10 Food You Should Never Feed Your Pet Dog

There are certain foods that we love to eat, and can be nutritious for us but can be dangerous for our dogs. These foods can only make them unhealthy or even make them really sick they would have to go to the vet.

Here are 10 foods you should avoid giving your pet dog:

Coffee and caffeine – cocoa seeds
Cocoa beans contain a substance called methylxanthines, which, when ingested by dogs, can cause diarrhea, vomiting, panting, urinating too much, excessive thirst, tremors, abnormal heartbeat, hyperactivity, seizures and even death.

Chocolate
You should never feed your dog with products containing cocoa or caffeine as main ingredients, including chocolate related tidbits or refreshments. Note that dark chocolates contain more cocoa than milk chocolate and white chocolate contains the lowest level of methylxanthines. The baking chocolate has the highest level you all in methylxanthines.

Avocado
The avocado fruit, including its leaves, seeds and bark contain Persin, an ingredient that can cause diarrhea and vomiting in dogs. Rodents and birds are also very sensitive to avocado poisoning, it can cause breathing difficulties, congestion and fluid accumulation around the heart. In some cases, the avocado poisoning can be fatal to dogs.

Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts, delicious to people, especially when used in candy and cookies, these can be very dangerous for dogs. Macadamia nuts can cause vomiting, tremors, weakness, hyperthermia, and depression in dogs. Symptoms can appear within 12 hours of eating macadamia nuts can last up to 12 to 48 hours.

Raisins, prunes and grapes
Raisins, prunes, grapes and other fruits like have been known to cause kidney failure in animals, especially those with certain health problems. However, toxic substances in these fruits are unknown.

Alcohol
Food products with alcohol as the main ingredient, especially beverages, can cause diarrhea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, lack of coordination, abnormal blood acidity, tremors, central nervous system depression, coma and even death in animals when ingested.

Raw meat, eggs and bones
Raw or undercooked meat and eggs can contain bacteria such as E.coli and Salmonella, which can be harmful to pets. Raw eggs also contain avidin, an enzyme that decreases the absorption of vitamin B, biotin. Which is essential for good health and perfect skin.

Raw bones can be dangerous for animals at home because they can choke on them, not being accustomed to them. Bone chips can also become a problem for your digestive tract.

Garlic, onion and chives
These powerful herbs can cause gastrointestinal irritation in some animals and in turn damage red blood cells. Cats are more susceptible to this problem, but dogs are also at risk if they ingest a lot of these herbs.

Milk
Milk and dairy products can cause diarrhea and digestive upset in pets, as they have sufficient amounts of enzymes that break down lactose in milk.

Yeast
The yeast ingested by animals, can cause the accumulation of gas in the digestive system of the pet. When this happens, it can be painful and even cause the intestines or stomach have a break. While pets may ingest pieces of baked bread and sweets, should not exceed 10 percent of calories per day.

Being ready will not only save your pet dog from potential discomfort and pain, it can also save you money at your local vet when you are able to spot small problems before they become really big ones.

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Have we left out any other food we should avoid for our pet dog? Your turn to share.