Poisonous foods for pets
By
Melissa Yeager, WINK News
Story Created:
Apr 29, 2008 at 4:53 PM EST
Story Updated:
Apr 29, 2008 at 8:56 PM EST
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Dogs are a part of our families, so it's not surprising a lot of us feed our best friend from the dinner table. What you might see as a tasty treat could land your dog in the vet's office.
"Many times it's that they don't know," says emergency Veterinarian Dr. Joshua Para. He's seen a lot of pets in his ER.
"We sometimes think if we take ingredients or its something we take or use, 'If it's safe for me, it's safe for my dog or cat' but many times it's not," says Para.
For instance, chocolate can cause seizures and even be deadly in dogs. Grapes and raisins can cause your dog's kidneys to shut down.
A sugar component in chewing gum can cause liver and kidney failure in dogs.
In cats, Tylenol can be toxic, even deadly.
If your family pet gets into any of these, call your vet.
Sometimes some plants can cause problems for pets, so check the animal poison control's website to make sure your plants are safe to be within the reach of your family pet.
Wednesday, Apr 30 at 9:57 AM Melissa Yeager, Wink News wrote ...
Click on the link marked "ASPCA" in the related content box just above where your comment is posted. It has a complete list of poisonous items, questions, and answers for pet owners.
Wednesday, Apr 30 at 6:52 AM anonymous wrote ...
why isn't there a bigger list of poinsonous foods? on the news it said to go to winknews.com, and it only gave one more, very general name:plants. DUH! of course some plants can be toxic to animals, such as poisettias. This does not help.
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