Protect Your Pet: Foods to Avoid
We hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! As we enjoy the warm weather and fun in the sun, it is important for pet owners to remember that though pets feel like members of the family, they are NOT human and cannot eat the same foods as us! Here is a quick list of some of the foods The Humane Society of the United States recommends your pet stays clear of:
- Alcoholic beverages
- Apple seeds
- Apricot pits
- Avocados
- Cherry pits
- Candy (particularly chocolate, which is toxic to dogs, cats and ferrets, and any candy containing the sweetener Xylitol)
- Coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans)
- Grapes
- Hops (used in home beer brewing)
- Macadamia nuts
- Moldy foods
- Mushroom plants
- Mustard seeds
- Onions and onion powder
- Peach pits
- Potato leaves and stems (green parts)
- Raisins
- Rhubarb leaves
- Salt
- Tea (caffeine)
- Tomato leaves and stems (green parts)
- Walnuts
- Xylitol
- Yeast dough
mplo
10:22 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
That's a great list of foods for any pet owner(s) to avoid giving their pets, whether they own furry or feathered animals. For anybody who's the owner of a bird, here's another food to avoid giving their pet(s) at all costs: Avocado. Avocado is known to shut a bird's entire system right down, and kill them rather quickly. Chocolate and sugary stuff, as well as other junk food...same thing!