Certain foods and
household products can be dangerous to dogs!
It’s only natural for dogs to be curious. But their curiosity can get them into trouble when they get into areas where you store household items such as medicine and detergents. Many common household items that you use everyday can be harmful, and sometimes even lethal, to your dog. Dogs are not humans and many items that have no affect on us can be very harmful to your dog.
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Foods that are
harmful to your dog: |
Common household items that are harmful to your dog: |
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May cause
vomiting, abdominal pain and/or diarrhea: |
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Wild cherry Almond Apricot Balsam Pear Japanese Plum |
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May cause varied reactions: |
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Yeast dough Coffee grounds Macadamia nuts Tomato and potato leaves and stems Avocados Onions and onion powder Grapes Raisins Chocolate Pear and peach kernels Mushrooms (if also toxic to humans) Rhubarb Spinach Alcohol |
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Antifreeze and other car fluids Bleach and cleaning fluids Boric acid Deodorants Deodorizers Detergents De-icing salts Disinfectants Drain cleaners Furniture polish Gasoline Hair colorings Weed killers Insecticides Kerosene Matches Mothballs Nail polish and remover Paint Prescription and non-prescription medicine Rat poison Rubbing alcohol Shoe polish Sleeping pills Snail or slug bait Turpentine Windshield-wiper fluid |
Symptoms of possible poisoning are: vomiting, diarrhea,
difficult breathing, abnormal urine (color, aroma or odor, frequency, etc.),
salivation, weakness. If your dog should ingest harmful chemicals, contact a
veterinarian or poison control center immediately.