Friday, October 1, 2010

22 Things That Could Kill Your Dog

Adapted from: What Every Pet Owner Should Know by Dr. Karen Haligan




1. Chocolate - siezures!, coma! & death!... enough said!


2. Raisins or Grapes - can cause kidney failure


3. Bones - All types can splinter in digestive track and can kill


4. Rawhide chews - have been known to choke and suffocate


5. Cheese or cottage cheese - high fat - can injure organs like the pancreas


6. Onions & Garlic - they break up red blood cells in an animal


7. MACADAMIA nuts!!! - 6 will KILL a dog!!!!


8. Apple core & Apricot pits


9. Mushrooms - watch out for highly toxic backyard growing mushrooms!


10. Tunafish - can cause a toxic raction and give them "scombroid" poisoning


11. Caffine - highly toxic to animals


12. Alcohol - highly toxic to animals


13. Potato peel - will affect the nervous and urinary system


14. Ham - high fat salty meats = vomiting & diarrhea. Continual feeding will lead to Pancreatitis - an inflamed pancreas


15. Tomato plants and leaves - toxic and can cause tremors and heart arrhythmias


16. Liver - can lead to vitamin A toxicity and can lead to excessive bone growth in elbows, & spine; deformed bones and anorexia.


17. Salt - changes how a dog's body holds liquid.


18. Raw Egg Whites - depletes boitin in dogs which leads to: weakness, hair loss, growth retardation, and skeleton deformity.


19. Avacodos - contains a toxin called Persin; difficulty breathing, accumulation of fluid heart and abdomen.


20. Moldy foods - poisonous toxins in mold spores can lead to vomiting and diarrhea as well as resperatory problems.


21. Nutmeg - foods containing nutmeg can cause tremors, siezures and ultimately death in a dog.


22. Xylitol sweetner - Products containing Xylitol can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, resulting in depression, loss of coordination, & siezures. Without prompt medical treatment the dog will likely die.

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