Stumbled upon this site that was talking about types of food that can be fed to dogs. I find it interesting as I myself, and I’m sure along with the rest of my family members, didn’t know the whole list of food that we can’t feed to our dogs.

As a general rule, giving dogs chocolate on purpose is NOT a good idea. The problem with chocolate is the theobromine and the caffeine content. Theobromine, if ingested, can cause hyperactivity, vomiting/diarrhea, increase urination, irregular/rapid heartbeat, seizures and tremors. Caffeine content can also cause hyperactivity, rapid heartbeat, tremors and seizures as well. When it comes to chocolate and dogs, here are some helpful guidelines for how much is too much:

• Milk Chocolate - one ounce per pound of body weight (more is harmful)

• Semi-Sweet Chocolate - one ounce per 3 pounds of body weight

• Baker’s Chocolate - one ounce per 9 pounds of body weight (this is the most dangerous of all)

The other issue I see is the milk you’re adding. Dog’s do not possess the enzyme that is necessary to digest dairy products. It’s not a deadly thing, but you’ll suffer some concequences, nonetheless. Fragrant diarrhea (or terrible gas build-up) may very well follow.

As many others have mentioned other harmful foods, here is my own laundry list of dangerous foods:

• alcohol (duh)

• anti-freeze (duh again)

• avocado (can be lethal - guacamole too)

• broccoli (can cause upset stomach in large quatities)

• grapes/raisins (just 6 grapes CAN kill a dog)

• raw eggs (Avidin in it can cause major deformations)

• fatty foods (can trigger pancreatitis in prone dogs)

• liver (can cause vitamin A toxicity)

• mistletoe (in larger amounts, generally)

• mothballs (duh)

• nuts (can cause bladder stones, and many other debilitating conditions)

• green potatoes (contain solanum alkoids that can be dangerous)

• Plants (like rhododendron, azalea, oleader, rhubarb, cycads, yew, and other houseplants)

• nutmeg (can cause seizures and death)

• onions (one small onion can contain enough thiosulphate to kill a dog)

• salmon (especially raw, can cause salmon poisoning disease that can kill a dog within days)

• salt (can trap gas in the intestines and kill a dog)

• sugarless candy/gum (xylitol can cause liver damage)

• tomatoes (contain atropine, a dangerous substance)

• yeast dough (will rise in the stomach and can cause a rupture in the stomach or intestines)

• fruit pits/seeds (apple seeds contain arsenic … so do peach pits)

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