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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 593327" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Just as a rule, I would never a dog have ANY chocolate because if they react badly to it, they could die. It's something to do with the cocoa content. Chocolate candy like a Hershey bar would potentially be much more harmful to them than something like chocolate cake that just flavored with chocolate. And it has to do with the amount eaten vs. the size of the dog. If they ate a large amount of chocolate with no ill effects, it was just lucky. </p><p></p><p>And unless a dog is allergic to corn like my Ragan is, it doesn't actually "harm" them. But it's a filler and does them no good either - no nutritional value at all because they don't digest it. It goes right through them and creates massive poops. I've known people who gave their dogs whole ears of corn and the dog loved it. But a few of these dogs died or had to have expensive surgery because they swallowed large chunks of the corn cob and got intestinal blockages from it.</p><p></p><p>I've always heard that onions are harmful but small amounts seem to be OK. If they occasionally get a small amount of leftover human food with onions cooked in to it, it won't hurt them. There are two absolute NO-NO's with dogs though. NEVER give them grapes or raisins! A few fresh grapes mght not hurt them - we used to have one that would pick them off the vine and eat them, but they really shouldn't have any. But a dog that ate a large amount of raisins could be in serious trouble. Another thing they should never, ever, EVER have is anything containing artificial sweetners like the kind in sugarless chewing gums! Even a small amount can be fatal to dogs. If you use sugarless gum, please be <u>very</u> careful how it's disposed of. If a piece of gum is carelessly tossed down outside and your dog finds it and eats it, you could very well lose your dog!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 593327, member: 1883"] Just as a rule, I would never a dog have ANY chocolate because if they react badly to it, they could die. It's something to do with the cocoa content. Chocolate candy like a Hershey bar would potentially be much more harmful to them than something like chocolate cake that just flavored with chocolate. And it has to do with the amount eaten vs. the size of the dog. If they ate a large amount of chocolate with no ill effects, it was just lucky. And unless a dog is allergic to corn like my Ragan is, it doesn't actually "harm" them. But it's a filler and does them no good either - no nutritional value at all because they don't digest it. It goes right through them and creates massive poops. I've known people who gave their dogs whole ears of corn and the dog loved it. But a few of these dogs died or had to have expensive surgery because they swallowed large chunks of the corn cob and got intestinal blockages from it. I've always heard that onions are harmful but small amounts seem to be OK. If they occasionally get a small amount of leftover human food with onions cooked in to it, it won't hurt them. There are two absolute NO-NO's with dogs though. NEVER give them grapes or raisins! A few fresh grapes mght not hurt them - we used to have one that would pick them off the vine and eat them, but they really shouldn't have any. But a dog that ate a large amount of raisins could be in serious trouble. Another thing they should never, ever, EVER have is anything containing artificial sweetners like the kind in sugarless chewing gums! Even a small amount can be fatal to dogs. If you use sugarless gum, please be [U]very[/U] careful how it's disposed of. If a piece of gum is carelessly tossed down outside and your dog finds it and eats it, you could very well lose your dog! [/QUOTE]
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