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There are various foods that are toxic to dogs. Unfortunately, there are many we are not often aware of that are just as dangerous. Below is a list of common foods that are harmful to dogs.

Chocolate or caffeine - chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic. After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours with death following within twenty-four hours.

Symptoms include staggering, labored breathing, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, tremors, fever, heart rate increase, arrhythmia, seizures, coma and death. Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms.

Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell. Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the most dangerous forms with milk chocolate being the least dangerous.

A dog needs to eat more than a 250-gram block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.

Onions and garlic - these contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger. Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body. Symptoms include labored breathing, liver damage, vomiting, diarrhea and discolored urine. The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion.

All forms of onions can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions or garlic.

Mushrooms - mushroom toxicity occurs in dogs and can be fatal if certain species of mushrooms are eaten. Amanita phalloides is the most commonly reported severely toxic species of mushroom in the United States but other Amanita species are toxic. Symptoms include abdominal pain, drooling, liver damage, kidney damage, vomiting diarrhea, convulsions, coma and death

Macadamia nuts - these are another concern along with most other kinds of nuts. Their high phosphorus content can reportedly lead to bladder stones. Dogs that eat this develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters.

Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated.

For the above reasons, pet owners shouldn’t assume that human food is always safe for pets.

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