Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pet
- - Alcoholic beverages
- - Avocado
- - Chocolate (all forms)
- - Coffee (all forms)
- - Fatty foods
- - Macadamia nuts
- - Moldy or spoiled foods
- - Onions, onion powder
- - Raisins and grapes
- - Salt
- - Yeast dough
- - Garlic
- - Products sweetened with xylitol
Warm Weather Hazards
- - Animal toxins—toads, insects, spiders, snakes and scorpions
- - Blue-green algae in ponds
- - Citronella candles
- - Cocoa mulch
- - Compost piles Fertilizers
- - Flea products
- - Outdoor plants and plant bulbs
- - Swimming-pool treatment supplies
- - Fly baits containing methomyl
- - Slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde
Medication
Common examples of human medications that can be potentially lethal to pets, even in small doses, include:
- - Pain killers
- - Cold medicines
- - Anti-cancer drugs
- - Antidepressants
- - Vitamins
- - Diet Pills
Cold Weather Hazards
- - Antifreeze
- - Liquid potpourri
- - Ice melting products
- - Rat and mouse bait
Common Household Hazards
- - Fabric softener sheets
- - Mothballs
- - Post-1982 pennies (due to high concentration of zinc)
Holiday Hazards
- - Christmas tree water (may contain fertilizers and bacteria, which, if ingested, can upset the stomach.
- - Electrical cords
- - Ribbons or tinsel (can become lodged in the intestines and cause intestinal obstruction—most often occurs with
kittens!)
- - Batteries
- - Glass ornaments
Non-toxic Substances for Dogs and Cats
The following substances are considered to be non-toxic, although they may cause mild gastrointestinal upset in some animals:
- - Water-based paints
- - Toilet bowl water
- - Silica gel
- - Poinsettia
- - Cat litter
- - Glue traps
- - Glow jewelry
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