nienna_nineve ([info]nienna_nineve) wrote in [info]huskylove,
2008-02-24 09:22:00
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Do not feed the husky GRAPES

Dogs are omnivores and it seems to me that huskies are especially so. There seems to be no end to the unexpected things my Vader will snarf, from broccoli to fruit. He really likes fruit. Especially grapes.

I feel very guilty about this. For the longest time we didn't know that there was anything wrong with giving him grapes, but thank goodness we never gave him very many at a time. Our vet happened to find out what we were doing when we went to the clinic with a few grapes to bait Vader instead of the usual kibble. The reaction was a very vehement "Don't feed him grapes!" She told us five grapes could be enough to kill a dog his size.

I wondered if anyone else has heard anything about this, and whether there are any other common foods we should be wary of (yes, I'm aware of the dangers of chocolate).

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[info]bonhommie

February 24 2008, 11:09:37 UTC 4 years ago

Yes, I've heard of it. It began as an urban myth, until Vet's started realizing that a handful of grapes, or some cases 6-7 grapes/raisins could cause renal failure in dogs. Last I read up on it, the component in the grapes that cause renal failure is unknown.

dogbreedinfo.com has a list of hazards for dogs, which includes common household items, and a lengthy list of foods.

[info]adiasplat

February 24 2008, 13:51:57 UTC 4 years ago

Onions and garlic also.

[info]nienna_nineve

February 24 2008, 14:26:44 UTC 4 years ago

Well, it's fortunate that Vader winces at the very stench of garlic. (Too bad for him, because he has to smell it with alarming regularity!)

[info]eclypsia

February 25 2008, 01:57:24 UTC 4 years ago

I just found that out a few weeks ago and our dogs *love* onions. Oh man, they get them off the floor so quick if a piece is dropped.

[info]adiasplat

4 years ago

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[info]nienna_nineve

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[info]na_no_nai

February 24 2008, 14:31:34 UTC 4 years ago

I didn't know this either until a few months ago. Someone told me when I joked about how one of my dogs would eat ANYTHING (and I do mean anything; he even destroyed a cactus once X.x) but grapes. What scares me is that I recently picked up a book on clicker training that advocated using them as treats! :O

[info]eclypsia

February 25 2008, 05:05:40 UTC 4 years ago

Ohmigoodness, my GSD destroyed a cactus once and ate it pricklies and all!

[info]parslaanna

February 24 2008, 14:31:34 UTC 4 years ago

Nuts, especially macademia nuts. (I like to tease my dad whenever I dog-sit for them that Max is enjoying his dinner of onions and raisins, topped off with dark chocolate. He takes it in good humor.)

[info]laundertoe

February 24 2008, 15:11:10 UTC 4 years ago

Yeah I was going to add that, duh, it may seem obvious but its worth mentioning raisins. Sure they're dried grapes but sometimes people don't make that connection in their heads.

[info]tuolumne

February 24 2008, 15:24:48 UTC 4 years ago

Didn't know about the grapes. Thanks for posting that. :/

Kenai loves fruits and veggies, so I normally don't hold back in letting him try some. His favorite thing lately is frozen broccoli florets and spinach leaves. Every once in a while I'll give him some of those instead of a dog biscuit.

[info]nienna_nineve

February 25 2008, 02:40:55 UTC 4 years ago

Really? Glad to know I'm not alone. Vader loves broccoli, and his now deceased uncle would choose it over his dog food.

[info]kissed_n_broken

February 24 2008, 16:03:46 UTC 4 years ago

my DaKota loves bananas and tomatoes.

[info]joecifur

February 24 2008, 16:07:49 UTC 4 years ago

Wow, I knew about onions, garlic, etc, but never about grapes -- thank you!

[info]_takora_

February 24 2008, 16:08:56 UTC 4 years ago

My dogs loved grapes so much, my terrier could open the fridge and scoff them. He often had his stomach pumped at the vets :s

Now we cant have any in the house at all, they do anything to get at them, often Indiana Jones style stunts. They dont like raisins though ^_^

[info]eien_ni_yume

February 24 2008, 16:40:14 UTC 4 years ago

My dad used to feed our Sheltie grapes all the time, like treats. I hope he has stopped. He also has an issue with spoiling my Husky and Liberty (Sheltie) with table scraps -sigh-. Now they beg too much every time anyone has food.

[info]pumpkinseeds

February 24 2008, 17:47:05 UTC 4 years ago

I didn't know about grapes either. I had heard the chocolate, onions, and garlic ones but not the grapes. Admittedly, however, I am so paranoid about what Kai eats he gets stuff that's stamped for dogs only. I'd be mortified if something happened to him.

