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Foods and Plants That Are Dangerous For Dogs

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Dangerous Foods

Many items on our tables and in our homes are toxic to our pets. If eaten, some can cause severe illness and even death. If your pet eats any of the items on the list below, you should call your regular veterinarian, your local emergency veterinarian, or an animal poison control hotline immediately for guidance!

  • Grapes and raisins (can cause acute renal failure)
  • Onions and Onion Powder
  • Chocolate (all forms, but especially dark and unsweetened)
  • Alcoholic Beverages (as little as an ounce of 20 to 40 proof alcohol can put your dog in a coma)
  • Yeast Dough
  • Tea and Coffee (all components - not just brewed)
  • Avocados (toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats)
  • Macadamia Nuts
  • Hops (used in home brewing kits)
  • Cigarettes/Cigars

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Many plants are toxic to dogs.

For this reason, it’s always a good idea to discourage them from chewing on or ingesting any vegetation, especially the following plants.

The following plants are the most toxic to dogs and should never be made available to them under any circumstances:

  • Castor bean or castor oil plant
  • Cyclamen 
  • Dumbcane 
  • Hemlock 
  • English Ivy, both leaves and berries 
  • Mistletoe
  • Oleander
  • Thorn apple or jimsonweed 
  • Yew
  • Any mushroom you cannot identify as safe

These types of vegetation are to be avoided for a variety of reasons. Do not plant them near your home or bring them inside as plants or cut flowers:

  • Amaryllis 
  • Autumn crocus 
  • Bleeding heart 
  • Bloodroot
  • Chrysanthemum 
  • Flower bulbs of any kind
  • Foxglove
  • Jerusalem cherry
  • Larkspur
  • Lily of the valley 
  • Marijuana
  • Peace Lily or Mauna Loa Peace Lily 
  • Pothos 
  • Rhubarb 
  • Schefflera 
  • Stinging nettles 
  • Tulip/Narcissus bulbs
  • Virginia creeper 

These tougher-leafed or woody specimens are also poisonous and should be avoided in and around your house.

  • Azalea
  • Box
  • Chinaberry tree
  • Horsechestnut
  • Laburnum
  • Oleander
  • Privet
  • Sago Palm
  • Rhododendron
  • Wisteria