Pets are a special addition to the family or your individual life. They offer companionship, friendship, security, and happiness. Pets are loyal creatures, and most people have grown to love them more than anything else.
While it’s great to own a pet in your home, it is important to remember that they come with responsibility. Pets need love and care to promote their health and to keep them with you much longer. To help you care for your pet the right way, here are five toxic foods to avoid feeding pets.
- Alcohol. Humans can consume alcohol with almost no complications, but pets have a different response. The ingestion of alcohol into your pet's body can cause a drop in blood pressure, blood sugar, body temperatures, and much more. It can also lead to seizures and respiratory problems. Keep alcohol and foods that contain it far away from pets, especially in your absence.
- Fatty Foods. It may seem proper always to allow your pet to have a piece of every junk food you eat, but it is detrimental to their health. Fat-containing foods such as fried chicken, ribs, steak, hot dogs, and burgers can cause vomiting or diarrhea in pets. Pancreatitis equally affects most dogs that consume fatty foods.
- Raw Foods. Most raw foods need proper washing to avoid food poisoning. If your pet eats raw meat, fish, or eggs that are unwashed, uncooked, or handled unhygienically, they can get infected with bacteria and fall ill. A sick pet is no fun to themselves, or you and they are hardly excited to visit the veterinarian for treatment.
- Chocolate. Chocolate always appears as such a sweet treat, but it is one of the most hazardous foods to pets. It often contains a substance called theobromine which causes seizures, diarrhea, vomiting, and more fatal health complications. Dark chocolates are dangerous too, and their effects increase depending on the size of the pet.
- Onions and Garlic. Onions and garlic contain a potent substance called thiosulphate that is lethal to pets. Ingesting it damages the red blood cells and leads to anemia. Even in small amounts, onions and garlic can compromise the health of your pet. Make sure not to include them in their meals or treats you give them.
Take special precautions to avoid any foods dangerous to your pet’s health. If you're new to the neighborhood, make an effort to find your nearest veterinarian or veterinary hospital so that you'll know where to go if your pet eats something that disagrees with them.
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Carolyn Kay
As a Real Estate professional, I specialize in helping my clients buy, rent or sell properties in Westchester County. I am passionate, dedicated and committed to my clients and my first priority is to provide them with first class service and guidance throughout the entire process. It has been said that I go above and beyond for my clients to get the deal closed! I have experience working with clients who have financed their purchases with either a conventional, VA or FHA loan and have a good understanding of how they work; no sale is too big or too small for me to take on. My family and I relocated to England for 2 ½ years, this was a wonderful experience but at the same time, it was overwhelming. I have first hand knowledge of the challenges as well as the positives in discovering a new community. I was born and raised in Scarsdale and once married, my husband and I decided to raise our two daughters here. Both of our daughters successfully graduated from the Scarsdale schools and are both married, living and working in Manhattan. After living in the same house for 30 years my husband and I took the leap, sold our home and bought and renovated a condo townhouse in another town. Once again we are discovering a new community and fully understand the highs and lows of selling a home we loved and buying and making a new home. I feel that my personal real estate experiences have made me more in tune with my client’s needs and therefore better able to help them navigate through the complex process. Please call me so that I can put my knowledge and experience to work for you.