9 Human Foods That Are Toxic to Dogs
receives more calls about chocolate than any other food,” says Wismer. “Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, types of methylxanthines.”
Methylxanthines can cause vomiting and diarrhea, panting, excessive thirst and urination, hyperactivity, abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures, and death. Darker chocolate tends to be more dangerous than milk chocolate, and baking chocolate contains the highest levels of methylxanthines. Coffee and tea also contain these substances and should never be given to dogs.These foods can cause GI irritation and can lead to red blood cell damage and anemia due to the presence of.
may be the part of the grape which causes toxicity in dogs, says Dr. Linder. Interestingly, the amount of tartaric acid can vary by grape type, how they were grown, and ripeness level.Ingesting any kind of nut, which contain high amounts of oils and fats, can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and pancreatitis, a potentially fatal inflammation of the pancreas. Eating macadamia nuts is even more dangerous and can cause weakness, depression, vomiting, tremors, and hyperthermia in dogs, says Wismer.
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