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allforasia asked in PetsDogs · 1 decade ago

Harmful food for dogs?

Does anyone want to share some food that dogs should definatley not eat?

Besides chocolate

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Alcoholic Beverages. Ethanol is the component in alcoholic beverages that can be toxic when an excessive amount is ingested. Pets are much smaller than us and can be highly affected by small amounts of alcohol. Exercise caution when drinks and pets are together. Toxicity can cause a wide variety of signs and symptoms, and may result in death. Signs may include odor of alcohol on the animal's breath, staggering, behavioral changes, excitement, depression, increased urination, slowed respiratory rate or cardiac arrest and death.

    Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Peaches and Plums. Ingestion of large amounts of stems, seeds and leaves of these fruits can be toxic. They contain a cyanide type compound and signs of toxicity include apprehension, dilated pupils, difficulty breathing, hyperventilation and shock.

    Avocados. The leaves, fruit, bark and seeds of avocados have all been reported to be toxic. The toxic component in the avocado is "persin," which is a fatty acid derivative. Symptoms of toxicity include difficulty breathing, abdominal enlargement, abnormal fluid accumulations in the chest, abdomen and sac around the heart. The amount that needs to be ingested to cause signs is unknown. Do not feed your pet any component of the avocado.

    Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Baking soda and baking powder are both leavening agents. A leavening agent is a common ingredient in baked goods that produces a gas causing batter and dough to rise. Baking soda is simply sodium bicarbonate. Baking powder consists of baking soda and an acid, usually cream of tartar, calcium acid phosphate, sodium aluminum sulfate or a mixture of the three. Ingestion of large amounts of baking soda or baking powder can lead to electrolyte abnormalities (low potassium, low calcium and/or high sodium), congestive heart failure or muscle spasms.

    Chocolate. Chocolate, in addition to having a high fat content, contains caffeine and theobromine. These two compounds are nervous system stimulants and can be toxic to your dog in high amounts. The levels of caffeine and theobromine vary between different types of chocolate. For example, white chocolate has the lowest concentration of stimulants and baking chocolate or cacao beans have the highest concentration

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Onions

  • Nicole
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Grapes are bad for either the kidneys or liver...I don't remember which. Most dogs are also lactose intolerant and some are sensitive to wheat.

  • 1 decade ago

    Dairy foods & milk are rough on their stomaches - take it from one with 3 boxers who made the mistake of giving them ice cream.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    CAT FOOD! seriously, one of my friends dog has a love of cat food that it keeps eating it and felt really sick and started throwing up! really gross. and also, apart from that dairy foods are not good for them either. hope this helps

    Source(s): i have two dogs myself
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Any foods with a high sugar or salt content.

  • 1 decade ago

    onions, grapes and chocolates also food with msg

  • 1 decade ago

    what no no bad food is wrong a dog must be love not dead

  • 1 decade ago

    broccoli and onions and avocados are a no no for dogs.it breaks down in thier system and becomes toxic.

  • 1 decade ago

    chicken bones

    spicy food

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