Macadamia
nuts are toxic to dogs.
Not exact matches
Here
is a quick list of foods
to avoid giving
to your pet: Alcoholic beverages Apple seeds Apricot pits Avocados Cherry pits Candy (particularly chocolate — which
is toxic to dogs, cats, and ferrets — and any candy containing the
toxic sweetener Xylitol) Coffee (grounds, beans, and chocolate - covered espresso beans) Garlic Grapes Gum (can cause blockages and sugar free gums may contain the
toxic sweetener Xylitol) Hops (used in home beer brewing) Macadamia
nuts Moldy foods Mushroom plants Mustard seeds Onions and onion powder Peach pits Potato leaves and stems (green parts) Raisins Rhubarb leaves Salt Tea (because it contains caffeine) Tomato leaves and stems (green parts) Walnuts Xylitol (artificial sweetener that
is toxic to pets) Yeast dough
Please Note: this
is NOT a complete list • Alcoholic beverages • Avocado • Bones • Candy and other sugary foods and drinks • Chocolate (all forms) • Coffee, tea and all other forms of caffeine • Fatty foods • Fat trimmings • Garlic • Gum • Macadamia
nuts • Milk and other dairy products • Moldy or spoiled foods • Onions, onion powder • Persimmons, Peaches, and Plums • Raisins and grapes • Raw Eggs, Meat and Fish • Salt • Turkey skin (choking hazard) • Yeast dough • Products sweetened with Xylitol
Dog Treats
to Avoid • Rawhide • Greenies Poisonous Plants These
are some the most common plants • Amaryllis • Autumn Crocus — Colchicum autumnale • Azalea / Rhododendron - Rhododenron spp. • Castor Bean - Ricinus communis • Chrysanthemum - These popular blooms
are part of the Compositae family • Cyclamen - Cylamen - the highest concentration of its
toxic component
is typically located in the root portion of the plant.
Another similarity
to grapes and raisins
is that the individual sensitivity
to macadamia
nuts appears
to vary between
dogs as does the amount of
nuts needed
to cause a
toxic reaction.
As few as six macadamia
nuts can
be toxic to dogs.
Your healthy adult
dog is not likely
to die from a few of these
nuts since they
are only mild
to moderately
toxic, but if he has other health problems,
is very young or old or chows down on a whole lot of them, it could
be fatal.
Macadamia
nuts are extremely
toxic to pets, so a
dog or cat licking your hand after applying that oil could become ill.
Dog's digestive systems just aren't equipped
to handle
nuts, and some
nuts, like macadamia
nuts, can
be seriously
toxic.
Supplementing antioxidants from fruits and vegetables
is safe, however
is important
to avoid ones that
are toxic to dogs and cats such as grapes, onions, garlic, macadamia
nuts, etc..
Chocolate and cocoa
are highly
toxic to both cats and
dogs and macadamia
nuts can cause seizures.
Remember that grapes, raisins, chocolate, onion, macadamia
nuts, avocado, and all foods sweetened with xylitol (commonly used in sugarless chewing gum)
are toxic to dogs and should never
be allowed, even in small quantities.
You may love avocados, grapes, macadamia
nuts, coffee, onions, and chocolate, but these and other people foods can
be toxic to cats and
dogs.
Human food not safe for pets The following foods have
been identified as potentially
toxic, even fatal
to dogs: alcohol, avocados, chocolate, macadamia
nuts, fatty, moldy or spoiled foods, onions, grapes and raisins, salt, and yeast dough.
Macadamia
nuts and
dogs Macadamia
nuts are seriously
toxic to dogs.
Grapes, raisins, onions, garlic, wild mushrooms, chocolate, and macadamia
nuts are extremely
toxic to dogs.
Veterinarians warn that the following foods have
been identified as potentially
toxic, even fatal
to dogs: alcohol, avocados, bones, caffeine, chocolate, corn on the cob, dairy, macadamia
nuts, fatty, moldy or spoiled foods, onions, pitted fruits, raw eggs, grapes and raisins, salt and yeast dough.
Such ingredients as chocolate, macadamia
nuts and onions,
to name a few,
are edible and good for humans but can
be toxic to cats or
dogs.