Foods Which Affect Dog Health Care
Dog owners always want the best for their beloved animal. But it’s pretty likely that you are one of the sorts of dog owners who cannot be cruel to be kind and who gives in to the temptation to feed the dog scraps of human food. If you do do this you should stop and think for a moment: many human foods are seriously toxic to dogs and could lead to dog health care emergencies.
A classic example of a type of food that we people regularly enjoy but that is very dangerous to dog health care is chocolate. Many people have heard that it is unhealthy for dogs but few realise that it is actually seriously poisonous and dangerous to dog health care. Whilst hallucinations, internal bleeding and seizures all arise from eating chocolate, the worst case scenario could be death. Because even a small chocolate bar could be enough to kill a dog, depending on its size, it really isn’t worth taking the risk. If a dog does swallow any chocolate it should be made to be sick and taken to a vet as soon as possible.
Most dogs won’t appear too keen to eat raisins or grapes anyway, but the fruits are incredibly dangerous to dog health care. If a dog eats a big enough quantity of grapes or raisins is eaten then a dog will suffer kidney failure and most likely death. Some sizes and breeds of dog can eat more grapes or raisins than others, but it is much better to avoid the dog health care risk.
Macadamia nuts and onions also pose a threat to dog health care.Ingesting them may lead to stiffness, shaking, hyperthermia and abdominal pain.
Although we rarely see drunken dogs, it is true that a dog that has drunk alcohol will bahve in a similar way to a human who is intoxicated. Obviously, jus tlike it does to humans, alcohol can leave a dog feeling very poorly. However, if the alcohol is beer there is a further problem.Hops, which are used to make beer, are incredibly risky to dog health care. The hops cause malignant hyperthermia which very often leads to death. As with many toxic foods, the dog’s ability to tolerate the hops is affected by breed and size, and greyhounds are notoriously easily affected by hops.
Most dog owners are familiar with the basics of dog health care, but it is very important to follow this advice in order to keep your dog in good health.
