Foods for the canines

Here is some valuable information I received from one of my Web MD newsletters. This is for all you dog owners out there who want to make sure they stay healthy and stay around for many years.

These foods are dangerous for dogs:

Avocado and guacomole: causes vomiting and diarrhea.

Alcohol: causes liver & brain damage, vomiting, diarrhea, central nervous system depression, no coordination, difficult breathing, coma & death.

Onions: causes onion poisoning, vomiting, diarrhea, won't eat, dullness, breathlessness.

Coffee, Tea, Caffine: Causes restlessness, rapid breathing, heart palpatations, muscle tremors, fits & bleeding.

Grapes & Raisins: Causes kidney failure.

Milk & Dairy: causes diarrhea, digestive upset & food allergies.

Macadamia nuts: POISENOUS

Candy & Gum: Causes liver failure from blood sugar drop.

Chocolate: Causes vomiting, diarrhea, abnormal heart rythem, tremors, seizures & death.

Fat Trimmings & Bones: Fat trimmings cause pancreatitis; bones can splinter & choke dogs.

Persimmons, Peaches, Plums: Causes inflammation in small intestines & intestinal obstruction; pits of peaches & pluns contain cyanide.

Raw Eggs: Causes salmonella & E Coli.

Raw Meat & Fish: Causes Food Poinsoning and contains parasites that cause fish disease. If not treated is Fatal within 2 weeks.

Salt: Causes sodium ion posoning & death.

Sugary Foods& Drinks: Causes obesity, dental problems & diabetes.

Yeast Dough: Severe pain & alcohol poisoning.

Our Medicine: DEADLY

Keep them out of your pantry: Baking Powder & Soda is highly toxic, along with nutmeg & other spices...TOXIC.

Animal Poison Control Center... 1-888-426-4435

HUMAN FOODS ONLY AS A SPECIAL TREAT:

Lean meats, thoroughly cooked, no fat.

Fresh fruits, apple, orange, banana, watermelon, no seeds.

Veggies, carrots, green beans, cucumbers, zucchini, baked potato.

White rice & pasta, cooked with boiled chicken.