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you know dogs pretty much will eat

anything if they fall on the floor so

it’s really important to be aware of

what your dog eats because

certain things that you eat can be very

harmful if not fatal to your dogs so i

wanted to create this video on the 10

things that you definitely need to be

aware of if you have a dog because if

you drop some food on the floor

you need to know if it’s poisonous or

not

certain things that are not poisonous to

us

are poisonous to dogs simply because

their metabolism is a little bit

different let’s talk about number one

avocados there’s a certain natural

fungicide in avocados called person

which is in the leaves it’s in the outer

skin as well as the pit and our bodies

have an enzyme to break it down but dogs

don’t so if they’re exposed to this it

can create some

digestive issues it can create some

heart problems it can even increase

fluid around their heart so if you see

your dog chewing on an avocado

definitely get it out of his mouth

there’s a little bit of this fungicide

in the actual avocado

meat but it’s very very minor all right

number two

caffeine now caffeine is in soda tea

coffee

even some in chocolate and a dog’s

digestive system absorbs caffeine very

very rapidly so it could start to

increase the pulse rate and create

arrhythmias and if in large amounts even

a seizure now i know my dog will

definitely

consume coffee if we leave it around but

there are some variables like the size

of your dog how much they consume but

usually within two hours they’re going

to be excessively thirsty and you may

even see a lack of coordination because

it affects their nervous system all

right number three the actual chocolate

that has the caffeine chocolate also has

another uh stimulant called theobromine

and so the darker the chocolate the more

unsweetened it is the more toxic this is

to your dogs especially if they get a

hold of baker’s chocolate it can lead to

heart problems and even a heart attack

and many times a vet will see

a spike

in chocolate poisoning during holidays

where people are eating more chocolate

so just make sure your chocolate is well

hidden from these dogs all right number

four

grapes

or raisins believe it or not there’s a

chemical tartaric acid in grapes and

raisins that is pretty toxic to dogs and

just a handful will create a very

negative reaction it could lead to

extreme thirst and eventually kidney

failure but again it does depend on the

size of your dog as well as how much

they consume all right number five

alcohol you do not want to give your dog

alcohol they cannot tolerate it even in

tiny amounts some of the symptoms might

include fatigue

lowered body temperature they get colder

and you may find that they lose muscle

coordination and a significant amount

will be fatal all right number six

salt now this might be surprising but

salt can be pretty toxic especially if

it’s more than four grams per kilogram

in weight but you usually see this in

dogs eating

nuts like salty nuts salty popcorn salty

chips that are laying around i know this

might be surprising but dogs have the

ability to

rip open a bag of chips and eat the

whole thing in one sitting so this

excess salt can lead to a condition

called

hypernatremia that’s too much sodium in

the blood and they can have edema which

is swelling in the brain and even

tremors or a fever all right the next

one number seven is uncooked dough now

of course if you’ve been watching my

youtube channel you don’t worry about

this because you’re not going to be

eating dough or making things out of

dough but if you have dough that you’re

making bread with and it has yeast in it

and the dog eats it the dough can very

easily in their stomachs which is nice

and warm start creating an excess amount

of fermentation and not only generate a

lot of gas but a lot of ethanol as an

alcohol which will create severe

toxicity and alcohol poisoning all right

number eight and you probably already

know this one but you never want to

expose your dogs to

xylitol which is an alternative

sweetener that you use on the ketogenic

diet this can be deadly because what

happens it can

severely drop your dog’s blood sugars

way down

and that can lead to

coma

seizures liver damage and even death all

right number nine

garlic onions and chives the softer

compounds in these vegetables can affect

the red blood cells and create anemia

and your dog potentially could

need a blood transfusion if they consume

a lot of it and they’re a small dog all

right and number 10 the seeds from

apples

cherries

apricots peaches and

plums

the seeds in these fruits have cyanide

now your dog would have to chew them up

because if they swallow them they’re not

going to get much cyanide they’d have to

chew on it and the cyanide could be

released and it could be very very

deadly to your dog the symptoms would be

difficulty breathing

and eventually convulsions and you might

also notice that their gums become very

very red because the body is starving

for oxygen now since we’re on the topic

of dogs i created a very interesting

video on should your dog do intermittent

fasting

check that out i put it right here

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