Things To Avoid

[FifeJillandIan]

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Since joining this forum I've learned that ...

ant powder and slug pellets are potentially fatal to dogs if eaten

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that plums are also harmful to dogs

Blue loves eating fruit and veg and the leafs (or preferably flowers) from lots of different plants and if i hadn't read on here about the plums i might have offered him a bit sometime.

Is there anything else I should know about what not to let him near???

 

[jue332]

Grapes, rasins and chocolate especially dark chocolate :thumbsup:

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Grapes, rasins and chocolate especially dark chocolate  :thumbsup:

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Thanks :cheers:

 

[~Helen~]

Check out FAQ - there's a big long list that has been posted when this subject came up before :thumbsup: I'll see if I can find you the link.

edited to add this link: http://www.k9community.co.uk/forums/index....showtopic=11524

scroll down to section 5 toxic plants.

It's not the list I was thinking of, but I cant find that one at the moment :blink: I'll keep looking!

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Thanks Helen :thumbsup:

 

[jgear]

After 18months of having the garden vandalised by 2 greyhounds. I have found they love to nibble on hardy geraniums (pink) this is very useful as they do the dead heading. I have put these in a raised bed at their head level and they mainly leave the other plants alone. (Apart from peeing on them, and jumping on them, through them and digging for moles near them) On the positive side they also pull up and eat couch grass.

 

[FeeFee]

Chocolate and raisins are the main ones to watch for, as quite small amounts can make dogs seriously ill. I heard on another forum recently about a dog who died after stealing a cake with raisins in

Onions contain thiosulphate which can cause vomiting and in extreme cases anaemia and organ failure. Quite a small amount of onion can make dogs sick, and large amounts are dangerous.

Garlic also contains thiosulphate but in much smaller quantities - it would usually take a large amount to make a dog ill, but some dogs seem particularly sensitive to it. Personally I wouldn't give my dogs concentrated garlic such as garlic tablets, but I know lots of other people do without any ill effects.

Broccoli is also dangerous in large quantities - but I can't imagine many dogs wanting to eat large quantities of broccoli anyway :wacko:

Oh - and sweetcorn kernels. They're not poisonous, but one of my dogs nearly died after eating one (which he must have scavenged from the bin) as it stuck in his gut and caused a blockage. It's apparently not an unusual problem as dogs love gnawing on them but can't digest them.

 

[len]

My two love to eat daisies (w00t) with no ill effects, they will push each other away just to get the juicy ones (w00t)

 

[Paws123]

One of my lot loves dandelions

 

[foxway]

I heard that pork is bad for dogs but i dont know if theres any truth in that?

 

[zilloot]

Daffodil bulbs can be deadly. But I've only had pups play with them if they dig them up - I've never seen a dog sit down and eat one. The puppies I've had always seem to love pulling the heads off daffodils too :blink:

My lot LOVE aubretia and eat the flowers (if they get the chance to grow because the dogs are too busy eating them) and they eat the greenery too - EVERY DAY :angry: .

Zinzin eats all the flowerheads from my thrift alpine on the rockery. They also eat dandelion, daisy, nasturtium and grass, stickywillow and Zinzin also eats the berries from the cotoneaster!!!

NOT to mention any strawberries, goosberries, raspberries and black-currants that they can get their grotty little teeth round if the gates are left open!!!!

I know someone whose dog died after eating a hazelnut in it's shell which caused a fatal gut-blockage... I NEVER give mine ANY kind of nut.

I believe some dogs have difficulty digesting cow's milk but all of mine get two or three tablespoons of full-cream milk in their breakfast and they love it - it does them no harm and I've given it to dogs for over 25 years with no ill-effects.

 

[Janimal]

I notice PLUMS are mentioned here too. I have a plum tree outside...and Archie is forever carrying them in and chewing them. I didnt realise they were toxic... (w00t)

but just how toxic does anyone know....will they give him the squits or worse than that please???

 

[midlanderkeith]

Daffodil bulbs can be deadly.  But I've only had pups play with them if they dig them up - I've never seen a dog sit down and eat one. The puppies I've had always seem to love pulling the heads off daffodils too :blink:
My lot LOVE aubretia and eat the flowers (if they get the chance to grow because the dogs are too busy eating them) and they eat the greenery too - EVERY DAY :angry: .

Zinzin eats all the flowerheads from my thrift alpine on the rockery.  They also eat dandelion, daisy, nasturtium and grass, stickywillow and Zinzin also eats the berries from the cotoneaster!!!

NOT to mention any strawberries, goosberries, raspberries and black-currants that they can get their grotty little teeth round if the gates are left open!!!!

I know someone whose dog died after eating a hazelnut in it's shell which caused a fatal gut-blockage... I NEVER give mine ANY kind of nut.

I believe some dogs have difficulty digesting cow's milk but all of mine get two or three tablespoons of full-cream milk in their breakfast and they love it - it does them no harm and I've given it to dogs for over 25 years with no ill-effects.

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Drink of warm milk first thing every morning, with half teaspoon of honey mixed in, she simply refuses to do her ablutions till shes had this

keith

 

[sharron]

If you go to the dogs trust web site then they have a list of things to avoid. I found it very usful.

 

[FifeJillandIan]

thanks everyone :cheers:

 

[madbella]

Grapes? Really?

I must tell my mother as her dog likes the odd grape.

 

[gilliwigs]

I notice PLUMS  are mentioned here too.  I have a plum tree outside...and Archie is forever carrying them in and chewing them.  I didnt realise they were toxic... (w00t)
but just how toxic does anyone know....will they give him the squits or worse than that please???

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Janis I've just noticed this too and it's made me worried! (w00t) Both Muffin & Jonah chew and eat our plums and greengages that fall off the trees. So far they don't seem to have been affected by them (I think Muffin ate lots last year as well), so I hope that they are not too toxic!! :unsure:

 

[gilliwigs]

I notice PLUMS  are mentioned here too.  I have a plum tree outside...and Archie is forever carrying them in and chewing them.  I didnt realise they were toxic... (w00t)
but just how toxic does anyone know....will they give him the squits or worse than that please???

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Janis I've just noticed this too and it's made me worried! (w00t) Both Muffin & Jonah chew and eat our plums and greengages that fall off the trees. So far they don't seem to have been affected by them (I think Muffin ate lots last year as well), so I hope that they are not too toxic!! :unsure:

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Just did a search on this and it seems they contain cyanide! (w00t) But I can't find out how many they would need to eat before being ill. I will try and make sure that I've picked up all our plums and greengages from the floor before I let the dogs out in future. :sweating: They just love to crunch them up and it's obviously not going to do them any good! :wacko: Thank goodness they're nearly at an end.

 

[jinx and rubys mum]

Onions!!!

My 2 eat cooked onions and garlic with meat and veg to no ill effect is this just raw thats bad??

 

[gilliwigs]

Just did a search on this and it seems they contain cyanide!  (w00t) But I can't find out how many they would need to eat before being ill.  I will try and make sure that I've picked up all our plums and greengages from the floor before I let the dogs out in future.  :sweating: They just love to crunch them up and it's obviously not going to do them any good!  :wacko: Thank goodness they're nearly at an end.

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I obviously meant the plums here and not the dogs!!! (w00t)