Why do people prepetuate the old wives tales about what a dog can & can eat?
Put it this way- in some cultures, people used to eat arsenic habitually. Lots of kids have survived drinking antifreeze. Someone I know accidentally ate strychnine and survived without any treatment at all, with no ill effects. Poisons don’t have the same effects on everyone, it doesn’t mean that arsenic isn’t poisonous or that we should all take antifreeze cocktails. As with all poisons, it’s the dose that makes the poison. It’s unlikely that a dog could ever get enough theobromine out of white chocolate to kill itself (it would have to eat around its body weight), but it could quite easily do so with very dark chocolate or cocoa powder. The effects of gradual poisoning could also be hard to see- think of alcoholics, most of them seem healthy enough on the outside, but many (possibly most) of them have scarring on their liver etc. You can’t see your dog’s liver or kidneys, so provided it’s still healthy enough to do its job (and the poison’s taken gradually enough so that it can be e
Yes, grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs, They are not fatal in small doses, the same goes with chocolate. It’s prolonged consumption or a large intake that over loads their livers and renal systems, effectivlly shutting them down and causing death. The following is a list of foods a dog should not eat and why supplied from this site:http://www.animalpetsandfriends.com/Arti… 1. Onions (Both onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient Thiosulphate. But onions are more of a danger. Many dog biscuits contain *small* amounts of garlic – garlic contains less of this toxin so huge amounts would need to be consumed to be toxic. And, by the way, this poison builds up the system – it can be toxic in one large dose – or with repeated consumption of small amounts.) 2. Chocolate (Chocolate contains Theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic. This can be fatal to dog
