknown toxin caused vomiting, muscle weakness, hyperthermia, tremors, and other symptoms. Macadamia nuts have a high fat content too. Symptoms often appear within 12 hours and can last up to two days.
• Garlic: Garlic is known for its odor, but don’t use it to lure your pet to dog doors. The thiosulfates in garlic are toxic, damaging red blood cells (onions have a similar effect). If high amounts are consumed, a blood transfusion may be required.
• Alcohol: Just a small amount can give dogs ethanol poisoning, causing fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, lack of coordination, and seizures. Too much alcohol can cause a heart attack, lung failure, coma, and death

In addition, avoid feeding your dog avocado, nutmeg, lemons, limes, raw yeast dough, and xylitol (a sugar substitute). Limit intake of milk and dairy, salt, honey, whole peanuts, cherries, cinnamon, tomatoes, and cottage cheese; they’re not the best foods for dogs.

Safe human food for dogs includes carrots, pasta, rice, peanut butter, cooked chicken, turkey, blueberries, eggs, salmon, and even popcorn (so long as there are no unpopped kernels or fatty butter and oil).

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