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Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]
Part of this growing trend is the commercialization of home-made dog food for pet owners who want the same quality, but do not have the time or expertise to make it themselves. [60] The advantage is forgoing the processing stage that traditional dog food undergoes. This causes less destruction of its nutritional integrity.
While many dog owners know that giving Fido chocolate can causing poisoning, there other lesser known foods that need to be kept away from your dog. 9 types of food you should never feed your dog ...
They are poisonous to dogs and cats as well as humans. [72] Calla palustris: marsh calla, wild calla, water-arum Araceae: The plant is very poisonous when fresh due to its high oxalic acid content, but the rhizome (like that of Caladium, Colocasia, and Arum) is edible after drying, grinding, leaching, and boiling. [73] [failed verification ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a general warning about Salmonella contamination of commercial dry dog food and treats. [ 53 ] As a result of the potential animal and human health risks, some agencies assert that the risks inherent in raw feeding outweigh the purported benefits.
Out of those 560 dogs, most consumed foods that were grain-free (91%) and contained peas and/or lentils (93%), the FDA has found. The agency first issued an alert about the possible link between ...
Fungal diseases; Anthracnose Sphaceloma menthae. Black stem rot Phoma strasseri. Leaf blight Cephalosporium sp. Phoma leaf spot Phoma exigua. Powdery mildew Erysiphe spp. Erysiphe cichoracearum. Ramularia leaf spot Ramularia menthicola. Rust Puccinia menthae Puccinia angustata. Septoria leaf spot Septoria menthae. Stem and stolon canker ...
The most concentrated and toxic form of the pennyroyal plant is pennyroyal oil. The oil contains 80% to 92% of cyclohexanone pulegone. Pulegone, the molecule in highest concentration in the pennyroyal plant, causes a variety of ailments in those who ingest it and is what causes the plant to have its peppermint flavor. [35]