These Foods Are Toxic To Your Dog

Some of your favorite snacks are toxic to your four-legged friend and can even lead to death. Your dog should stay away from these foods.

Even if he understands everything else and is very similar to you: Unfortunately, your dog does not tolerate the same foods as you. Some breeds require special diets, and there are several myths surrounding dog food. Please pay special attention to these foods:

Grapes and Raisins

Toxin: oxalic acid
Toxic dose: 10-30 grams per kilogram of body weight
Consequences and symptoms: The calcium levels in your pet’s blood increase and the kidneys can fail. You will notice this in your dog’s vomiting, diarrhea, and exhaustion. Rather give him a good treat as a reward.

Chocolate

Toxin: theobromine
Toxic dose: 8-60 grams per kilogram of body weight
Consequences and symptoms: Vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle tremors occur. At worst, chocolate causes seizures that can lead to death.

Avocado

Toxic substance: perzine
Toxic Dose: Unexplained so far
Consequences and symptoms: As healthy as an avocado may be for master and mistress, Persin poisoning can lead to coughing, ascites (abdominal dropsy), shortness of breath and damage to the heart muscle, and even death in your dog.

Raw Pork

Dangerous ingredient: Aujeszky virus
Toxic Dose: Independent
Consequences and symptoms: The Aujeszky virus is a herpes virus that is harmless to humans. However, if your dog becomes ill, the result is inflammation of the brain and nerves, which cannot be cured.

Onions (similar to garlic)

Toxic substance: sulfides
Toxic dose: 5-10 grams per kilogram of body weight
Effects and symptoms: Onions destroy red blood cells, which can cause anemia in your faithful companion. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, pale mucous membranes, and loss of appetite.

Peanuts, unripe walnuts, black walnuts, macadamia nuts

Toxin: Phosphorus, Cyanogenic Glycosides, Roquefortin C
Toxic dose: 1-60 grams per kilogram of body weight
Consequences and symptoms: The substances contained in the nuts, which are toxic to dogs, can lead to vomiting, tremors, cramps, fever, fainting spells, and symptoms of paralysis. In the worst case, the animal dies.

Other foods toxic to dogs

• fruit stones
• bitter almonds
• tomatoes
• paprika
• raw legumes such as peas and beans
• raw potatoes
• eggplants
• sweetener (xylitol)
• Alfalfa sprouts
• hop

Basically, the dog’s body has difficulty digesting spices. Food that is too greasy (e.g. bacon or chicken skin) also causes diarrhea. Your dog should also only drink water. You should be careful with milk, as lactose intolerance is also an issue in dogs. Alcohol and caffeine are self-evident taboos.