DogsDeadly toxin
Chocolate
None. Baking chocolate and cocoa powder are more dangerous than milk chocolate because they contain more theobromine.
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Search a food and the species. Green means a plain portion can fit a treat plan. Amber means strict limits. Red means do not wait for symptoms before you call.
None. Baking chocolate and cocoa powder are more dangerous than milk chocolate because they contain more theobromine.
Open the safety noteNone. Cats rarely seek chocolate, but a small amount is still a poison exposure.
Open the safety noteNone. A bird's small body size means a lick of cocoa can be a serious dose.
Open the safety noteNone for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, or ferrets.
Open the safety noteNone. Fresh grapes, raisins, sultanas, and currants are all unsafe. Toxicity is not reliably predicted by the number eaten.
Open the safety noteDo not feed grapes or dried fruit. There is no established safe cat serving.
Open the safety noteNone. Sugar-free gum, peanut butter, baked goods, toothpaste, and some nut butters can contain it. Read the label.
Open the safety noteDo not feed xylitol products. Some liquid medicines use it as a sweetener.
Open the safety noteNone. Raw, cooked, powdered, and broth forms all count. Garlic is not a safe flea remedy.
Open the safety noteNone. Cats are sensitive, and powdered onion in broth is enough to matter.
Open the safety noteNone for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, or ferrets.
Open the safety noteNone. True lilies, including Easter, tiger, Asiatic, and daylilies, can cause kidney failure. Pollen, leaves, flowers, and vase water all count.
Open the safety noteDo not let dogs chew lily plants. Peace lilies and calla lilies are different plants and irritate the mouth.
Open the safety noteNone. Guacamole and avocado flesh are not bird treats.
Open the safety noteNot recommended. A small amount of plain flesh is less dangerous than the pit, skin, or a fatty guacamole.
Open the safety noteNone. Nuts in cookies and trail mix count.
Open the safety noteNone. Coffee, tea, energy drinks, coffee grounds, and caffeine pills are all sources.
Open the safety noteNone. A spilled energy drink or coffee grounds can be enough.
Open the safety noteA few berries for a small dog, or a small handful for a large dog, as a treat. Treats should stay under about 10 percent of daily calories.
Open the safety noteOne or two plain berries as an occasional taste. Cats do not need fruit.
Open the safety notePlain canned or cooked pumpkin: about 1 teaspoon for a toy dog, up to 1 tablespoon for a large dog, once or twice a day for fiber. Not the pie filling.
Open the safety noteAbout 1 teaspoon of plain pumpkin mixed into food. It is a fiber aid, not a meal.
Open the safety noteBoneless, skinless, unseasoned cooked chicken as a topper or a short bland meal. It is not a complete diet.
Open the safety noteSmall pieces of boneless, unseasoned cooked chicken. A chicken-only diet lacks calcium and taurine balance over time.
Open the safety noteA few raw sticks or cooked coins as a low-calorie treat. Cut rounds for dogs who gulp food.
Open the safety noteA thin slice a few times a week for a rabbit or guinea pig. Unlimited timothy hay remains the main food.
Open the safety noteA small handful of plain cut beans. Skip salted canned beans and bean casseroles.
Open the safety noteA small portion of boneless, fully cooked salmon without seasoning. Remove skin if it is very fatty. Do not feed raw salmon.
Open the safety noteA teaspoon or two of boneless cooked salmon as a topper, not a daily diet. Bones and onion seasoning are unsafe.
Open the safety noteUnlimited fresh timothy hay for adult rabbits and guinea pigs. Alfalfa hay is for growing or nursing animals, not the default adult diet.
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