Dog Health Care and The Foods He Should Avoid
If you have a dog then you probably want the best for your pet. But it is 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.
One example of a food we regularly enjoy that could seriously jeopardise dog health care is chocolate. Most people are vaguely aware that it is not good for dogs but it is actually very dangerous for them to eat. Some of the problems that it causes are much faster heart rate, hallucinations, diarrhoea, seizures, internal bleeding, heart attacks and potentially even death. It really isn’t worth taking the risk of feeding your dog cholcoate because even a small bar could kill it. If a dog does swallow any chocolate it should be made to be sick and taken to a vet as soon as possible.
Grapes and raisins are not conducive to dog health care, so it is lucky that most dogs are not so inclined to eat them anyway. 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. The amount of raisins and grapes a dog can eat before becoming seriously ill depends on its size and breed, but it is obviously better not to take the dog health care risk.
Macadamia nuts and onions also pose a threat to dog health care. A dog that has eaten either of them may suffer with stomach pain, hyperthermia, shaking and stiffness.
We do not often see drunk dogs, but a dog that has been drinking alcohol will behave in a comparable way to a drunken human. Obviously, just like it does to humans, alcohol can leave a dog feeling very poorly. However, should the dog have drunk beer specifically, then there is a another problem. The hops found in beer are dangerous to dog health care. The hops can cause malignant hyperthermia in dogs, more often than not leading to death. The amount of hops a dog can tolerate before becoming seriously ill depends on size and breed and greyhounds are particularly susceptible.
Even though most dog owners are familiar with the basic principles of dog health care, it is still very important to follow this advice to take the best care of your pet.
