Your dog can be poisoned by a variety of things including types of vegetables, chemicals like pesticides an even table scraps may contain toxic substances. Raw onions, cabbage and chocolate are a few. Other substances are categorically hazardous for your pet with serious repercussions on its health. Did you know a bar of dark chocolate can kill a small dog? Unfortunately, chocolate contains theobromine, a substance that is highly toxic to carnivores. So don't be tempted to treat your pet with chocolate no matter what.
Here is a list of foodstuffs that are potentially harmful to your pets (depending on the quantity):
- Alcoholic beverages
- Apple seeds
- Avocado
- Cherry pits
- Chocolate
- Chocolate's toxic element is called theobromin
- Lethal dose is 100mg per kg of body weight. So, for a 100 lbs berner, the lethal dose would be:
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| Chocolate |
Thébromine/Oz |
Lethal dose |
| White |
44 mg |
103 oz or 6,4 lbs |
| Semi-sweet |
150 mg |
30 oz or 1,9 lbs |
| Dark |
390 mg |
11,6 oz or 0,7 lbs |
- Caffe (Theobromin also!)
- Macadamia nuts
- Onions and onion powder
- Grapes
- Rhubarb leaves
- Salt
- Tea (caffeine)
- Tomato leaves and stems (green parts)
Reference: ASPCA – American Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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