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One of my dogs LOVES avocado..the other eats it occasionally--neither has ever gotten even slightly ill from it. Noodle goes nuts for almonds...they're one of his favorite treats. Cookie loves them as well...but I have to chop them up for her as her mouth is too small to chew them herself. Neither has ever gotten sick from almonds.
I had actually fed Noodle grapes for years (he especially liked the skins) before I heard that they are "toxic" to "all" dogs. He looks mighty fine for a dead dog. I did quit giving them to him...but mainly because he started gulping them.
Over the years my dogs have eaten pretty much all those things people rant and rave about will kill your dog and none were ever sick due to eating people food nor died from it. Common sence would dictate that excessive amount of just about anything can cause adverse reactions but I have yet to find actual scientific studies proving any of these foods cause death in canines. The source of that article was from the today show and the information was collected from the ASPCA.
If Avocado is dangerous what about Avoderm dog food as it has avocado in it??
I have always wondered that since hearing this and wonder if any of you know the answer?
There is a big Avocado tree that hangs over my parents fence so there are plenty of avocados that drop off when the tree is loaded with them and if someone does not get them first any of the dogs they have had over the years would eat about half of any avocado that hit the ground and none of them got sick.
Avocado is one of the foods that I had never heard. I think it is a matter of common sense, weight of the dog, and how much is consumed. I did have a girlfriend in Ca. whose collie ate an entire bag of chocolate candy bars...Holloween time, and died from it. Liver shut down.
I had a Golden who loved to pick and eat the grapes I had growing on a fence....He lived to the ripe old age of 16...
Over the years my dogs have eaten pretty much all those things people rant and rave about will kill your dog and none were ever sick due to eating people food nor died from it. Common sence would dictate that excessive amount of just about anything can cause adverse reactions but I have yet to find actual scientific studies proving any of these foods cause death in canines. The source of that article was from the today show and the information was collected from the ASPCA.
Here is an article from UCDavis in Ca. Definately a better source!
Scroll down to the second page on toxic foods for our pets!
A much better source, but it still goes back to quantity. I have always given my dogs some chocolate. A bite, not a pound. I wouldn't even eat an entire pound of chocolate at one sitting.
My old rotty's (past at the age of 18) favorite was friday movie night when we hat hot wings, and chips and salsa. She got the bones, and I would give her bites of ships with hot salsa.
My dad had a silly dog that ate acorns that had fallen off the trees.
It is an older article (2004) but makes the food no less toxic.
ShelbyGirl, That is a great article. Everyone should look at the human medications that are harmful to dogs. I'm really surprised at the last paragraph in that section which lists other human drugs to avoid. It even includes topically applied Vitamin A/D and antibiotic creams.
Here's another simpler list of foods. This list breaks it down to the symptoms that each food can cause in an easy to read format.
One of the big surprises to me has always been garlic which is included in so many foods as a flea deterrent.
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I did quit giving them to him...but mainly because he started gulping them.
