Christmas Dog Health Advice: Avoid Poisonous Fruits To Dogs That Alarm!

Many household items are toxic to pets, disclosed by a resident veterinarian Debbye Turner in a local TV show. Pet lovers keep the pets away from the substances that they consider extremely harmful for them such as cleaning detergents, medicines, and household chemicals. But, they are few who know that there are many substances that are absolutely safe for human beings, but extremely poison for their pets. So, I thought why don’t I share information about the fruits that you love to eat, but they are toxic to your dogs.

1. Apples: The seeds of apples can be toxic to dogs. The toxic ingredient is present in the mid of apple seed. So, you should not allow your dog to chew and crush the apple seeds with the teeth. Give the deseeded slices of apples to your dogs!
2. Avocados: Avocados contain a toxin know as “Persin” that leads to cardiovascular issues in the dogs. Avocado ingestion becomes the one of the major cause of fluid accumulation around the heart and many other critical respiratory complications. So, you enjoy the avocado, but forget about feeding it to your puppy.
3. Grapes and Raisins: The exact reason and toxic ingredient in grapes is not yet known, but dogs show the signs of poisoning usually within 24 hours after intake of grapes and raisins made food.  Grapes ingestion cause acute renal failure with lack of urine production (anuria). It’s not okay if you give even small number of grapes to your dog as treat. Even small amounts of grapes and raisins can be poisonous for some species of dogs.
4. Berries (either red or yellow): Berries intake in around 20 can lead to death in dogs. Bark, leaves, and seeds of holly berries are extremely poisonous. So, avoid berries as treats for your dogs.
5. Bittersweet berries: American bittersweets are known for having highest toxic substance in them, including all parts. This poisonous fruit to dogs does hit directly gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. So, keep bittersweet berries away from your lovely puppies and dogs at all cost.
6. Peach: The pulp of the peach does not have any harmful impact on the body of your dog, but the problem arises with the seeds or pits of peaches. They contain cyanide, which is a potentially deadly chemical that can cause inflammation of the small intestine in dogs.
7. Plums: The seed part of the plum is extremely harmful for the dog because it has accumulation of cyanide, a deadly chemical that leads to intestinal obstruction.
8. Persimmons: The consumption of this fruit with seeds causes intestinal blockage in dogs. You are human being and understand what is good and what is bad for your health. But, animals can’t understand this aspect. Therefore, the best prevention is to keep such fruits off counters.
9. Cherry tomatoes: Both green tomatoes and eye-catching small cherry tomatoes are toxic to dogs and it is unwise to feed these fruits to your lovely pets. These alluring and tempting fruits may cause to severe gastrointestinal problems.
10. Ripe cashew fruit: Cashew apple is usually discarded since it get fermented rapidly and become the acute toxic substance when it is eaten. So, ripe cashew fruit is not a healthy treat for your buddy dog.

My Cognition Of Poisonous Fruits to Dogs that Alarm:

I just came to know that all dog owners should keep three factors in their minds when they are about to select fruits as Christmas treat for their special friends “Dogs”.

• Quantity: Quantity determines the degree of poisonous. Large amounts might be toxic, but small quantity of toxic fruits to dog can’t play havoc with their body systems at all. A very small portion of poisonous fruit to dog can satiate the temptation of eating a toxic fruit to an extent and keeps the dog healthy.
• Freshness: Make it sure that fruit you are going to offer your dog, must be fresh.
• Ripe Fruits: Unripe fruits become the major cause of toxic production in the body of dogs. Therefore, always select the ripe fruits for your dogs.
• Fruit seeds or pits: You must avoid seeds or pits of many fruits in the diet of your dogs.
• Bright colored fruits: Do you notice that all poisonous fruits to dogs are bright colored? Therefore, an amazing tip to remember is to avoid bright color fruits as tasty treats for your puppies and dogs.

An easy trick: If you are confused about a fruit whether it is toxic to dogs or not, here is an excellent trick that I usually use and it really works: Give your dog a small portion of the ripe and fresh fruit without seeds, leaves, and stems and let your dog enjoy the flesh of the fruit without any toxic consequences later!

Remember, poisonous fruits to dogs always remain poisonous if they are not eaten carefully. So, it is always suggested to avoid poisonous fruits to dogs to a great extent.