Do you know what foods are harmful for dogs? From the table below you will get to know the list of harmful food for dogs, why dogs should not eat pork, sweets, potatoes, milk, and if you are feeding your dog with a healthy products. You will be surprised getting to know what foods are harmful for dogs, among which there are surely some of your own everyday ration.
We love our pets so much, that we can treat them with our favorite food. This way we try to show how much we care of our pets. But this way we feed a dog with unnatural products for its health, which it would never found in a natural surrounding and never ate. People treat their pets with a delicacy at once, when hypnotized with its kind asking eyes expression of the four-legged friend. But you should know what foods are not allowed for dogs in the order not to do harm with your senseless treatment and "care".
Please, read the article How to Feed a Puppy and a Dog. When you know the ways to the puppy's and dog's stomach, you spare yourself from excess troubles for its health and mood.
Remember, that even experienced canine experts consider, that everything is good within reasonable limits. Even onion and garlic will be useful in small amount. That's why now we will get to know, what is not allowed for dog feeding, and what is good in small amounts.
| Product |
The reason why it is harmful |
Avocado |
contains Persin that causes vomiting and diarrhea. |
Alcohol
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intoxicates organism even in small amounts. |
Broccoli |
quite a toxic product when eaten in large amount. |
Grapes, currants, raisins
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contain a toxin, that may be the reason of kidneys' damage.
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Vitamins for human (iron-containing)
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damage mucous membrane of digestive system and cause toxic impact to other organs, including kidneys and liver.
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Mushrooms
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may contain toxins affecting the organism and causing shock, sometimes - death.
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Yeast-containing dough
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As we know, yeast-containing dough may ferment and this process is followed with gassing, that may cause pain and intestines or stomach break. Moreover, the alcohol that ferments in yeast-containing dough may poison a dog.
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Oil
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The reason of pancreatitis. We mean the oil left after frying. Don't use the food leavings for dog feeding.
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Sugar substitute
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causes low sugar in blood that may cause in its turn vomiting, weakness and breakdown. In huge amounts causes kidney failure (nephrism).
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Spoiled or old food, trash
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surely can contain a lot of toxins that are possible to become the reason of vomiting, diarrhea and even damage internal organs. |
Potatoes
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are quite possible to cause diarrhea.
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Cat food |
differs by huge containing of oils and proteins.
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Fish bones, poultry bones, large bones etc.
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cause breaking of internal organs, block of intestines. It is better to buy a bone at a pet shop. They are not harmful for your dog's teeth and health.
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Rhubarb leaves
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contain oxalate affecting nervous, digesting and urinary system.
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Medical preparation
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Some human medicines are used for dog cure. Always consult a veterinary!
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Milk and dairy products
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in large amounts may cause diarrhea.
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Nutmeg
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affects nervous and digesting system and muscles of a dog.
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Raw meat
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may contain salmonella and coliform, that cause vomiting, diarrhea and other troubles. It does not mean that you should exclude meat from dog's ration! It just should be done (for example, defrosted before given to a dog).
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Food leavings (in large amounts)
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can be hardly called a balanced food. They should never be over 10% of the whole amount of a dog's daily ration. Don't feed a dog with fatty meat and bones.
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Fish (raw, boiled, canned)
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If a dog is fed with fish in large amounts, it will surely lead to the loss of B vitamin and appetite. Excess of fish in a dog's ration causes agonies or even death (rarely). In addition, river fish sometimes contains parasites.
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Sweets
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are absolutely unnatural for dogs. They cause overweight, teeth damage and diabetes.
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Plums and peaches
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may lead to block of digesting system. They say, that peaches contain cyanide, that is harmful for both people and dogs.
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Salt
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when taken in large amounts, causes electrolytic imbalance. (I have no idea what it is, but we should be careful with the "while death", as a lot of people call salt).
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Tobacco
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provides guaranteed negative influence on dog's nervous and digestive system. Fast heartbeat, coma and death are quite expected results.
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Hop
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Unknown components of hop can cause short breath, fever, fast heartbeat, agonies and even death.
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Persimmon
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Seed of persimmon may cause block of digestive system and enteritis.
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Citrus fruit
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May cause vomiting. (Though, my dog liked lemon in its puppy age.)
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Garlic and onion
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contain disulphide and sulfoxide, that influence haematocytes negatively and cause anemia. By the way, onion is much more toxic than garlic.
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Chocolate, coffee, tea and other caffeine-containing food
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Products, containing theobromine, theophylline and caffeine, are quite possible to cause vomiting, diarrhea or be toxic for heart and nervous system.
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Eggs (raw)
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contain ferment avidin, reducing normal absorbing of B vitamin, that may cause hair and skin problems. By the way, salmonella, that sometimes lives in raw eggs, is dangerous not only for dogs?
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So, have you remembered all the list of undesirable products for dog feeding? Of course, it is not as dangerous as it may seem and a piece of chocolate or a slice of orange will not cause serious damage to your dog. But try not to feed your dog with these products at all. I suppose, a dog will be more glad to eat a piece of meat instead of sweets.
We understand, that it will be not easy to ignore an asking eye expression of a dog, pretending as if it is not fed at all, when a dog sees that you are eating something from the list above. But try to keep yourself from giving it to a dog even rarely (some of them, for example, sweets) and some of them prepare a proper way (meat and eggs). Make a rule, do not feed a dog while you are eating. If you will give food to a dog from your table once, it will be asking for something every time you are eating. And it is not a good habit. Choose food for your dog carefully.