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Foods Potentially Poisonous to Your Pets
As much as they may love people food and act like they're one of us - pets are not people when it comes to their diet. Many seemingly harmless treats could lead to serious illness or even death.
The following foods may be dangerous to your pet:
- Alcoholic beverages
- Apple seeds
- Apricot pits
- Avocados—toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats
- Cherry pits
- Chocolate (baker's, semi-sweet, milk, dark)—poisonous to dogs, cats, and ferrets
- Coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans)
- 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)
- Rhubarb leaves Salt Tea (caffeine)
- Tomato leaves and stems (green parts)
- Walnuts Yeast dough
Sources: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, The Toronto Humane Society, and St. John's Poison Resource Center
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