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    Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pet

    • Alcoholic beverages
    • Avocado
    • Chocolate (all forms)
    • Coffee (all forms)
    • Fatty foods
    • Macadamia nuts
    • Moldy or spoiled foods
    • Onions, onion powder
    • Raisins and grapes
    • Salt
    • Yeast dough
    • Garlic
    • Products sweetened with xylitol

    Warm Weather Hazards

    • Animal toxins—toads, insects, spiders, snakes and scorpions
    • Blue-green algae in ponds
    • Citronella candles
    • Cocoa mulch
    • Compost piles Fertilizers
    • Flea products
    • Outdoor plants and plant bulbs
    • Swimming-pool treatment supplies
    • Fly baits containing methomyl
    • Slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde

    Medication

    Common examples of human medications that can be potentially lethal to pets, even in small doses, include:

    • Pain killers
    • Cold medicines
    • Anti-cancer drugs
    • Antidepressants
    • Vitamins
    • Diet Pills

    Cold Weather Hazards

    • Antifreeze
    • Liquid potpourri
    • Ice melting products
    • Rat and mouse bait

    Common Household Hazards

    • Fabric softener sheets
    • Mothballs
    • Post-1982 pennies (due to high concentration of zinc)

    Holiday Hazards

    • Christmas tree water (may contain fertilizers and bacteria, which, if ingested, can upset the stomach.
    • Electrical cords
    • Ribbons or tinsel (can become lodged in the intestines and cause intestinal obstruction—most often occurs with kittens!)
    • Batteries
    • Glass ornaments

    Non-toxic Substances for Dogs and Cats

    The following substances are considered to be non-toxic, although they may cause mild gastrointestinal upset in some animals:

    • Water-based paints
    • Toilet bowl water
    • Silica gel
    • Poinsettia
    • Cat litter
    • Glue traps
    • Glow jewelry
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