Seven things not to feed your dog on Christmas Day
Certain foods that are typically eaten on the day, can not only harm your dog, it can actually kill it.
Our dogs are like family and one cannot be blamed for wanting to make them part of the Christmas Day celebrations by spoiling them with some human treats.
Certain foods that are typically eaten on the day, can however not only harm your dog, it can actually kill it.
Here are seven foods to avoid feeding your dog:
• Chocolate. This sweet, even in small dosages, can be highly toxic for your dog.
• Nutmeg. This can cause dogs to suffer from tremors, seizures, issues with the nervous system and even death.
• Raisins and grapes, though, can cause acute kidney failure in your dog, so be careful not to give them a handful of leftovers.
• Avocados contain a toxin that can damage the heart, lungs and tissue of many different animals, including dogs.
• Macadamia nuts can also be toxic to dogs. Symptoms generally present within 12 hours and can include vomiting, hypothermia and elevated heart rate.
• Garlic and onions can cause gastric irritation and anaemia if eaten in large quantities.
• Turkey skin, pork crackling, sausages and fatty meats can all lead to inflammation of the pancreas in dogs due to high fat content.
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