Veterinarians have known for a long time that there are certain foods that are safe for people that are toxic to pets, chocolate for an example. But it seems like the list grows a little every year. In the past year or two we've learned that grapes/raisons and xylitol (an artificial sweetener used in gum and candy) can cause life threatening illness. I've had 3 cases of xylitol ingestion in the past 6 months. One dog was a repeat offender. In all 3 of these cases the dog got into a purse and ingested several sticks of gum.
I found an article for pet owners on the a.s.p.c.a website regarding this problem with a list of potential toxins. There was one on there I didn't know about (avacados? I had no idea- sometimes these things hit the mass media before the veterinary literature.) Check out the article at www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/people-foods.html
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