Friday, May 29, 2009

Foods Dangerous for dogs

It seems that everywhere I look on the Net, websites proclaim that you should never feed your dogs grapes (or raisins), chocolate, onions, or garlic. I've spent a lot of time digging and it turns out that, once again, the Internet Myth Machine has done a lot of work on this issue.

All of those things are dangerous except for garlic. Garlic does contain thiosulphate, just like onions do, but it contains nowhere near the concentration of thiosulphate. In fact, many dog foods contain garlic because it's good for a dog's digestion.

So, avoid grapes, chocolate, onions (and chives), but don't freak out if your dog food has some garlic in it.

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