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Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]
For humans, this plant is decorative and pretty; for a dog it can be deadly. Eating even a small amount of the leaves and especially the seeds from this plant can cause severe gastrointestinal ...
Human food such as ice cream can lead to ill health and obesity in dogs. Feeding table scraps to a dog is generally not recommended, at least in excess. Just as in humans, a dog's diet must consist of the appropriate mix of nutrients, carbohydrates, and proteins to give them the minerals and vitamins that they need.
Dogs evolved the ability living alongside humans in agricultural societies, as they managed on scrap leftovers and excrement from humans. [2] [3] [4] Dogs have managed to adapt over thousands of years to survive on the meat and non-meat scraps and leftovers of human existence and thrive on a variety of foods, with studies suggesting dogs ...
Ethylene glycol has been shown to be toxic to humans [16] and is also toxic to domestic pets such as cats and dogs. A toxic dose requiring medical treatment varies but is considered more than 0.1 mL per kg body weight (mL/kg) of pure substance. That is roughly 16 mL of 50% ethylene glycol for an 80 kg adult and 4 mL for a 20 kg child.
This handsome prehistoric-looking palm is the most dangerous houseplant on the list for dogs, says Dr. Wismer. Sometimes sago palm is not labeled when you purchase it, but it contains cycasin and ...
There are compounds in chocolate that can be potentially toxic to dogs. If your dog has eaten chocolate, it's best to check with your vet. Ask the Vet: Why chocolate can be dangerous for dogs
Canine distemper virus (CDV) (sometimes termed "footpad disease") is a viral disease that affects a wide variety of mammal families, [2] including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, raccoons, and felines, as well as pinnipeds, some primates, and a variety of other species.