Why can dogs eat onions?
Dogs love table scraps and loving owners would gladly share whatever food they are eating with the pet. Some human-safe foods though have harmful effects on our four legged friends. Some people foods can make the dog seriously ill. It would be a dog owner’s responsibility to know what these foods are and to ensure that the pet is kept away from these harmful foods. Onion is a cooking ingredient that causes sickness in dogs. Dogs must be prevented for ingesting onions as canine stomachs don’t have the enzyme necessary to metabolize the theosulphate substance contained in these pungent bulbs. What is more alarming with onion toxicity is the fact that it is dose dependent. Small amounts of onion consumed may not have visible harmful effects on the dog. As such the dog will be fed salsa, pieces of pizza, hamburgers and any many other people safe food. Table scraps will go directly to the food bowl of the dog. However, extended period of consuming small amounts of onions will result to accu
