There are Several Foods Dangerous to Dogs

There are several foods dangerous to dogs, and to most all dogs, they could care less. As all dog owners know, their table manners are about as bad as they get. However, some common everyday foods and beverages could place your dog in several serious health situations, or in some cases they are so toxic that it could kill them.

These will range from deadly foods to dangerous foods.

To all dogs, the smell of food is more important than the taste. Your dog has over 100 million cells that work full time to smell all sorts of dangers, but it most cases they can not sense which foods are dangerous to them.

Dogs by nature are very fast eaters as well as very sneaky eaters, and when given the chance they may eat something so quickly that you have little chance to stop them. Understanding foods that are dangerous to dogs will help dog lovers take extra precautions when working with these foods or leaving the foods unattended even if it is for only a few minutes.

Although dog’s stomach acid is extremely strong there are still several foods that poise real dangers. If you do suspect or have actually seen your dog eat some of the foods listed below and suspect they may be in serious trouble, the National Animal Poison Center’s toll free number is 888-252-7387.

Deadly Foods

Alcoholic Beverages of all kinds:

If may be funny to see your dog drink some of your beer or wine, but think again, as alcohol is toxic to dogs. Ethanol within alcohol is a danger to anyone, but dogs can not break it down the same as humans. Depending on the size of your dog, the toxic effects can occur very suddenly, or they may take some time in a larger dog, but they will occur.

Alcohol poisoning will cause a sudden weakness that can lead to a rapid increase in respiratory rate or cardiac arrest. If severe enough, it will cost your dog its life. This is not something to take lightly as owners and play around with.

Chocolate:

Dogs love the smell and the taste of chocolate. Baking chocolate is especially dangerous to dogs as it contains a much higher level of theobromine which is very toxic to your dog.  Dark chocolate also contain much higher levels of this toxic ingredient, and if enough has been ingested, it can cut off the supply of blood flowing to the brain, causing all kinds of harm to all of your dogs organs.