Forbidden fruit

The best holidays in the year - let our pets survive without harm.

In the coming days we will present food that is by no means suitable for your four-legged family member. Unsuitable foods include chocolate, grapes, avocado, bones, garlic, onion, sweets, nuts, almonds, coffee, potatoes, salt, various pieces, mushrooms, dairy products, raw egg white, nutmeg and high fat dairy products .

In the articles you will find out which component is toxic to a dog or cat, which organs can be damaged and what clinical symptoms are poisoning.

bones

Cooked bones are fragile and easily break. Experts say that raw bone dogs can digest and the danger is the cooked ones. Be sure not to feed the dog with chicken bones that break down and can damage the stomach or intestines. Equally dangerous is occasional bone feeding, or giving bones to an older dog. Bones, due to their structure and physiology of action, especially in the large intestine (where there is re-absorption of fluids) cause constipation. The dog is literally concreted and in extreme cases die in severe pain. Perhaps the damage is not only done by a large bone, deprived of meat, given to a small dog who cannot experience it. She'll feel so important to her.

chocolate

Although not all breeders agree, chocolate is, according to experts, the most common human food that causes dogs health problems. It contains caffeine and theobromine, which are methylxanthines. And the darker the chocolate, the more dangerous. The problem is that people can significantly digest and eliminate methylxanthines.

Theobromine is eliminated very slowly from the animal organism. A high fat content in chocolate may impair the function of panceas. Frequent consumption of chocolate leads to heart rhythm disorders, which can be fatal for the dog.

The lethal dose of theobromine in a dog is 100-300 mg per kilogram of dog weight.

About 100 grams of theobromine is contained in 100 grams of dark chocolate.

In 100g milk chocolate it's only 0.15mg theobromine.

The dog's toxic dose of coffein is about 140 mg / kg.

Symptoms occurring in a dog in chocolate poisoning are the most common vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, abdominal pain, irregular heart rhythm, convulsions, or death. There is no specific antidote. The first aid is to induce vomiting and then the assistance of a veterinarian.

If your dog has eaten chocolate and any of these symptoms have occurred, contact your veterinarian immediately.

Sour dough

Do you like fresh bread? When it's still warm and the crust so crispy? However, fermented dough bread, as well as other fermented dough products, are not suitable as food for dogs. In fact, their stomach is the ideal environment to grow yeast.

This can result in gastric enlargement, decreased blood flow to the stomach walls, and tissue death (dilation + gastric torsion in large breeds). Furthermore, breathing problems may occur.

In addition, the yeasts that multiply produce alcohol, which causes intoxication of the body. Symptoms are bloated abdomen, poor coordination, disorientation, vomiting, or vomiting attempts. In extreme cases, the dog may fall into a coma and die.