Be Cautious

It is really important to be cautious what you feed your pet. Your dog's digestive system is not like a humans and cannot digest the same things that a human can. Foods like onions, grapes, chocolate, sugar, artificial sweeteners, raisins and many more can harm and even cause death to your beloved pet. Be careful the foods you choose to feed your dog. Do your research and if you question it, do not take a chance. Your dog cannot tell you it is in pain and it is likely your pet could be suffering and you never know. A fellow forum writer reported that he used "cheap" dog food for his dog. Be aware that just because it is pet food technically does not mean that it is safe. Some of the so-called "cheap" dog foods are high in fat and oils which can be very unhealthy for your dog as well. If you are an animal lover, spare the extra cash and give him/her the best life possible. Remember, they depend on you for their livelihood.

Healthy people food:
White rice
Boiled Chicken (no bone)
Pumpkin (helps for diarrhea/ constipation)
Bananas

Avoid:
Grapes
Raisins
Onions
Peach Pits (Pits in peaches, apples, etc contain cyanide).
Chocolate
Chicken Bones of any kind

 

Thank you for sharing this. My Homer likes raisins but he won't get any more of them if they're unhealthy for him. He loves boiled chicken and pumpkin so it's good to hear they're right choices . Unfortunately he hates bananas

 

Yeah, he really shouldn't be given raisins. In tiny quantities, it's obviously okay because your dog is still alive, right?

But look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_and_raisin_toxicity_in_dogs

I really wouldn't keep risking it, even if he really likes them.

 

Oh...no more raisins for him then . Thank you for sharing this link, Jessi, I found so many information there. Homer for sure won't be happy when he'll notice I don't share my raisins with him

 

I'm surprised at the number of people that I know who are not aware that chicken bones are dangerous for dogs to eat. I try to inform as many people as possible about the danger. This list gives me more ammunition lol.

 

It's good that you posted this. I never knew dogs couldn't eat grapes and raisins, though I would have assumed my dogs wouldn't like them.

 

Thank you for this information, its good to know about some of these things. I have heard about chocolate and I know not to let my dogs have this sweet at any time. However, I wasn't aware that raisins and grapes were bad for dogs. Not that anyone around my house eats raisins, in fact, I can't eat them because they tend to make me sick as well. However, we do like to eat grapes and on occasion have given a few to our dogs, not too many though. Fortunately they haven't had any adverse effects from them. Also didn't know about onions, although I would never think to feed these to my dogs, for me this vegetable is more of a condiment that accentuates food. As for Chicken bones I know all too well that these shouldn't be given to dogs under any circumstances, I had a dog that almost choked on one, so now we are careful about any of the bones we give our dogs.

 

Thanks for sharing.
Nice to see the white rice in the list since we often feed them rice together with local dishes.