Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Avocado
- Chocolate (all forms)
- Coffee (all forms)
- Fatty foods
- Macadamia nuts
- Moldy or spoiled foods
- Onions/Onion powder
- Raisins/Grapes
- Salt
- Dough with yeast
- Garlic
- Products sweetened with Xylitol
Medication
Common examples of human medications that can be potentially lethal to pets, even in small doses, include:
- Pain Killers
- Cold Medicines
- Anti-Cancer drugs
- Antidepressants
- Vitamins
- Diet Pills
Warm Weather Hazards
- Blue-green algae in ponds
- Citronells candles
- Cocoa Mulch
- Compost Piles Fertilizers
- Flea Products
- Outdoor Plants/Plant Bulbs
- Swimming Pool Treatment Supplies
- Fly Baits containing Methomyl
- Slug/Snail baits containing Metaldehyde
- Animal Toxins: Toads, Insects, Spiders, Snakes, and Scorpions
Cold Weather Hazards
- Anti-Freeze
- Liquid Potpourri
- Ice Melting Products
- Rat and Mouse Bait
Common Household Hazards
- Fabric Softener sheets
- Mothballs
- Post-1982 Pennies (due to high concentration of Zinc)
Holiday Hazards
- Electrical Cords
- Batteries
- Christmas Tree Water (may contain fertilizers and bacteria, which, if ingested, can upset the stomach)
- Ribbons/Tinsel (can become lodged in the intestines and cause intestinal obstruction)
- Glass ornaments
Non-Toxic Substances
The following substances are considered to be non-toxic, although they may cause mild gastrointestinal upset in some animals:
- Water-based Paints
- Toilet Bowl Water
- Silica Gel
- Poinsettia Plants
- Cat Litter
- Glue Traps
- Glow Jewelry