| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | for your dog, are potentially very dangerous for pets. |
| We’re all guilty of it — giving in to | | | | Once eaten, bones can splinter and get stuck in the |
| those big begging eyes pleading at us for a scrap | | | | intestines, causing damage or fatality. In most splinter |
| from the table during dinner. Fido knows just how to | | | | cases, the bones must be removed surgically. |
| get you to concede, and most of us justify that a | | | | Other Foods |
| little won’t hurt, or we don’t even | | | | Other human foods to avoid when feeding your pet |
| think of the potential danger at all. But the truth is | | | | are: macadamia nuts, potato peelings and |
| that human food can be harmful to your pet, and in | | | | green-looking potatoes, rhubarb leaves, moldy/spoiled |
| some cases, can be fatal. It’s important to | | | | foods, alcohol, yeast dough, tomato leaves and |
| know how certain foods can be unsafe so that you | | | | stems, broccoli, and raisins or grapes. |
| can avoid them for the sake of your animal. | | | | Some human foods potentially cause only mild |
| Here is how a few of some of the most common | | | | digestive upsets, while others can be fatal. |
| human foods become harmful for pets: | | | | Regardless of the level of danger, the best choice |
| Chocolate and other foods containing caffeine | | | | for your pet is to keep him from any potentially |
| Caffeine is one of the greatest culprits because it | | | | harmful foods in order to ensure his health and |
| contains an alkaloid called theobromine. Theobromine | | | | safety. |
| acts as a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic, which in | | | | During the holiday season, veterinary clinics have |
| turn can cause a heart attack or other heart and | | | | noticed a rising in the number of pets that they treat |
| nervous system problems in animals. | | | | for food-related illnesses. The increase in pet illness is |
| Onions and Garlic | | | | due to the fact that animals are partaking in human |
| Onions and garlic are potentially harmful due to the | | | | foods during mealtime. Although not well known by |
| fact that both contain thiosulphate, which can | | | | the public, the consumption of human food to pets is |
| damage red blood cells and cause anemia in cats and | | | | potentially harmful to animals, and in some instances, |
| dogs. Of the two, onions are the most toxic, as | | | | can be fatal. |
| consumption of simply one serving by your pet could | | | | The rise in food-related illnesses by pets is a clear |
| result in anemia. | | | | indication that the dangers of human food |
| Milk | | | | consumption by animals are not understood by the |
| Milk can harm your pet due to the fact that many | | | | masses. |
| dogs and cats tend to be lactose intolerant. The | | | | So, the next time your pet looks up at you with |
| consumption of milk and milk products by a lactose | | | | those pleading eyes, show him you care by doing |
| intolerant pet creates a breeding ground for bacteria, | | | | what is truly best for him and feeding him only |
| causing vomiting and diarrhea. | | | | products meant for pet consumption. In the end, |
| Bones | | | | both you and your pet will be glad that you did. |
| Bones, although commonly known as a great treat | | | | |