Harmful foods and products
Here is a list of commonly used foods that can be dangerous, toxic or even fatal to your pet:
Here are some holiday ornamental plants to place out of reach of your pets:
Source: SPCA
Source: Lachapelle Veterinary Hospital
- Garlic
- Alcohol
- Fatty/moldy foods
- Lawyers
- Candy
- Caffeine
- Mushrooms
- Chocolate
- Chives
- Compost
- Hop cones
- Rhubarb leaves
- Potato leaves and stems (green parts)
- Tomato leaves and stems (green parts)
- Liver
- Chewing gum
- Mustard seeds
- Currants
- Milk and dairy products
- Nutmeg
- Nut
- Pits (apricot/cherry/peach)
- Raw eggs, meat or fish (can be contaminated with various pathogens, including Salmonella and E. coli bacteria which are responsible for a large proportion of food poisoning)
- Onions
- Uncooked bread or yeast dough
- Apple seeds
- Grapes
- Raisins
- Table scraps (fat scraps and bones)
- Salt
- Tea (contains caffeine)
- Too many treats
- Xylitol (artificial sweetener toxic to animals – can be found in candy, gum, toothpaste, baked goods, and some diet foods)
Here are some holiday ornamental plants to place out of reach of your pets:
- Poinsettia
- Mistletoe
- Holly
- Love apple tree
Source: SPCA
Source: Lachapelle Veterinary Hospital
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