Foods You Shouldn’t Give Your Dog

Even though it is tempting to give your dog some of your food, and their constant begging and puppy eyes will probably make you feel guilty enough to do it, some foods we eat on a regular basis are pretty bad for them and can cause digestive and other problems for your pet.

They can upset the digestive system and cause diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pains, fatigue, depression, a refusal to eat and eventually kidney failure.

No matter how much you like it, don’t give your dog chocolate.

It is a sugary food that is bad for your dog’s health and can even cause death. The silent killer is actually the caffeine in the cocoa from which chocolate is made. It affects your dog with kidney failure, arrhythmia and even death. It may not be fatal in extremely low doses, depending on the size of the dog and the cocoa content of the chocolate. So, basically avoid anything that contains caffeine.

Too much salt is bad even for you, let alone your precious pet. Snack foods, fast foods, prepared foods and preserved foods have high levels of sodium that can cause many of the same symptoms in dogs that they do in humans.

Salt is somewhat present in most foods, but it is only dangerous to animals in high doses. Signs of poisoning include diarrhea, seizures, fever, listlessness and vomiting. It can even lead to the death of your pup if not treated properly.

Onions and garlic are delicious ingredients in our cooked meals, but you should avoid giving them to your pet. Anemia and the loss of normal levels of red blood cells are the result when your dog ingests any quantity or form of onion or garlic.

Artificially sweetened snacks and candies are a big no-no since they contain xylitol. Xylitol causes serious health problems in dogs. It often results in seizures, low blood sugar, permanent liver failure and death in some cases.

So, when it comes to feeding your pooch, it is best to stick to foods that are specially designed for their nutrition and safety.