Some less than obvious things you should never give a dog

[MrColin]

PSA to all of you the following items are toxic to your dog, moderate doses might not kill, but are certainly not going to help either. This isn't an exhaustive list and is in no particular order.

1. Onions and Garlic -- Hemotoxic
2. Raisins and Grapes -- Nephrotoxic
3. Chocolate -- Cardiotoxic (also watch out for cocoa bean yard mulch)
4. Anything containing Xylitol (usually sugar free chewing gum) -- Hepatotoxic
5. Marijuana -- Severe acute hypoglycemia
6. Tylenol & Advil -- Seriously, just don't.
7. Raw carrots -- I dunno but they come spraying out my dog's butt less than 2hrs after ingestion.
8. Old Roy -- Cut out the middle man and give 'em straight sawdust and red paint instead.

 

[TwinsenTacquito]

What about beer? My dog goes nuts for beer. Dogs don't know it's not solvent!

 

[Dr. Zaus]

"Marijuana -- Severe acute hypoglycemia" had a dog that once consumed a dime bag... he seemed "fine".

I wouldn't recommend this.. but yea;

 

[alkemyst]

PSA to all of you the following items are toxic to your dog, moderate doses might not kill, but are certainly not going to help either. This isn't an exhaustive list and is in no particular order.

1. Onions and Garlic -- Hemotoxic
2. Raisins and Grapes -- Nephrotoxic
3. Chocolate -- Cardiotoxic (also watch out for cocoa bean yard mulch)
4. Anything containing Xylitol (usually sugar free chewing gum) -- Hepatotoxic
5. Marijuana -- Severe acute hypoglycemia
6. Tylenol & Advil -- Seriously, just don't.
7. Raw carrots -- I dunno but they come spraying out my dog's butt less than 2hrs after ingestion.
8. Old Roy -- Cut out the middle man and give 'em straight sawdust and red paint instead.

You'd be better serving the community by linking directly to the source.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

PSA to all of you the following items are toxic to your dog, moderate doses might not kill, but are certainly not going to help either. This isn't an exhaustive list and is in no particular order.

1. Onions and Garlic -- Hemotoxic
2. Raisins and Grapes -- Nephrotoxic
3. Chocolate -- Cardiotoxic (also watch out for cocoa bean yard mulch)
4. Anything containing Xylitol (usually sugar free chewing gum) -- Hepatotoxic
5. Marijuana -- Severe acute hypoglycemia
6. Tylenol & Advil -- Seriously, just don't.
7. Raw carrots -- I dunno but they come spraying out my dog's butt less than 2hrs after ingestion.
8. Old Roy -- Cut out the middle man and give 'em straight sawdust and red paint instead.

You'd be better serving the community by linking directly to the source.

I don't know man.. I want a source on why feeding my dog saw-dust and red-paint is such a bad thing; mine loves the stuff... can't stand blue for some reason though...

 

[Mike Gayner]

"Marijuana -- Severe acute hypoglycemia" had a dog that once consumed a dime bag... he seemed "fine".

I wouldn't recommend this.. but yea;

Fucksticks like you shouldn't be allowed to own pets.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Fucksticks like you shouldn't be allowed to own pets.

to be fair, i was 6 at the time. but point made:

my parent's shouldn't have been allowed to own kids.

 

[geno]

7. Raw carrots -- I dunno but they come spraying out my dog's butt less than 2hrs after ingestion.

Thanks for the visual.

 

[KB]

Of those my dog has eaten (in small to moderate quantities)
Onions and Garlic
Raisins and Grapes
Chocolate
Anything containing Xylitol
Tylenol but Not advil
Raw carrots

and not had any bad reactions. Then again he has also eaten

Grass Clumps
Aluminum Foil
Napkins
Plastic Bags
Socks
Bones
Sticks
Plastic Bottle tops

He is one of those eat it and see what happens dogs. No matter how much you tell him no, he will find anything with a trace of food on it and eat it. Garbage pickup day is the worst.

 

[obamanation]

Of those my dog has eaten (in small to moderate quantities)
Onions and Garlic
Raisins and Grapes
Chocolate
Anything containing Xylitol
Tylenol but Not advil
Raw carrots

and not had any bad reactions. Then again he has also eaten

Grass Clumps
Aluminum Foil
Napkins
Plastic Bags
Socks
Bones
Sticks
Plastic Bottle tops

He is one of those eat it and see what happens dogs. No matter how much you tell him no, he will find anything with a trace of food on it and eat it. Garbage pickup day is the worst.

