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5 Foods That Are Dangerous to Give to Your Dog
07.04.2023 06:50
Updated: 15.04.2023 03:32
The key to a healthy life and strong immunity of a dog is its nutrition. Balanced specialized food, vitamins and additional supplements will ensure good functioning of internal organs.
And owners need to be clearly aware that food and drinks suitable for people can seriously harm the internal organs of their pet.
The article will tell you which foods you absolutely should not give to your four-legged friend.
Garlic and onion
These two plants contain disulfides and sulfoxides. They can cause anemia in animals by destroying blood cells. If consumed alone, they will immediately lead to deterioration of the gastrointestinal tract.
General symptoms of poisoning: weakness, drowsiness, swelling of the mucous membranes causing difficulty breathing, vomiting, pain, etc.
It is noteworthy that both fresh and cooked products have a detrimental effect.
Avocado
Avocado fruits contain a substance called persin. In some cases, it causes allergic reactions in people, gastrointestinal upset. It has a detrimental effect on dogs in all cases of consumption.
Including its leaves, branches and bones. This famous superfood, when it gets into the dog's body, causes swelling, fluid accumulation in the body, vomiting, diarrhea. In some cases, a depressed state of the cardiovascular system, difficulty breathing and even death may occur.
Sugar and its substitutes
Sugar spoils the animal's teeth, causes allergies, manifested in the form of purulent discharge from the eyes and ears, and disrupts digestion.
Overeating sweets can be noticed by the pet's lethargy, weakness and drowsiness. No less dangerous are its substitutes, which contain xylitol. When accumulated in the body, the substance causes convulsions, blindness, and kidney failure.
Bakery
In addition to the fact that feeding buns leads to excess weight in pets, it also causes fermentation processes in the intestines due to the yeast content.
The process is invariably accompanied by pain, spasms, and bloating. According to some data, the most serious cases may require surgical intervention.
Milk
Drink and all products with it in the composition or basis. Lactose can lead your pet to allergic reactions, intestinal upset and painful bloating.
This is due to the fact that dogs in most cases have lactose intolerance. In addition, there are external manifestations of the harm of milk. In particular, this is dandruff on the skin, itching, active hair loss.
Knowing the dangers of human food for pets can prevent their suffering and long-term treatment. In addition, strict supervision is necessary during walks so that the animal is not treated to candy by a kind-hearted neighbor.
