Usually, most dog owners take good care of their dogs and they are pretty careful about what they feed them. When it comes to feeding your dog at your dinner table, though, there is much to be considered such as how sure are you that what you are feeding your dog is good for it?
It is not a matter if you seldom or often give your dog "people" food to eat; these "people" foods are still unsafe. They are fatal to your dog's health.
Feeding your dog should be a careful affair. You should know that every morsel that you feed it is nutritious and safe. You can only do this by reading the labels of your dog foods, plain and simply.
Let's take a look at some of the considerations we should be discussing when it comes to feeding your dog table food:
- As a rule of thumb, usually any food that is acidic is not a good food to be offering your dog. Acidity can damage the GI track of the dog, leading to a number of nasty side effects some of which include; vomiting, panting, fever, restlessness, the list goes on.
- Grapes may result in the kidney failure of your dog, so make sure you don't feed him this fruit.
- Onions are also extremely poisonous to your dog as they affect the balance of red blood cells in the dog's body.
- Coffee is known to intensify your dog's heart rate. This may lead to your dog having seizures and GI track problems.
- The second most common cause of canine poisoning in the world today is ibuprofen. Dogs love the smell of this drug and will do anything to get at it if a bottle is around the house and not securely locked away.
- Chocolate is bad for your dog's health because it contains caffeine. It increases his heat rate and causes seizures.
- The world leader in canine poisoning is rat poison. Always take extra caution when placing rat traps around the house so that your dog will not be able to reach them.
Feed your dog properly and leave the "people" food to the people. Select a dog food that contains proper nutrition, is balanced and is prepared just for canines. If you have any doubts about what you should be feeding to your dog, check with your veterinarian for a professional opinion and then follow what your he says to the leather. Even an occasional something from the table can be poison to your beloved dog.
