HELPFUL INFORMATION

-"Onions can be fatal to dogs” Both Onions and Garlic destroy red blood cells and can cause anemia, weakness, and breathing difficulty. Even small amounts can cause cumulative damage over time. (This includes dehydrated, or cooked.)

-"Grapes and raisins can be fatal to dogs" Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. As little as a single serving of raisins can kill him. If the dog doesn’t eat enough at one time to be fatal, he can be severely damaged by eating just a few grapes or raisins regularly.

-"Nutmeg is can be fatal to dogs" Nutmeg can cause tremors, seizures and death.

-"Caffeine is harmful to dogs" Caffeine stimulates the central nervous and cardiac systems, and can cause vomiting, restlessness, heart palpitations, and even death within hours.

-“Xylitol sweetener can harm dogs" Diet products containing the sweetener Xylitol can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, resulting in depression, loss of coordination and seizures. Unless treatment is given quickly, the dog could die.

-"Macadamia nuts and Walnuts". When dogs eat the seed hulls, they can get an upset stomach and diarrhea. The real problem is the fungus or mold that attacks walnuts after they get wet (from rain or sprinklers), which produces toxins. If your dogs ingest the fungus or mold, they can become very ill and possibly die. Signs that should alert you to walnut poisoning are vomiting, trembling, drooling, lack of coordination, lethargy, loss of appetite, and jaundice indications such as yellowing eyes and gums. Severely affected dogs can produce blood-tinged vomit or stools. Dogs can take several days to exhibit serious signs of illness. Macadamia nuts can cause weakness, muscle tremor and paralysis. These symptoms are usually temporary.

-"Chocolate can be fatal to dogs" Chocolate can cause seizures, coma and death. Baker’s chocolate is the most dangerous. The darker the chocolate, the more dangerous it is. But any chocolate, in large enough amounts, can kill a dog. An ounce of chocolate can poison a 30-pound dog, and many dogs will happily consume more than this. The symptoms may not show up for several hours (and so might make you think all is well), with death following within twenty-four hours. A dog can consume milk chocolate and appear to be fine because it is not as concentrated, but it is still dangerous.

-"Fruit pits are toxic to dogs" Apple seeds, cherry pits, peach pits, pear pips, plums pits, and apricot pits contain cyanide, which is poisonous. While a few apple seeds may not cause a problem, the effects can accumulate over time if they are given to dogs regularly. Dogs should not be allowed to chew on a peach pit, cherry pit, apricot pit, or plum pit. Chewing can allow ingestion of cyanide. Chewing could also result in the pit being swallowed, causing continuous exposure to cyanide, or could cause the dog to choke.

-“Avocados are toxic to dogs" Avocados (fruit, pit, and plant) are toxic to dogs. Avocados contain a toxic component called per sin, which can damage heart, lung and other tissue in many animals. They are high in fat and can trigger stomach upset, vomiting and even pancreatic. Symptoms of toxicity include difficulty breathing, abdominal enlargement, and abnormal fluid accumulations in the chest, abdomen and sac around the heart.

-"Too much salt is harmful to dogs" Ham, bacon, salty and other fried meats contain too much fat and too much salt, which can cause pancreatic. Also, large breeds of dogs that eat salty food may drink too much water and develop a life-threatening condition called bloat. (Where the stomach fills up with gas and within several hours may twist, causing death.)

-"Too much liver is harmful to dogs" Raw liver or too much cooked liver (three servings a week) can lead to vitamin A toxicity. This can cause deformed bones, excessive bone growth on the elbows and spine, weight loss, and anorexia. Check the label of your canned dog food to be sure that it does not contain liver if you are giving your dog liver also.

-"Wild mushrooms can be fatal to dogs" Wild mushrooms can cause abdominal pain, drooling, liver damage, kidney damage, vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma, or death.

-“Raw egg whites alone are bad for dogs" Raw egg whites contain a protein called avidin, which can deplete your dog of biotin, one of the B vitamins. Biotin is essential to your dog’s growth and coat health. The lack of it can cause hair loss, weakness, growth retardation, or skeleton deformity. Raw egg yolks contain enough biotin to prevent the deficiency, so this is not a problem with raw whole eggs. Raw egg yolks could contain salmonella, so you should get your eggs from a reliable source or cook the eggs.

-"Large amounts of grains are bad for dogs" Grains should not be given in large amounts or make up a large part of a dog’s diet, but rice is generally safe in small amounts.

-"Dogs need their vegetables cut up" Dogs can’t digest most vegetables (carrots, green beans, lettuce, potatoes or yams) whole or in large pieces. Potato peels and green potatoes are dangerous.

-"Pennies can be fatal to dogs" Pennies - 1980s to today contain zinc, which can cause kidney failure and damage to red blood cells. A dog that consumes even one penny can become quite sick, or even die.

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