 A Poison Safe Home, foods to avoid feeding your pet |
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 Jul 12 2007, 09:06 AM
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 Reebok and Sophie's Mom  Group: Admin Posts: 20,257 Joined: 16-June 02 From: Arizona, USA Member No.: 1 
 
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A Poison Safe Home
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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Jul 12 2007, 02:48 PM
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 I'm a Junkie at WT!  Group: Community Supporter Posts: 1,766 Joined: 21-January 07 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 1,856
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thanks for digging this out Kim, it serves as a reminder and I do remember
seeing this before, but raisins didn't stick in my head, avocado sure did though because at the time I had just almost finished up a bag of dog good made with avocado and Gracie loved it and she got so shiny but I threw the rest away and didn't buy anymore. From the desert of Arizona
where the wind blows and the tumbleweeds roll    AVA, piXie, Gracie and forever in my heart Bandit (94?95-5/15/10) |
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Jul 15 2007, 09:39 AM
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 Greyhound & whippet shopaholic Group: Community Supporter Posts: 2,657 Joined: 30-December 06 From: Southern California Member No.: 1,785 
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I haven't heard of avoiding avocado before. What's the reason?
    Paula & her buds--Phaelin (greyhound), Zuma & Kira (the whippet girls) & Little One (chi-mix) Forever in my heart...Tinsel, Pipey & Chevy Greyhound Adoption Center (GAC) Whippet Rescue And Placement (WRAP) |
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Jul 15 2007, 09:48 AM
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I'm a Junkie at WT! Group: Community Supporter Posts: 1,766 Joined: 21-January 07 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 1,856
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some other research I did stated that avocado had something toxic, but I'm still
puzzled as to why there was dog food made with avocado, I think it was called avoderm but can't say for sure, I would recognize the bag though next time I'm at petsmart. I just looked it up, it was called Avoderm This post has been edited by ava: Jul 15 2007, 09:56 AM From the desert of Arizona
where the wind blows and the tumbleweeds roll AVA, piXie, Gracie and forever in my heart Bandit (94?95-5/15/10) |
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Jul 15 2007, 05:57 PM
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 I'm a Junkie at WT! Group: Community Supporter Posts: 2,200 Joined: 13-April 07 From: Seattle, Washington Member No.: 1,947 
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I fed Avoderm dog food to the last two smooth fox terriers that we had, and it did give my dogs a very shiny, thick coat, but they were gaining weight on it, so I took them off of it. Other than that, it seemed to be a good food, though. Maybe it has to be a certain amount of Avocado to be bad for them and Avoderm doesn't have that much in it?
Pat, Alf, and Gracie
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Apr 30 2008, 05:55 PM
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I'm a Junkie at WT! Group: Community Supporter Posts: 1,766 Joined: 21-January 07 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 1,856
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bumping this up as a reminder, but was also wondering if celery was ok as I
haven't found it anywhere listed that its a bad food for dogs. A friend at work was asking me if she could feed celery to her dog cause she really liked it. She has a big fat cocker spanial and she put her on a green bean diet and its working well, she's loosing the extra lbs. p.s. I love cocker spanials From the desert of Arizona
where the wind blows and the tumbleweeds roll AVA, piXie, Gracie and forever in my heart Bandit (94?95-5/15/10) |
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May 3 2008, 09:12 PM
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Reebok and Sophie's Mom Group: Admin Posts: 20,257 Joined: 16-June 02 From: Arizona, USA Member No.: 1
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I don't think celery would be a problem. Just make sure there's no long strings in it.
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May 4 2008, 11:25 AM
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I'm a Junkie at WT! Group: Community Supporter Posts: 1,766 Joined: 21-January 07 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 1,856
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thanks Kim
From the desert of Arizona
where the wind blows and the tumbleweeds roll AVA, piXie, Gracie and forever in my heart Bandit (94?95-5/15/10) |
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May 4 2008, 01:21 PM
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 Alpha Female of the House Group: Community Supporter Posts: 2,874 Joined: 4-January 07 From: Fl. Member No.: 1,793 
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Our dogs love celery. But they love most raw veggies.
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