Dog Treat Ingredients To Avoid

petskers · Site Admin Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 1254

Dog Treat Ingredients To Avoid
by: Todd Jones

There are many websites on the Internet that provide access to dog treat recipes. Many of these recipes are excellent resources for providing your dogs with healthy treats that are affordable and nutritious. As with any information that you find on the Internet, however, you should do quite a bit of your own research before using any of the dog treat recipes. This research should include ensuring that each of the ingredients is not harmful to your dog. This is necessary because many ingredients that we would not consider harmful could cause irreversible health problems and even fatalities in dogs.

Raisins are one example of an ingredient that should be avoided in dog treat recipes. Both grapes and raisins have been known to cause renal failure in dogs. Although one or two grapes may not be cause for concern, these products should be avoided in dog treat recipes and you should seek veterinary intervention if your dog ingests either grapes or raisins.

Onions are another such ingredient that should never be included in dog treat recipes. Many people make the mistake of thinking that onion is a great flavor for dog treats but ingesting onions even in small doses can make dogs susceptible to a certain type of anemia. Smaller dogs are especially prone to this anemia after ingesting onions.

Before following dog treat recipes, it is important to review the ingredients to ensure that each one is safe for consumption by dogs. It is important to note that seemingly harmless ingredients can be toxic when consumed by dogs.

About The Author

Todd Jones runs a website where you can find all sorts of homemade dog treat recipes. Sign up for a free ecourse on the benefits of incorporating homemade dog treats into your dog's diet today at: http://homemade-dog-treat-recipes.com.

texbean · Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 180

The writer pointed out some good information. Reddog eats the grapes, but not very often. But will make sure that reddog doesn't get any more of my favorite snacks. Of course that will not go over to big
but that is going to be good for me. I guess I will have to pull some of
the liver treats out and feed him when I'm in a grape eating mood.

laura · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 66

I was totally unaware of some of these ingredients that dogs could not eat. I haven't fed my dog them, but I just did not know they would make them sick. Thanks petskers so much for posting this.