Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pet
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Alcoholic beverages
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Avocado
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Chocolate (all forms)
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Coffee (all forms)
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Fatty foods
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Macadamia nuts
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Moldy or spoiled foods
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Onions, onion powder
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Raisins and grapes
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Salt
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Yeast dough
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Garlic
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Products sweetened with xylitol
Warm Weather Hazards
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Animal toxins—toads, insects, spiders, snakes and scorpions
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Blue-green algae in ponds
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Citronella candles
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Cocoa mulch
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Compost piles Fertilizers
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Flea products
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Outdoor plants and plant bulbs
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Swimming-pool treatment supplies
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Fly baits containing methomyl
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Slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde
Medication
Common examples of human medications that can be potentially lethal to pets, even in small doses, include:
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Pain killers
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Cold medicines
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Anti-cancer drugs
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Antidepressants
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Vitamins
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Diet Pills
Cold Weather Hazards
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Antifreeze
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Liquid potpourri
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Ice melting products
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Rat and mouse bait
Common Household Hazards
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Fabric softener sheets
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Mothballs
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Post-1982 pennies (due to high concentration of zinc)
Holiday Hazards
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Christmas tree water (may contain fertilizers and bacteria, which, if ingested, can upset the stomach.
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Electrical cords
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Ribbons or tinsel (can become lodged in the intestines and cause intestinal obstruction—most often occurs with kittens!)
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Batteries
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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:
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Water-based paints
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Toilet bowl water
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Silica gel
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Poinsettia
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Cat litter
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Glue traps
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Glow jewelry