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HAZZARDOUS FOODS

Posted on 2011-06-18 15:50:54

FOOD INTOXICATION OF PETS

FOOD	Animal	Toxic Effect
Avocado	Birds, rodents, dogs	Vomiting and cardiac failure
Bitter gourd	Dogs	Seizures, hypoglycemia
Chocolate (dark) Cocoa, coffee	Dogs	Dysrhytmias, seizures
Grapes	Dogs	Kidney faiure
Macadamia nuts	Dogs	Limb weakness, ataxia, tremors, Fever, vomiting, lameness
Onion/garlic /chive Baby food with onions powder Dogs, Cats		Anemia – especially cats
Raisins	Dogs	Kidney failure
Sugarless gum or candy with Xylitol	Dogs	Liver failure, hypoglycemia, loss of balance, incoordination, seizures
Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Peaches	Dogs	Stems, seeds or leaf contain cyanide which causes hyperventilation & breathing difficulties and shock
Yeast dough, Alcohol		Alcohol toxicity
Baking soda & Powder		Muscles spasm, electrolyte changes
Fatty foods		Pancreatitis with acute vomiting and Pain
Nutmeg		High level result in death
Cooked bones		Obstruction or laceration of GI tract
Canned tuna	Cats	Malnutrition due to lack of vitamins and minerals
Large amounts of liver		Causes vitamin A toxicity
Marijuana		Can depress nervous system
Milk and dairy		Lactase deficency causes diarrhea
Moldy food		Toxins cause diarrhea and vomiting
Poisonous mushrooms		Toxins affect multiple organs, shock
Tobacco		Nicotine causes which affects the nervous system and resuts in death