15 toxic foods for dogs and cats
Chocolate, grapes, onions and xylitol are just the start. Know what never to feed your pet.
Highly dangerous
Chocolate, xylitol, grapes and raisins, onion family, lilies (cats), alcohol, raw dough and human painkillers.
Also harmful
Macadamia, avocado, caffeine, cooked bones, fatty foods, salty snacks, fruit pits and cow’s milk for cats.
If poisoning happens
Keep the packaging, do not induce vomiting without a vet’s advice and call a vet immediately.
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