Animal Poison Prevention

[Charliere]

Hi there everyone, last week was animal poison prevention week and although it's a couple days late I just wanted to provide you guys with some information of what kind of food to not give your pets. I've seen a pretty large influx of pets coming in at work because of something they ate or got into. Here's a list of foods and ingredients that can be dangerous and poisonous to your pets. These mostly pertain to cats and dogs.

 

The obvious things you shouldn't give your pets are chocolate, coffee and caffeine. An ingredient in these can cause anything from vomiting and diarrhea to tremors, seizures or death. Dark chocolate is more dangerous than milk or white chocolate.

Avoid giving your pets any form of citrus; citric acid and essential oils and cause irritation and stomach upset. Avoid giving them coconut or coconut oil based products; while in small doses they may not cause serious harm they can cause stomach upset. If you use an oil diffuser, make sure that you're using oils that are suitable and safe for your pets.

Another one that many of you may be aware of is grapes and raisins. Although we don't know what makes grapes and raisins toxic to pets, if it ingested it can cause possible kidney failure.

Avoid most if not all nuts; nuts contain a large amount of oils and fats and can cause anything from vomiting and diarrhea to possible pancreatitis or tremors.

Contrary to popular belief you should NOT give your pets milk. They lack a certain enzyme that helps breakdown lactose, and can create an upset stomach or diarrhea if ingested.

Foods that I personally did not know were toxic to pets until I started working at a vet clinic are onions, garlic, and chives. These can cause irritation in the intestines and stomachs and can also lead to red blood cell damage.

Do not give them raw meat, eggs, or bones. They can choke on the bones or they could splinter and lead to internal damage.

Last but not least is xylitol, which is a sweetener that is used in products such as candy, gum, and toothpaste. Ingestion of this can lead to liver failure, hypoglycemia, and seizures.

If you notice any vomiting, diarrhea, lethargicness, lameness or out of the ordinary behavior you should consult your local veterinarian. If you think your pet has ingested something that may be poisonous them you can also contact (888) 426-4435, which is the ASPCA's animal poison control number.

Hopefully this is helpful for those of you with pets, feel free to ask any questions : )

[Caution]

so...what about jack in the box tacos? asking for... a friend

 

 

[Venom™]

What is your reasoning for not giving your pet raw meat or eggs?

[CheckosChet]

What is your reasoning for not giving your pet raw meat or eggs?

 

It would cause an allergic reaction. Not all raw meat are good for domestic pets.

[Charliere]

What is your reasoning for not giving your pet raw meat or eggs?

 

Animals are susceptible to ecoli and salmonella

There's an enzyme in raw eggs that lowers their biotin absorption and can lead to skin problems

Giving your pets raw meat won't kill them but there aren't really any benefits of it compared to cooked meat

[DancingMoonLight]

Can we make Charlie the vet of SG? Also, is citrus really deadly to dogs or just upsetting?

[Charliere]

Can we make Charlie the vet of SG? Also, is citrus really deadly to dogs or just upsetting?

 

Gimme my vet license

In small amounts, like pieces of fruit, it won't do much but cause an upset stomach. You can actually give them oranges but you should probably steer clear of lemons, limes,and grapefruit. If you're feeeding them the skins, stems, seeds, etc, that's when it could potentially do some damage.

 

There's a bunch of human food you can feed to your pets that they actually recommend. This includes but is not limited to bananas, apples, cantaloupe, watermelon, celery, carrots, lettuce, and a bunch more. You can give these in place of treats and most of the time they enjoy eating it. Just be sure that youre washing them and getting rid of any inedible seeds or stems.

[All Ts]

As a general rule of thumb basically don't feed dogs anything that you haven't actually looked up online prior, or know to not be harmful. I've had dumbass friends feed their dogs stupid shit because they've "never heard it was bad for them" and the laundry list of things is way too long to have that attitude in all honesty. You hurt this poor corgo everytime you act like a dipshit.