Thanksgiving Day Foods that could Kill Your Dog

The ASPCA warns that the following traditional Thanksgiving foods could harm / kill your dog so don't share with your canine friend and have a Happy Thanksgiving:

1. Turkey Skin
2. Cooked Bones
3. Onions & Garlic
4. Alcohol
5. Nuts
6. Nutmeg
7. Sage
8. Chocolate, Dough & Batter

What Makes Chocolate Poisonous to Dogs?

You do know that chocolate is incredibly poisonous to dogs don't you?

Dogs and chocolate do not mix. Although dogs, like humans, love the taste of chocolate for them consuming it can result in vomiting, diarrhea,  hyperactivity, tremors, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, seizures, respiratory failure, internal bleeding, cardiac arrest and death.

This is because chocolate contains an alkaloid called theobromine, a stimulant found in the cocoa bean which affects the central nervous system and heart and unfortunately for dogs they can't metabolize it as fast as humans can resulting in theobromine poisoning.

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