More Dangerous Objects To Your Dog

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There are a few foods which can harm your dog, some you may not have ever thought as being dangerous. Gum is very hard on the stomach to digest. For humans it can take months to years for us to digest it, but for dogs they may never digest it in their lifetime. Gum can easily build up due to being hard to digest and can lead to death or health problems. Getting your dog to throw it up as soon as you find out he ate it can help prevent those problems. But if you can’t get your dog to throw it up, take him to the vet.

Salt, which can be found in almost every drink there is and most foods, can cause your dog to become dehydrated. Enough of it can kill your dog if you wait too long.

One plant which you should always keep your dog away from is the Castor Bean plant. The Castor Bean plant is the most poisonous plant in world. The plant products a fruit which can kill humans in less then twenty four hours. If your dog happens to get a hold of one of these and eat it, take your dog to the vet. The fruit will cause more severe symptoms in a dog then a human depending on how much is eaten and the size of your dog. There are many more plants which can be dangerous to your dog’s health, but this is the most dangerous.

The first two are fairly common household items, and the last one will only grow in certain areas. If you’re planning to go out camping with your dog, try to stay away from areas where this plant would grow. And the other two you should keep out of the reach of your dog.

Harmful Objects To Your Dog

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There are many common household items that seem to be harmless, but yet can be dangerous to your dog. These items can wind up harming him or killing him if he eats or breaths it in. Lead, for example can be harmful to your dog if he ingests it. So it would be best to keep pencils and other objects that contain lead away from your dog to keep them safe. If your dog ate something like a pencil or a large amount of lead, you should take him to the vet instead of trying to get him to get him to throw it up. Even if it is only one pencil or less, getting him to throw it up can cause splinters to possibly hurt him more. If a small amount of it was eaten that was only lead and nothing else with it, it should be alright to try and get your dog to throw it up.

Probably one of the most common poisons to a dog would be anything containing caffeine. Too much of this can kill your dog ( and can probably lead to death in humans as well). Caffeine, which is found mainly in coffee and most energy drinks, contricts the vessels in the body if too much is ingested.  Caffeine causes poor blood flow to get through the body causing death. Depending on the amount of caffeine ingested will determine what should be done. If a small amount of it is taken in, you should try to get your dog to throw it up. But if a large amount is ingested, you should take your dog to the vet as soon as possible.

Two fairly common office items that can be deadly to your dog if eaten are rubber bands and paper clips. These items can’t be digested easily and can get stuck in your dog’s digestive tract, or can cause an organ to get punctured. If any of these objects are eaten, take your dog to the vet as soon as your find out. Trying to get your dog to vomit these item may cause more harm allowed to pass. Consult with your veterinarian immediately.

These were only a few of the many objects which could harm your dog. There are many more that could harm your dog, most of them are items that can harm us, too. So try to place harmful objects out of the reach of your pooch to protect your dog and avoid a trip to the vet.

Why Your Dog Eats Grass

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Sometimes when you take your dog out to the dog park or into your backyard, you’ll see your dog eating grass. But why does he eat it you might wonder? Dogs, both young and old, well trained and not trained,  healthy and sick, eat grass sometimes. Most of the time, your dog’s stomach is not settling well and grass will help remove that food or whatever he just ate by vomiting. If you’re going to let your dog eat grass, try to keep him from coming inside and vomiting. If you don’t want him to do that, try to limit his ability to eat grass outside. Or you may end up with a mess or two.

Your dog eating grass can be good, and yet bad at the same time. If your dog has not been feeling well after eating something, this will help get rid of it. But if your dog goes and eats some grass that has just been covered with fertilizers or any other type of products made from chemicals, it can lead to worse things if eaten. So if you happen to let your dog eat grass as a usual practice, make sure you know it’s safe for him to eat it. The best place, if your going to let your dog eat grass, is in your back yard. This way, you’ll know if it’s safe for him to eat the grass or if it isn’t.

Your dog eating grass isn’t a bad thing, it can be a good thing. It is a natural instinct for your dog to eat grass. Just watch out for your dog eating grass that could be poison to him, otherwise he should be fine.

Potatoes and dogs. Are they good for them or not?

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Are potatoes good for dogs or not? A commonly asked question by dog owners. Potatoes have been found in many dishes, treats, and some dog foods (to add flavor or to fill your dog up faster). But yet potatoes have been known to harm dogs who have eaten  them. So are potatoes good for your dog or not?

The skin from the potato is said to be bad for your dog. But the worst part of a potato that your dog can eat is a green part of a potato. A green part of a potato is worse than the skin, and harms your dog more than the skin of the potato.

But what is it that makes the skin and green parts of a potato so bad? Solanine is something that is found in parts of the potato that makes it bad. When the potato is cooked with the skin on it or a green spot on it, it still contains solanine and it is still poisonous to dogs.

