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Though we love to spoil our pets, sometimes even occasionally with a few table scraps, it’s important to know which foods we should not be feeding our animals. Below you will find a list of toxic foods for dogs and cats, as listed by The Humane Society of the United States. While this list may not be all-inclusive, it will provide you with some of the information that you need to be the best caregiver that you can be to your four-legged family members.
Foods To Avoid
- Alcoholic beverages
- Apple seeds
- Apricot pits
- Avocados
- Cherry pits
- Candy (particularly chocolate—which is toxic to dogs, cats, and ferrets—and any candy containing the toxic sweetener Xylitol)
- Coffee (grounds, beans, and chocolate-covered espresso beans)
- Garlic
- Grapes
- Gum (can cause blockages and sugar-free gums may contain the toxic sweetener Xylitol)
- 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)
- Raisins
- Rhubarb leaves
- Salt
- Tea (because it contains caffeine)
- Tomato leaves and stems (green parts)
- Walnuts
- Xylitol (an artificial sweetener that is toxic to pets)
- Yeast dough