DOGS AND CATS
There are many human foods poisonous to pets, please keep the pantry closed and out of reach from your pets.
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐?
If consumed, even small amounts of some of the following foods can be fatal so always act immediately and take your pet to the vet.
๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ
๐๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐น – Alcohol has the same effect on a dogโs liver and brain that it has on people. But it takes a lot less to hurt your dog. Just a little beer, liquor, wine, or food with alcohol can be bad. It can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, coordination problems, breathing problems, coma, even death.
๐๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ – Avocados have something called persin. Itโs fine for people who aren’t allergic to it. But too much might cause vomiting or diarrhoea in dogs. If you grow avocados at home, keep your dog away from the plants. Persin is in the leaves, seed, and bark, as well as the fruit.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ – Fat trimmed from meat, both cooked and uncooked, can cause pancreatitis in dogs and even though it seems natural to give a dog a bone, they can choke on it. Bones can also splinter and block or cause cuts in your dog’s digestive system.
๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ – The problem in chocolate is theobromine which is in all kinds of chocolate, even white chocolate. The most dangerous types are dark chocolate and unsweetened baking chocolate. Chocolate can cause a dog to vomit and have diarrhoea. It can also cause heart problems, tremors, seizures, and death.
๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ, ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ – Give your dog toys if you want them to be perky. Caffeine can be fatal. Watch out for coffee and tea, even the beans and the grounds
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ – On a hot day, it may be tempting to share your ice cream with your dog, but rather give them some cold water. Milk and milk-based products can cause diarrhoea and other digestive problems for your dog, and can also trigger food allergies, which can cause them to itch..
๐๐ด๐ด๐, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ – Some people feed their dogs a “raw diet” which includes uncooked eggs. There’s the chance of food poisoning from bacteria like salmonella or E. coli. Talk to your vet if you have questions.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ – Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs and just a small amount can make a dog sick. Vomiting over and over is an early sign and within a day, your dog will become sluggish and depressed.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ – Keep your dog away from Macadamia nuts and foods which contain them as just six raw or roasted macadamia nuts can make a dog sick, symptoms being muscle shakes, vomiting, high temperature, and weakness in their back legs. Eating chocolate with the nuts will make symptoms worse, maybe even leading to death.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ – Like raw eggs, raw meat and fish can have bacteria that causes food poisoning. Some fish such as salmon, trout, shad, or sturgeon can also have a parasite that causes “fish disease” or “salmon poisoning disease.” It’s treatable, but get help immediately. The first signs are vomiting, fever, and big lymph nodes. Fully cook the fish to kill the parasite.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ – If the label or insert do not state safe for use with animals do not take a chance but consult with your vet.
๐ข๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ – Keep onions and garlic powdered, raw, cooked, or dehydrated (including the onion powder in some baby food) away from your dog as they can kill red blood cells, causing anaemia, symptoms being weakness, vomiting, and breathing problems.
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐๐บ๐ – The problem with these fruits is the seeds or pits. Seeds from persimmons can cause problems in a dog’s small intestine as well as block the intestines. That can also happen if a dog eats the pit from a peach or plum plus peach and plum pits also have cyanide, which is poisonous to people and dogs.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ – Itโs not a good idea to share salty foods like chips or pretzels with your dog. Eating too much salt can make your dog very, very thirsty and can lead to sodium ion poisoning, symptoms being vomiting, diarrhoea, depression, tremors, high temperature, and seizures.
๐ฆ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ – Too much sugar can do the same thing to dogs that it does to people such as obesity and problems with their teeth as well as leading to diabetes.
๐ซ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ผ๐น – ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ถ๐จ๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐บ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ด
Candy, gum, toothpaste, baked goods, and some diet foods are sweetened with xylitol. It can cause your dog’s blood sugar to drop and can also cause liver failure. Early symptoms include vomiting, lethargy, and coordination problems. Eventually, your dog may have seizures. Liver failure can happen within just a few days.
๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต – Before itโs baked, bread dough needs to rise. And, thatโs exactly what it would do in your dogโs stomach if they ate it. As it swells inside, the dough can stretch your dogโs abdomen and cause a lot of pain. Also, when the yeast ferments the dough to make it rise, it makes alcohol that can lead to alcohol poisoning.
๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ
๐๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐ต๐ผ๐น – Beer, liquor, wine, foods containing alcohol is not good for your cat because alcohol has the same effect on a cat’s liver and brain that it has on humans and takes far less to do its damage. Two teaspoons of whisky can cause a coma in a 2,7kg cat, and one more teaspoon could kill the cat.
๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ – Caffeine in large enough quantities can be fatal for a cat and there is no antidote. Symptoms of caffeine poisoning include restlessness, rapid breathing, heart palpitations, and muscle tremors. In addition to tea and coffee – including beans and grounds – caffeine can be found in cocoa, chocolate, colas, and stimulant drinks such as Red Bull. It’s also in some cold medicines and painkillers.
๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ – Chocolate can be lethal for cats although most cats won’t eat it on their own, the toxic agent in chocolate being theobromine. It is in all kinds of chocolate, even white chocolate. The most dangerous kinds, though, are dark chocolate and unsweetened baking chocolate. Eating chocolate can cause abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures, and death.
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ – Most cats are lactose-intolerant. Their digestive system cannot process dairy foods, and the result can be digestive upset with diarrhoea.
๐๐ผ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ – An occasional bite of dog food won’t hurt your cat but dog food is not a substitute for cat food although they do have many of the same ingredients. However cat food is specifically formulated for a cat’s needs, which include more protein as well as certain vitamins and fatty acids. (A regular diet of dog food can cause your cat to become severely malnourished.)
๐๐ด๐ด๐, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ – There are two problems with giving your cat raw eggs. The first is the possibility of food poisoning from bacteria like salmonella or E. coli. The second is a rare problem in which a protein in raw egg whites, called avidin, could interfere with the absorption of the B vitamin biotin. This can cause skin problems as well as problems with your cat’s coat.
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ – Table scraps often contain fat trimmed off of meat and bones. Both fat and bones may be dangerous for cats. Fat, both cooked and uncooked, can cause intestinal upset, with vomiting and diarrhoea. A cat can choke on a bone as bones can also splinter and cause an obstruction or cut the inside of your cat’s digestive system.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ – Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for pets. But it’s not a good idea. Although it isn’t clear why, grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in cats. Only a small amount can make a cat ill. Repeated vomiting and hyperactivity are early signs. Although some cats show no ill effects, it’s best not to give your cat any grapes and to keep grapes and raisins off countertops and other places accessible to your cat.
๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ – Small amounts of liver are OK, but eating too much liver can cause vitamin A toxicity which is a serious condition that can affect your cat’s bones. Symptoms include deformed bones, bone growths on the elbows and spine, and osteoporosis. Vitamin A toxicity can also cause death.
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ – Raw meat and raw fish, like raw eggs, can contain bacteria that cause food poisoning. In addition, an enzyme in raw fish destroys thiamine, which is an essential B vitamin for your cat. A lack of thiamine can cause serious neurological problems and lead to convulsions and coma.
๐ข๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ – Onion in all forms – powdered, raw, cooked, or dehydrated (including onion powder which is found in some baby foods) can break down a cat’s red blood cells, leading to anaemia. Eating a large quantity once or eating smaller amounts regularly can cause onion poisoning. In addition to onions, garlic, which is five times as potent as onions, and chives can each cause major health and potentially life threatening problems.
๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ – Eating too much too often can do the same thing to cats that it does to humans, that is, lead to obesity and even diabetes.
๐ง๐๐ป๐ฎ – Cats can be addicted to tuna, whether it’s packed for cats or for humans. Some tuna now and then probably won’t hurt. But a steady diet of tuna prepared for humans can lead to malnutrition because it won’t have all the nutrients a cat needs. And, too much tuna can cause mercury poisoning.
๐ซ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ผ๐น – ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ถ๐จ๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐บ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ด
โXylitol doesnโt appear to have the same blood sugar-lowering toxic effect in cats as it does in dogs and it appears that it also does not have the same liver cell damaging toxic effect in cats. Notice the research states say โit does not appear to haveโ so since it isnโt definitive, it is best to keep any products containing xylitol (sugarless gum, sugar-free foods, toothpaste, etc.) somewhere your pets cannot access them.โ ~ Dr Sam, Feline Rescue Society
๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต – Before it’s baked, bread dough needs to rise. And, that’s exactly what it would do in your cat’s stomach if your cat ate it. As it swells inside, the dough can stretch your dogโs abdomen and cause a lot of pain. Also, when the yeast ferments the dough to make it rise, it makes alcohol that can lead to alcohol poisoning.
๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ด, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ.
๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ:
Battersea – https://www.battersea.org.uk/pet-advice/dog-care-advice/toxic-food-dogs
Fetch by WebMD – https://pets.webmd.com/dogs/ss/slideshow-foods-your-dog-should-never-eat and https://pets.webmd.com/cats/ss/slideshow-foods-your-cat-should-never-eat
Feline Rescue Society – https://mrfrs.org/ask-a-vet-with-dr-sam-is-xylitol-dangerous-for-cats-too/