| As loving pet owners, we all know that there are | | | | salt used for the purpose of seasoning won't really |
| certain foods that we should never give our dogs. | | | | affect your pooch. |
| The list is quite long, actually. It includes garlic, salt, | | | | Baby food- If it's good enough for my baby, why |
| baby food, and many more common, everyday | | | | can't I feed it to my dog? |
| ingredients. However, rarely do we hear why. | | | | With the exception of the fruit flavored varieties, |
| Why shouldn't I let my dog have garlic? | | | | most jars of baby food contain onion and/or garlic |
| Well, garlic contains the ingredient thiosulphate. When | | | | powder. Now onion powder does carry a risk that |
| a dog ingests a toxic amount of this ingredient, it is | | | | garlic powder doesn't. Some dogs are affected by |
| very possible for them to develop, what is referred | | | | the thiosulphate it contains. Yes, garlic powder has |
| to as, Hemolytic Anemia. The symptoms include | | | | the same ingredient, but in a much smaller quantity. |
| labored breathing, vomiting, discolored urine, diarrhea | | | | Feeding your dog baby food and only baby food will |
| and liver damage. | | | | likely cause a nutritional deficiency, as well. However, |
| Scary, isn't it? | | | | feeding your dog baby food as part of a dog food |
| What they don't tell you is that it takes a large | | | | recipe will not have any consequences beyond the |
| amount of thiosulphate to cause this kind of damage. | | | | begging for more! |
| As a matter of fact, garlic used for seasoning | | | | I hope after reading this you will realize that not all |
| purposes will not have any effect on your pooch. | | | | toxic foods are created equal. As much as I love to |
| And as an added benefit, treats made with garlic | | | | make my favorite pup garlic biscuits for flea control, |
| have been known to repel fleas! | | | | you will never catch me giving him chicken bones or |
| Salt- How much is too much? | | | | chocolate. When feeding your pet treats, it's all about |
| Just like people, dogs can certainly have too much | | | | moderation anyway. After all, they call them 'treats' |
| salt in their diets. Salt taken in huge quantities can | | | | for a reason! |
| cause electrolyte imbalances. However, just like garlic, | | | | |