Common foods and products that can be harmful to dogs.

Some of the following foods,plants and household products can cause life-threatening or fatal conditions for dogs.

See this link for more information:

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control

Foods To Avoid

- Alcohol
- Avocado (skin, pits, leaves, bark; fruit)
- Chocolate
- Caffeine (coffee, tea, energy drinks, diet pills, some medications)
- Macadamia Nuts
- Onions & Onion Family
- Raisins and Grapes
- Salt
- Yeast Dough
- Xylitol (a very common sweetener, deadly to animals, and found in
sugarless gum & candies, toothpaste, and even in some Rescue Remedy pastille
tablets)

Common Poisons & Hazards

- Antifreeze
- Batteries (acids, heavy metals)
- Cocoa mulch
- Household products containing bleach, ammonia, lye (sodium hydroxide)
- Insecticides, Herbicides, Fertilizers
- Mothballs
- Organophosphates (found in flea, tick, lawn products)
- Pennies (zinc in post 1982 pennies)
- Petroleum-based products (gas, lighter fluid, etc.)
- Prescription and over the counter medications
- Rodent bait
- Tobacco products

Some Common Poisonous Plants

- Amaryllis
- Autumn Crocus
- Azalea/ Rhododendron
- Castor Bean
- Cyclamen
- Lilies
- Oleander
- Peach, Plum, Cherry, Apricot (seeds, leaves, stems)
- Sago Palm
- Tulip / Narcissus bulbs
- Yew