| It is my opinion that traditional dog food sold in | | | | temperature is, or the time the fish would have |
| most stores leads to a great number of ailments | | | | to be frozen before all contaminants are gone, I |
| in dogs. I even think it might be a reason why my | | | | would not suggest giving uncooked fish to a dog. |
| dog has seizures. My belief has come about | | | | * Nutmeg |
| because the seizures Cory was having were | | | | Of course, not many people would ever think to |
| lessened after we no longer fed him hard dog | | | | put nutmeg on their dog's food, but it can lead to |
| food or canned dog food. Finally, he ceased having | | | | seizures, trembling, and even death. Be sure not |
| seizures altogether more than five years ago, and | | | | to give your god pieces of a treat that might |
| we never had to give him an anti-seizure | | | | have nutmeg as an ingredient, and this one is |
| medication. However, are you aware of the fact | | | | easy to follow. |
| that certain foods can lead to seizures or cause | | | | * Mushrooms |
| your dog to be sick? A few of these foods were | | | | Certain mushrooms have poisons that might lead |
| shocking to me! | | | | to issues for dogs. This is particularly true for wild |
| * Chocolate | | | | mushrooms. I already was aware of this danger, |
| Nearly all pets owners are aware that chocolate | | | | so I was able to keep Cory from eating any as |
| can lead to seizures and to death for dogs. My | | | | we took our walks. You should teach your dog |
| dog, Cory, ate some of my son's chocolate | | | | the words "leave it" while he is still a puppy. |
| candy from Halloween. Before my son caught | | | | * Cat Food |
| him, he had eaten a lot. Cory was very happy to | | | | Most dogs, including Cory, really enjoy eating food |
| have been eating chocolate as was evidenced by | | | | meant for cats, so this is one rule that is not |
| how hard his tail was wagging. My son contacted | | | | going to be popular, especially in my house. |
| the poison control center and was told to get | | | | Basically, cat food contains too much fat and |
| Cory to drink some Hydrogen Peroxide. This | | | | protein for a dog's digestive needs. You might still |
| caused Cory to throw up. I am very glad that I | | | | let your dog eat the crumbs left over from your |
| keep Hydrogen Peroxide in my first aid cabinet. | | | | cat, but you should not replace your dog's food |
| My son performed this emergency procedure | | | | with cat food. |
| outdoors. Cory is fortunate that my son caught | | | | * Seeds of Apples |
| him eating the chocolate in order to get it out of | | | | Fruit pits and apple seeds all have cyanide in then, |
| him in time. If you think your dog has gotten into | | | | and that leads to seizures. |
| some chocolate, and you do not know how much | | | | * Raisins and Grapes |
| time has passed, you should contact a vet right | | | | There is conflicting information regarding raisins |
| away. Otherwise, if you see your dog eating it, | | | | and grapes because when I discovered that these |
| you can use the Hydrogen Peroxide solution. Keep | | | | foods can lead to kidney failure in dogs, I was |
| in mind that milk chocolate will do less harm to | | | | actually using a dog training manual that said to |
| your dog than will dark chocolate. | | | | feed dogs raisins as treats. I called the person |
| * Foods that Have Onions or Onion Powder for | | | | who wrote the training manual to discuss this and |
| Ingredients | | | | she dismissed my issues because she said she |
| Onions have disulfides and sulfoxides in them that | | | | has fed her dogs raisins for as long as she has |
| can lead to the destruction of red blood cells, | | | | been training them. You will want to do your own |
| which makes dogs anemic. | | | | research and understand that these foods are |
| * Fish That is Undercooked or Not Cooked at All | | | | questionable prior to deciding to feed raisins or |
| Particularly in Oregon and Washington, a lot of fish | | | | grapes to your dog. |
| are contaminated with a fluke that is | | | | * Egg Whites |
| contaminated with a bacteria that is known to | | | | You are certainly able to give your dog full eggs |
| trigger seizures and possibly even death when | | | | that include both the whites and the yolks; |
| eaten without it being cooked thoroughly. If you | | | | however, it is not safe to allow him to eat just |
| make sure the fish is fully cooked, this bacteria is | | | | the whites. This is because egg whites include a |
| eliminated, but you still need to take care to | | | | protein called avidin, which takes important B |
| remove every single bone from the fish prior to | | | | vitamins away from your dog's body. The yoke |
| giving it to your dog. There is also some | | | | seems to have an element that counteracts the |
| speculation that if the fish is frozen at a cold | | | | avidin protein in the whites, so if an egg is eaten |
| enough temperature, the fluke will be destroyed. | | | | whole, the depletion of vitamin B is no longer an |
| However since I am not aware of what that | | | | issue. |