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Top Toxins to Dogs

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One of the main reasons kibble was created is to provide a SAFE way to feed dogs. If you give your dog table scraps, you could be slowly poisoning him or her. There are many things in the environment, as well, that can spell D-E A-T-H for your dog. Know what they are and prevent a tragedy.

Rated 0 points - posted 13 years ago by moochacha in category Other.

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Chocolate

This is lethal to a dog. The darker the chocolate, the more potent the toxins. The smaller the dog, the less it takes to kill.

40 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Pennies

Even one penny from 1980 and on can make a dog very sick from the zinc in it, and could cause death if the penny is not removed.

35 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Yeast Dough

It can expand in the digestive tract, create blockages, pain, and even rupture the stomach or intestines, so NO BREAD - raw or cooked!

35 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Baking soda, baking power

In large quantities are very dangerous and can lead to muscle spasm and heart failure.

30 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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String or yarn

Can get trapped in the digestive system and require major surgery.

30 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Cooked bones

Any bones that have been cooked are likely to splinter and lacerate a dog's gut and digestive tract.

30 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Alcohol

25 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Mushrooms

Some species are worse than others, but they can kill.

25 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Pointsettia

25 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Onions

25 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Raw Fish

20 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Potato peelings

20 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Human Vitamins with Iron

20 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Xylitol (artificial sweetener)

In higher doses it can cause liver failure.

20 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Fat trimmings from Meat

Can cause pancreatitis.

20 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Avocado

15 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Hops

10 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Broccoli

10 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Coffee Grounds

10 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Rhubarb leaves

10 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Fruit pits

10 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Sugar

Does the same to dogs as it does to us: dental problems, obesity and even diabetes.

10 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Tobacco

9 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -

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Marijuana

7 points - added 13 years ago by moochacha -