dogs allergic to grapes
seriously I am confused about the toxic food for dogs?
There are so many that I want to see the studies that found that garlic and onions are toxic to dogs. Now I am not going to feed them to my dogs but one list said that human vitamans were and my own vet told me I could give my dog a human vitamin. Dog food and treats have onion and garlic in them. Some dogs eat grapes all the time and don’t have any reaction to them. Is there maybe a greater chance of allergic reaction to some of the foods on these lists such as children and peanuts so they just want you to stay away from them or what?
I have read the lists that say why but I want to know who studied it and how they know and why dog foods and treats have some of the ingredients in them. Are the studies conclusive there are a lot of unknowns in the list are they even sure that was the cause or are these just theories. I am not saying they ARE wrong or that I am going to have my dogs eating them I want to see the evidence.
Grapes contain an unknown toxin, which can damage the kidneys. whether it happens to *All* dogs or not I don’t know but also am not willing to chance it on my own dogs.
Garlic and onions contain sulfoxides and disulfides, which can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. It’s the *anemia* that does the damage to the dog. Garlic is less toxic than onions.
Here is a list (not complete list).
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1939&articleid=1030
ADD: Here is another site that has a larger list. If you click on Garlic, it will explain why its also included in dog treats.
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_ask_peoplefood&s_state=garlic
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