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I know that there are some fruits that are bad for dogs, but are there any veg that are bad for them?
I have a totally nutty dog, she isn,t keen on dog food but loves veg, either cooked or raw.
She left her dog food in the bowl all yesterday, but wolfed down a bowlof rice and boiled veg this morning.
She loves raw sprouts, i use them instead of dog treats!
Is there anything that I shouldn't let her eat?
I have a totally nutty dog, she isn,t keen on dog food but loves veg, either cooked or raw.
She left her dog food in the bowl all yesterday, but wolfed down a bowlof rice and boiled veg this morning.
She loves raw sprouts, i use them instead of dog treats!
Is there anything that I shouldn't let her eat?
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I can't think of anything off the top of my head. I have one who loves most veg but absolutely loves fruit. He goes mad for a satsuma segment or a bit of banana or apple. In the summer I have to protect my raised beds well or I'd have no strawberries or blueberries and the carrots and spring onions would get pulled too.
Sparkles if she doesn't like the dog food you are feeding her I think I would concentrate on finding her one she does like. Still give her the veg she enjoys as well of course.
Regarding garlic, there are as many posts saying garlic is good for dogs as there are saying it is bad but it seems the latest thinking is that it's good. I recently made some liver cake for mine, with garlic, and they love it. In fact I didn't find a recipe that didn't have garlic in it.
Regarding garlic, there are as many posts saying garlic is good for dogs as there are saying it is bad but it seems the latest thinking is that it's good. I recently made some liver cake for mine, with garlic, and they love it. In fact I didn't find a recipe that didn't have garlic in it.
More, from our vet's pamphlet here in the U.S.:
"Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for dogs. But it's not a good idea. Although it isn't clear why, grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. And just a small amount can make a dog ill. Repeated vomiting is an early sign.
No matter how good you think the guacamole is, you shouldn't give it to your dog. Avocados contain a substance called persin. It's harmless for humans who aren't allergic. But large amounts might be toxic to dogs.
nions and garlic in all forms -- powdered, raw, cooked, or dehydrated -- can destroy a dog's red blood cells, leading to anemia. That can happen even with the onion powder found in some baby food. An occasional small dose is probably OK. But just eating a large quantity once or eating smaller amounts regularly can cause poisoning.
Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for dogs. But it's not a good idea. Although it isn't clear why, grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. And just a small amount can make a dog ill.
Dogs should not eat macadamia nuts or foods containing macadamia nuts because they can be fatal. As few as six raw or roasted macadamia nuts can make a dog ill. Symptoms of poisoning include muscle tremors, weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters, vomiting, elevated body temperature, and rapid heart rate.
Candy, gum, toothpaste, baked goods, and some diet foods are sweetened with xylitol. Xylitol can cause an increase in the insulin circulating through your dog's body. That can cause your dog's blood sugar to drop and can also cause liver failure.
Most people know that chocolate is bad for dogs. The toxic agent in chocolate is theobromine. It's in all kinds of chocolate, even white chocolate. The most dangerous kinds, though, are dark chocolate, chocolate mulch, and unsweetened baking chocolate. Eating chocolate, even just licking the icing bowl, can cause a dog to vomit, have diarrhea, and be excessively thirsty. It can also cause abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures, and death.
The problem with these fruits is the seeds or pits. The seeds from persimmons can cause inflammation of the small intestine in dogs. They can also cause intestinal obstruction. Obstruction is also a possibility if a dog eats the pit from a peach or plum. Plus, peach and plum pits contain cyanide.
Before it's baked, bread dough needs to rise. And, that's exactly what it would do in your dog's stomach if your dog ate it. As it swells inside, the dough can stretch the dog's abdomen and cause severe pain."
But the article also states "...Slices of apples, oranges, bananas, and watermelon make tasty treats for your dog. Be sure to remove any seeds first, though…."
"Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for dogs. But it's not a good idea. Although it isn't clear why, grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. And just a small amount can make a dog ill. Repeated vomiting is an early sign.
No matter how good you think the guacamole is, you shouldn't give it to your dog. Avocados contain a substance called persin. It's harmless for humans who aren't allergic. But large amounts might be toxic to dogs.
nions and garlic in all forms -- powdered, raw, cooked, or dehydrated -- can destroy a dog's red blood cells, leading to anemia. That can happen even with the onion powder found in some baby food. An occasional small dose is probably OK. But just eating a large quantity once or eating smaller amounts regularly can cause poisoning.
Grapes and raisins have often been used as treats for dogs. But it's not a good idea. Although it isn't clear why, grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. And just a small amount can make a dog ill.
Dogs should not eat macadamia nuts or foods containing macadamia nuts because they can be fatal. As few as six raw or roasted macadamia nuts can make a dog ill. Symptoms of poisoning include muscle tremors, weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters, vomiting, elevated body temperature, and rapid heart rate.
Candy, gum, toothpaste, baked goods, and some diet foods are sweetened with xylitol. Xylitol can cause an increase in the insulin circulating through your dog's body. That can cause your dog's blood sugar to drop and can also cause liver failure.
Most people know that chocolate is bad for dogs. The toxic agent in chocolate is theobromine. It's in all kinds of chocolate, even white chocolate. The most dangerous kinds, though, are dark chocolate, chocolate mulch, and unsweetened baking chocolate. Eating chocolate, even just licking the icing bowl, can cause a dog to vomit, have diarrhea, and be excessively thirsty. It can also cause abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures, and death.
The problem with these fruits is the seeds or pits. The seeds from persimmons can cause inflammation of the small intestine in dogs. They can also cause intestinal obstruction. Obstruction is also a possibility if a dog eats the pit from a peach or plum. Plus, peach and plum pits contain cyanide.
Before it's baked, bread dough needs to rise. And, that's exactly what it would do in your dog's stomach if your dog ate it. As it swells inside, the dough can stretch the dog's abdomen and cause severe pain."
But the article also states "...Slices of apples, oranges, bananas, and watermelon make tasty treats for your dog. Be sure to remove any seeds first, though…."
Clinically, if you feed dogs large amounts of onions and garlic and do blood tests, in most dogs, there will be a measurable drop in red cell count. This usually reverses when the dogs stop eating the onions or garlic. In the real world, it would have to be a very oniony garlicky diet to make the dog ill. Of course the smaller the dog, the less onions and garlic it takes to have the same effect. I had a research paper on this bookmarked, I will try and find it.
I have seen the persimmon thing before and am puzzled by it as the persimmons and sharon fruit that you can but in the UK don't have seeds in.
I have seen the persimmon thing before and am puzzled by it as the persimmons and sharon fruit that you can but in the UK don't have seeds in.
Certainly big dogs are not adversely affected as small ones. An extreme example: by way of illustration,my vet calculated that an adult Irish wolfhound could eat a tub of 500 grammes of standard rat poison, and only feel a bit ill, if affected at all ! (This is not an experiment I have tried). So when I asked her whether one could eat the stone as well as the plum, she just laughed, saying that a dog's digestion was so strong that it could take things which a human one could not (as anyone who has seen what disgusting things they eat can testify)
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