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Everyone knows that you should only feed a dog with dog food or dog treats, but we all occasionally slip our dog a treat from the table. What most people do not know is that there are some foods that humans can eat without any ill effects, but when fed to a dog can make them very ill.

Dogs should never eat onion in any form; onions are pure poison to a dog whether they are raw, cooked or dried. When you consider that most processed foods contain onions in some form or another you can see how easy it is to end up feeding your dog onions by accident. Onions cause the red blood cells in a dog to burst, when the bone marrow cannot keep up with the loss of red blood cells Heinz body anaemia sets it. By the time, you notice that your pet is ill there is a good chance that some serious damage will have already been done and that the anaemia will be irreversible. You should also not feed your dog anything containing garlic, for the same reason.

You should not feed dogs with grapes or raisins; in most dogs, they cause lethargy, diarrhoea and sickness. Calcium levels become elevated in a dog that eats raisins or grapes, which can cause kidney problems and in severe cases lead to full renal failure and death. Small dogs tend to be more sensitive than large dogs, but it is unwise to give any dog raisins or grapes.

Dogs love chocolate, but it is very bad for them because it contains theobromine which over stimulates the dog's nervous system. Feeding a dog human chocolate can lead to sickness, hyperactive activity, heart palpitations, muscle ticks and in extreme cases death. If your dog displays any of these symptoms, take them to the vet straight away.

Most dogs do not like nuts, but a few will wolf them down. Macadamia nuts should never be eaten by dogs, they cause muscle spasms that can put a strain on the heart.

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You may or may not be aware, but in February 2007, there was a dog food recall that included many of the top brands of dog food. These foods had been laced with melamine, an industrial chemical used to make low-quality wheat gluten and rice concentrate appear more nutritious. More than 5,300 pet food products were taken off the shelves after pets began dying all over the country.

Aside from melamine, there are other ingredients still included in dog food that aren’t particularly healthful, aside from providing the bare minimum to keep your dog functioning. Some of these ingredients include “mystery meat” (unidentified source of meat), Propylene Glycol, Gluten, and BHA/BHT. For a complete list of these unhealthy ingredients, visit Dog Food for Life. Read the rest of this entry »