Your dog is suffering from pica.. maybe it has an iron deficiency or something.. Some people who have undergone liposuction get pica and in order to address the issue, they gave them iron supplement tablets. It took well over a year before they were completely cured of the problem..
strange stuff

 

[Sho'Nuff]

My dog Houdini (passed away at age 16) used to eat the middle of my dad's dirty underwear. If she could stomach that, none of the stuff on your list would have any effect on her.

Damn, I miss that dog.

 

[Jzero]

7. Raw carrots -- I dunno but they come spraying out my dog's butt less than 2hrs after ingestion.

This one is either a coincidence (something else made your dog sick) or unusual...carrots are a great treat (if your dog likes them). Low fat/cal, natural sweetness, and a satisfying texture.

 

[Spoooon]

7. Raw carrots -- I dunno but they come spraying out my dog's butt less than 2hrs after ingestion.

LOL.

My dogs loved carrots, especially stir fried, so they only got a bite or two.

edit: @soxfan, the crotch or the skid mark or both?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Fireworks

 

[amdhunter]

I wonder if I am killing my dog now by feeding him leftovers laced with Tabasco or raw habaneros. Almost everything I eat has one or the other on it. My dog doesn't even flinch anymore when he eats the stuff.

My parrot loves eating raw habaneros too. She'll eat it until its nothing more than a seedless pulp.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Core i5

 

[Sho'Nuff]

LOL.
edit: @soxfan, the crotch or the skid mark or both?

Both. It was f'ing gross. Apart from here compulsion to eat human and canine waste, Houdini was smart as a whip (she was a Border Collie, so it makes sense).

In my dad's defense, he has a medical condition similar to Crohn's disease that has/had him running to the bathroom 6-8 times a day. I can't tell you how many times I've prayed for that disease not to be genetic.

 

[DougK62]

Raw carrots are great for dogs. Mine eats them as snacks nearly daily.

 

[Modelworks]

Sugar, candy , ice cream. I know people like to think it is a treat for the dog and the dog may like it, but it causes cavities just like in people and since many people do not brush their dogs teeth it leads to dental problems.

Brother has a Pomeranian that he got from a lady that gave the dog ice cream as a treat, several of the dogs teeth had to be removed due to decay.

 

[Modelworks]

6. Tylenol & Advil -- Seriously, just don't.

You can give them aspirin for pain though. coated aspirin works best to help with any stomach problems. Had a lab that had hip problems and doc prescribed 200mg every 4 hours of plain aspirin.

 

[blackdogdeek]

you should add:

corn cobs

they clog up the lower digestive tract but are undetectable by x-ray. that's what happened to my sis-in-law's dog. they didn't discover it until it was too late.

also, the same dog ate a bunch of dental floss and required surgery to undo its effects.

 

[Meghan54]

I can't tell you how many times I've prayed for that disease not to be genetic.

It is....I have it and it does pass through generations.


As for the dog.....we have a Golden Retriever that'll eat literally anything she can fit in her mouth....and it's NOT pica, obamanation. It's called being a dog. Some breeds are more likely to eat anything, some aren't. Our Chow is ultra picky about food, much less eating non-food stuff.

Ginger, on the other hand, has opened cabinets to get to noodles, chocolate (a whole bar), emptied trash cans to get to tea bags and coffee grounds, has eaten soda cans, aluminum foil, chews sewing needles, eats cat poop like they're Zagnuts, paper---all sorts but her favorite papers are paper towels and TP, plus all the aforementioned junk.

It's just some dogs, esp. some breeds, are very mouthy and love eating anything and everything. Some breeds don't.

 

[Modelworks]

As for the dog.....we have a Golden Retriever that'll eat literally anything she can fit in her mouth....and it's NOT pica, obamanation. It's called being a dog. Some breeds are more likely to eat anything, some aren't. Our Chow is ultra picky about food, much less eating non-food stuff.

Sounds like my brothers dog. Dog is about 150lbs and stays outside, a black lab. Dog chews up everything, cans, shoes, tree branches, pine cones. He also has a bad habit of dragging dead things into the yard. It is a rural area so the dog goes into the woods finds something like a partial deer carcass and drags it into the yard, rolling around on it. Brother buries the carcass, dog digs it back up.

 

[skace]

My dog eats cardboard and wood.. like bark.

 

[Deeko]

Or....you could just not give your dog your food. Ya know, feed them dog food.

Anyway, there's lots of things that dogs "can't eat or else!!!", but realistically the chances of those things causing a problem for a dog are slim. No, its not really worth the risk, but if they eat it, so be it.