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There are fruits and vegetables that we should not give our dog under any circumstances, as this can severely affect your health.
If you have decided to start the BARF diet or like to make homemade diets, you must remember that the dog is a carnivorous animal, which should consume only a small portion of green food in relation to its total diet.
For this reason, at PeritoAnimal we want to help you by offering a complete list of forbidden fruits and vegetables for dogs.
Avocado, a forbidden fruit
O avocado no doubt, the most toxic fruit that we can give our dog. Inside it contains persin, a fungicidal substance found in the leaves, seeds and fruit itself. Also, avocados have a high amount of vegetable fat and toxins.
Given the spontaneous consumption of avocado by our dog, we can expect vomiting, stomach pain and even pancreatitis. In addition, regular or excessive intake of this forbidden fruit for dogs can result in impairment of the pulmonary system or affect the heart.
Studies carried out by experts have failed to define the minimum amounts of avocado that are considered toxic to dogs, as each animal has a different metabolism.
citrus
Although many people talk about the great toxicity of citrus fruits, the reality is that they are not especially harmful to the animal. But that's not why it becomes a proper fruit for your dog. Its high sugar content contributes to obesity.
With an excessive consumption of this type of fruit, the dog can develop gastrointestinal problems such as vomiting, stomach pain and diarrhea.
Although not serious, these health problems are not beneficial to your pet. Therefore, avoid giving citrus to your puppy and offer him foods he might like better.
Vegetables
At onions, you garlic, you leeks and the chives are toxic vegetables for your dog. Offering them daily or excessively in just one intake can result in a serious problem as they contain thiosulfate it can destroy red blood cells creating a high risk of anemia.
Grape
Grapes are another harmful and toxic fruit for your dog. Without being clear about the component that makes them intolerable for your body, we can say that they cause damage to the liver and/or kidneys. As a result of eating a large amount of grapes our pet may suffer from kidney failure.
At raw potatoes, at sheets it's the stalk have a high content in solanine that it's not only toxic to dogs, it's also toxic to humans. In this way, and so that it becomes a product suitable for consumption, we can boil it, with that it will be enough for us to offer our dog. Remember that identical ones like the raw yam it should not be offered either.
Raisins and seeds
Other toxic foods for our pet are the raisins and seeds. It is important to highlight the seeds or seeds of fruits such as peaches, apples, apricots, cherries or plums, as they have a high cyanide content that the dog cannot digest.
In any case, remember that you can give the fruit itself, always removing the seeds or seeds, as it is a food rich in fiber, which in small doses is healthy.
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