What are bad things for dogs to eat?!

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Some foods which are edible for humans, and even other species of animals, can pose hazards for dogs because of their different metabolism.

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10 main things not to feed your dog are:

Chocolate - chocolate, especially baker's chocolate is dangerous to dogs. Cats are mostly unaffected since they do not like the taste of chocolate; however, dogs love it. Chocolate contains various chemicals which are called methylxanthine alkaloids and some types of chocolate have more of these chemicals than others. Relatively small amounts of chocolate can cause serious problems such as constriction of the arteries and increased heart rate. Large amounts may cause even more dire symptoms and a pound of milk chocolate could possibly kill a 16 pound dog. Make sure your children understand how important it is not to feed your dog chocolate.

Onions-onions, garlic or anything from the onion family contain sulfoxides and disulfides known to damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Raw onions can cause liver damage. Cats are more susceptible than dogs. Avoid onion (or garlic) powder as ingredients in any food you are feeding your dog or cat - this includes dog and cat food.

Tomato leaves and stems- The green parts of the tomato plant are considered toxic because they contain solanine, which has the potential to produce significant gastrointestinal and central nervous system effects. However ripetomatoes, the part of the plant typically used in food products, are not toxic.

Pits from peaches, plums or other fruits with pits- all fruits with pits can cause an obstruction in the digestive tract.

Raisins - grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure - just a few raisins can kill a dog.

Rhubarb leaves - these leaves contain oxalates, which can affect the digestive, nervous and urinary systems.

Sugary foods- just like in humans too much sugar could lead to dental problems, obesity, and possible diabetes mellitus.

Tobacco - because tobacco contains nicotine, it could affect the nervous and digestive systems causing rapid heart beat, collapse, coma, and death. If your dog eats cigarettes it releases toxins throughout their bodies.

Bones - large bones that cannot splinter are usually ok. If your dog can chew them up do not use them. Soft bones like chicken and fish are definitely bad. If you have a dog with a larger set of jaws, it is possible they could bite off and swallow a piece of bone too large for them to pass, this would be very dangerous and possibly life threatening. Be careful with bones since they can cause obstruction or laceration of the digestive system.

Nuts - All nuts contain fats, which can lead to gastrointestinal upset, such as vomiting and diarrhea. Foods with high fat contents can also potentially produce an inflammatory condition of the pancreas known as pancreatitis. In addition, many commercially sold nuts are salted-and if a pet consumed a large volume of salt from the nuts, this could potentially pose a risk for the development of a sodium ion toxicosis. Nuts known to be toxic are walnuts and macadamia nuts. Brazil nuts - The good news is that there is currently no data indicating that Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) or almonds (Prunus dulcis) are toxic to animals.

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Who's the idiot who keeps thumbing down the people mentioning chocolate? It does contain a chemical called theobromide that can adversely affect the heart, lungs, kidney and central nervous system. Pure baking chocolate is most toxic.. 20 pound dog can be poisoned after consuming about 2 ounces of baking chocolate

Other toxic Foods and Your Dog include:

Grapes and Raisins
onions
Caffeinated Items
Xylitol
Macadamia Nuts
Alchohol and Yeast Dough
Fruit Pits and Seeds
Really rotten or Moldy Foods

The category has me nervous.

You must, absolutely, feed your dog meat. To do otherwise is to commit animal abuse. It's no different than someone trying to feed you strictly lettuce. They don't get everything they need from vegetables. If you want well made dogfood you'll have to spend some cash, try Wellness as they use exceptional ingredients and its very healthy.

chocolate is poisonous to dogs and they shouldn't eat it.
Same goes for apple and grape seeds (but it would take a lot of them to make them sick)
Also Rhododendron plants and poinsettias are bad too

"What are bad things for dogs to eat?"

Here are some of the things my wife's dog eats, which will generally lead to negative consequences for the dog:
- Garbage
- My supper
- Dirty clothing
- Its own crap

chocolate, grapes, chicken wing bones, laxatives, milk, blueberries

I've always heard chocolate is bad for dogs. Just don't feed him too many table scraps. I don't know if this why it happened but i lost a lab to diabetes (vet called the day he died with results)

botygy, dogs can have RAW chicken or turkey bones. It's COOKED bones that are so bad. My dogs are on raw diets, so I know full well about this. Dogs can have dog food back up in their intestines.

if you do have to give dog a treat it has to be either treat's from boxes or actual meat ie some beef with no spices/sauces on it or certain bone that dont splinter when eaten by dog

chocolate, chicken or turkey bones

people food

me

Seriously, just feed your dog dog food?