Urgent vet warning – five foods your dog should NEVER eat that can be fatal…including one you may never have heard of
A VETERNARIAN is raising the alarm about five foods you should never give your pet – and some could be fatal.
“The Vets” on TikTok often share tips and tricks to help better your pooch’s life, but this latest advice could save their life.
The vet explained that the first food to avoid are grapes – including their dried version.
She said: “Raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs.”
Two other popular cooking staples are onions and garlic, but if ingested by a dog, they could have terrible consequences.
The vet explained: “Onions and garlic should never be given to your dog because they can lead to anaemia, which causes extreme fatigue in your pets.”
A food most pet owners know to avoid is chocolate, but dogs can actually try to seek out the sweet treat, which can prove fatal.
Chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine, which is toxic to dogs and can lead to seizures and heart failure in extreme cases.
A lesser known toxic food for dogs is the macadamia nuts, which can cause neurological issues, according to the vet.
The RSPCA revealed that even a small amount of macadamia nuts can prove toxic to dogs.
The video has helped many pet owners, who flooded the comments with further questions and stories about their pooches.
One viewer of the video remarked: “I didn’t know about the garlic and onions – I was wondering why my dog didn’t like eating them!”
Another replied: “Now I know, thank you so much! My dog sometimes eats her food with onions and garlic…”
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home identified nine other foods which are toxic to dogs – has your pet eaten these before?
Besides the foods listed above, the organisation advises that dogs avoid eating avocadoes, alcohol, corn on the cob, artificial sweeteners like xylitol, and cooked bones.
Cooked bones could be incredibly dangerous to dogs, as they can splinter, cause constipation or perforate their gut – which can be fatal.
Avocadoes, while nutritious for humans, contain a substance called persin which causes vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs.
And if your pup manages to get into alcohol, it can lead to sickness and even damage to their central nervous system.
Read the full list of foods and explanations about their dangers here.