A raw potato or a cooked potato, which is worse if your dog eats them? A raw potato is worse for your dog because some things within the potato that can be harmful to your dog have not been cooked out. So a cooked potato doesn’t have those things in it, and makes it better for your dog.

So potatoes are only good for dogs if a couple things have been done so they can’t harm your dog. Peeling the skin off the potato makes it better for your dog and decreases the chance of harming your dog.

There are three things to remember about feeding your dog potatoes. Not feeding any of the green parts of a potato is important to remember. Green parts harm your dog the most and can kill a dog if they eat too much of them. Cooked potatoes are better then raw potatoes. Remember those three things if you’re feeding your dog potatoes. Keeping your dog from eating the bad parts of a potato is key to keeping him healthy.

Dogs and Poinsettias

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While decorating your house with plants and ornaments, there is one commonly used plant utilized for decorating your house during Christmas, the poinsettia. This red, white, pink, or purple leafy plant is harmful to dogs and can be deadly if a lot of it has been eaten (poinsettias come in many combinations of the colors, too.) The sap within the poinsettia causes different things to happen. (Poinsettias are not the best plants to keep around if you have dogs, cats, or other pets around for these reasons.) There are three different types of problems that the sap can cause depending on where the sap has gotten onto your dog.

The first one is if the the sap gets on to his skin. If the sap gets on to your dog’s skin then the area which the sap got onto will cause the area to become irritated. If you find an area that has been irritated from the sap, then wash the irritated area off.

The second one is if your dog happens to get a hold of the plant and eat it. You may find signs that he ate it if he is vomiting. If your dog is vomiting part of the plant up, take your dog to the vet to make sure he is alright. ( Remember that if your dog has eaten too much, it can kill him.)

The third thing is if it gets in your dog’s eyes. The sap can cause your dog’s eyes to look inflamed. If the sap from the poinsettia has gotten into his eyes, then bring him to the vet quickly.

Poinsettias are great if you have them out of reach of your dog. Make sure you know how high your dog can jump, and what areas your dog can get into. This will help you find a place where your dog can not get into to. Even if the poinsettia isn’t in the place you prefer it to be in. It is still better to be safe then have your dog get into it and have to deal with the results.

A Dog Eating Onions And What Happens

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A commonly used food for flavoring is not good for dogs. Onions are one of the worst foods that your dog can get a hold of. Next to chocolate, it is deadly in high amounts and can decease your dog’s life span or hurt him. Onions are commonly cut up into small bits, cut into slices, or even grounded up to be used for flavoring. But yet even the smallest amount is not good for him.

The onion causes a hemolytic anemia, and will effect the red blood cells in your dog if you feed him onions daily for days at a time. This causes the blood cell’s life span to be decreased, and once that happens, it will decrease the life span of your dog.

Onions can be found in or on breads, meats, etc. and can not be easily tasted in some foods as in others. It also doesn’t matter if it has been cooked or not. The effect will still be the same in the end. Before you feed your dog a food that you’re not sure of, to see if it has onions in it or not, check the ingredients list. It will make a difference in your dog’s health.

If your dog happens to get a hold of a lot of onions, you can try can keep the effects from happening by doing a couple things. You can go to the vet and see when they can do, or you can try and get your dog to vomit it up. Try feeding your dog salt, mustard, and water mixed together to try and get him to vomit. If he can not vomit it up, talk to your vet to see if he will be or right, or if anything else can be done.

When cooking around the holidays, keep onions out your dog’s reach. Try to cut back on onion powders and bits of onions unless it is necessary. And look out for foods with onions cooked into them if you are bringing dinner home. You don’t want to be spending your holiday at the vet clinic with your dog that has eaten onions and has gotten sick from them.

Chocolate and dogs

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While cooking around the holidays, there are foods and decorations that your dog should stay away from. From deserts to side dishes there are several of these plants and foods which can make your dog ill or worse. Chocolate, to a dog, can be deadly in large amounts. About .5 ounces of chocolate for every pound your dog weights is all that is needed to harm your dog. Depending on the purity of the chocolate, this will effect the how badly it will harm him.

Chocolate can not be digested by dogs because of a chemical in chocolate. The chemical, theobromine, isn’t as easily digested, and can harm your dog in several ways. If you have found out that your dog has ate some chocolate, you will need your dog to get rid of it in the only may he or she can get rid of it. If a large amount has been eaten by your dog, then you should take him to the vet immediately. Your dog may try to throw up to get rid of the chocolate because it can’t be digested by them. If your dog has not started to vomit, then mix salt, water, and mustard together, and get your dog to eat it.

If your dog still can not to throw up the chocolate, then you need to take your dog to the vet. Your dog may have diarrhea, as another sign, and may drink a lot more water then normal from being dehydrated. If you happen to find a wrapper from the chocolate your dog ate, this should be shown to your vet if the symptoms get worse.