Don't poison your dogs this week

[kaz7]

Given dogs are stupid and will eat anything (cats rule) the following foods are poisonous to them

Andrew Hunt, senior vet at Stoke PDSA Pet Hospital, said: "Traditional Christmas foods like mince pies, chocolate, onions, raisins, grapes, some nuts, sage-and-onion stuffing and Christmas cake or pudding can all be harmful and should be kept safely out of paws' reach."

Laura Playforth, professional standards director at Vets Now, said: "We see a big rise in poisoning cases involving raisins and alcohol at this time of year, largely due to dogs eating things like mince pies, Christmas puddings and fruitcake.

"The good news is the prognosis for grape and raisin toxicity is generally good if treated early and there's been no kidney damage.

"Normally symptoms start showing between six and 24 hours after the dog has eaten grapes or raisins.

"But these may not take effect for several days and in the most serious cases, the fruits can also cause sudden kidney failure."

Here are some other foods that are potentially extremely dangerous for dogs:

Onions
Garlic
Chives
Chocolate
Macadamia nuts
Avocado
Artificial sweetener xylitol
Alcohol
Cooked bones
Grapes and raisins

 

[Sir peace frog]

extremely dangerous,mmmmmmm,anything that's lethal ,asking for a friend

 

[deano ou812]

Cooked bones ? Thought they would have been ok the large kind anyhow..

 

[Sir peace frog]

Cooked bones ? Thought they would have been ok the large kind anyhow..

I think cooked bones are brittle and splinter

 

[TINY]

I think cooked bones are brittle and splinter

Chicken bones that it, beef is absolutely fine. Uncooked is better but my pooch has the bones off any meat other than chicken, and has done for 12 years now

 

[deano ou812]

I think cooked bones are brittle and splinter

Yeah more so chicken and turkey bones but what about the large bones for say soup unless they also become brittle and splinter ..

 

[Scottyboi]

My dog use to eat chocolate drink the dregs from beer bottles and eat raw onion, died when he was 19.

 

[henrythedogcity]

Henry will eat anything in moderation and is a 17 year old Jack Russell

 

[henrythedogcity]

His pal Rosie was the same and died last year aged 17

 

[kippaxking79]

My dog use to eat chocolate drink the dregs from beer bottles and eat raw onion, died when he was 19.

Was just gonna say there is a regular old bloke that comes in my local. I regularly see him have a pint of real ale and the dog has a half in his bowl. It's a border collie about 13 years old. Looks as fit as a fiddle.