Thursday, dogs everywhere will be hanging around the kitchen just waiting for the chance morsel to drop on the floor. Or in the family room hoping some indulgent relative will sneak them a "snack".
Sure a bit of cooked turkey won't hurt your dog. But many other Thanksgiving ingredients could upset their stomachs because they are toxic or worse send you to the Emergency Vet Clinic with a sick pet.
Here is a list of 10 common Thanksgiving foods to avoid:
1. Raw
or undercooked turkey
Turkey Day’s main dish is dangerous for one
reason: salmonella bacteria. Even though you may believe your
dog’s stomach is iron-clad, it’s not.
2.
Turkey
Seems harmless enough,
right? It’s just the skin.
But fatty foods like turkey skin and gravy are difficult for dogs to
digest. Your dog’s pancreas can even become inflamed, resulting in pancreatitis, a very serious disease.
3.
Beer
Some dogs love beer, but this doesn't mean
you should share a cold one with your dog. It can really do a number on your
dog’s stomach. Depending on how much he consumes, the hops can cause your dog
to have a fever, rapid heartbeat, seizures and
liver damage. It can even be lethal.
4. Walnuts and Macadamia nuts
These two nuts in particular are very bad for
your dog. In fact, a toxic reaction may result in your dog's inability to stand. Other symptoms range from vomiting, elevated heart rate and muscle tremors.
5.
Mushrooms
Fungi are good for you, but bad for your
dog. Should your dog ingest mushrooms, you can expect a slew of unwelcome symptoms
that could become quite severe, including vomiting, seizures, coma and possibly
death.
6. Onions and garlic
These two culprits are always on the list of
foods your dog should not eat, and for very good reason: they can
make your dog very sick. Both onions and garlic contain sulfides, which
are toxic to dogs and can cause the destruction of red blood cells, leading to anemia.
7. Sage
This
multi-purpose herb is used in countless recipes,
but for dogs, sage is bad. It contains essential oils and resins that can upset
a dog’s stomach and do a number on his central nervous system.
8. Nutmeg
Nutmeg
is a sneaky spice. Found in sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkin pie and most
desserts, nutmeg has mild hallucinogenic properties that, when ingested by your
dog, can cause seizures, tremors and central nervous system problems. Note that
both pumpkin and sweet potatoes are good for your dog; just make sure no nutmeg
is on them before you share them.
9.
Bones
Like fetching sticks and fire hydrants we often think of bones when we think of dogs. But poultry bones are especially bad for dogs because they are brittle. Chewed up turkey bones can puncture, scrape or block your dog's intestine.
10. Chocolate
Always a reminder to Never Feed your dog Chocolate.
Contact Dru Therrian 440.286.9070
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