[info]daisyduck137

February 24 2008, 19:05:39 UTC 4 years ago

Hmm.... The list on the website bonhommie posted has potatoes, but not sweet potatoes. Does anyone know if sweet potatoes are okay? (I gave my dog sweet potatoes the other day, and she was fine, but I'd think that potatoes would be okay too, but apparently they're not....)

[info]jeep_gir1

February 24 2008, 20:35:34 UTC 4 years ago

Our vet sells prescription food by Royal Canin called 'Duck and Potato', so I would imagine potatoes are fine. I don't know which potatoes were in the food, though, sweet or otherwise.

[info]xanister

February 24 2008, 23:36:41 UTC 4 years ago

Potatoes are fine, potato leaves are not. Potatoes both sweet and regular are often used in hypoallergenic foods since wheat and corn are often triggers.

[info]nienna_nineve

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[info]jeep_gir1

February 24 2008, 20:33:48 UTC 4 years ago

Yup. As someone else said, grapes, raisins, onions, garlic, chocolate. My dogs get dog food, and that's it. I used to put peanut butter in Kongs until a Pug we had ended up having a severe allergic reaction to it and spent the night in the hospital on IV fluids. The vet said it doesn't bother some dogs, but when they do have a reaction, it's never a minor one. So, we decided that the very good quality dog food we buy them (and the occasional, healthy dog treat without peanut butter) is all they get. Human food can make them finicky eaters, not to mention overweight, and in some cases (like my Pug) very, very sick. Not worth it, if you ask me.

[info]megadog

February 24 2008, 20:59:50 UTC 4 years ago

I'd say - don't be paranoid. Working with wolves, we get used to them eating all sorts of odd things. Hazelnuts. Blackberries. Apples. Lemons. Dandelion-roots. I've seen our big male chow-down on barbed wire with no apparent ill effect! If canines were *really* as fragile as some people make out, they'd never have survived this long as a species!

[info]blasphemusfish

February 25 2008, 08:51:57 UTC 4 years ago

Wolves are a tad different to domestic dogs that have been tied down to selective breeding/possibly severe inbreeding for hundreds of years :V

But barbed wire :V homg badass.
But srsly. Weren't you at all worried about one of the wolves eating barbed wire? I would of SHAT myself and made sure the wolf was put under some kind of observation. Why is there barbed wire lying around in the first place? I'd be so angry at that if I was one of their handlers.

[info]silverblaidd

4 years ago

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[info]nienna_nineve

February 25 2008, 09:43:03 UTC 4 years ago

I've heard dogs can handle foods that would be much too decayed for human systems because they metabolise so much faster. Certainly my huskies have got their maws on very old meat with no ill effect (not that I didn't try to stop them from swallowing it, and sometimes get chomped in the process). But I'd imagine that as far as the toxins in plants go, dogs would probably be more susceptible simply because they're smaller. I've often wondered if a chocolate bar would be as lethal to us as to a chihuahua if we weighed the same amount.

[info]jeep_gir1

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[info]silverblaidd

February 25 2008, 16:59:33 UTC 4 years ago

They may eat it, but that doesn't mean it's not causing them ill effect, even if you can't see it directly.

[info]lovinlorne

February 24 2008, 21:41:13 UTC 4 years ago

From Pet Education.com

The following common food items should not be fed (intentionally or unintentionally) to dogs. This list is, of course, incomplete because we can not possibly list everything your dog should not eat.

Alcoholic beverages
Baby food containing onion powder
Chocolate, coffee, tea, and other caffeine
Citrus oil extracts.
Fat trimmings (Can cause possible pancreatitis, depending on quantity and size of dog).
Grapes and raisins
Hops
Human vitamin supplements containing iron
Large amounts of liver
Macadamia nuts
Marijuana (Ya think?)
Milk and other dairy products (Some adult dogs and cats do not have sufficient amounts of the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose in milk. This can result in diarrhea. Lactose-free milk products are available for pets.)
Moldy or spoiled food, garbage
Mushrooms
Onions and garlic (raw, cooked, or powder) Garlic is less toxic than onions.
Persimmons Seeds
Pits from peaches and plums
Potato, rhubarb, and tomato leaves
Salt
String (DUH!)
Sugary foods
Table scraps (in large amounts) try to keep to less than 10% of the total diet.
Tobacco. (Sorry,pal. Seems you can't smoke anything. BOL!)
Yeast dough

Anonymous

February 25 2008, 15:30:04 UTC 4 years ago

This might be a silly question, but what is "yeast dough"? Just raw dough with yeast in it?

[info]parslaanna

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