Festive Food Poisoning: What Not to Share

Top toxic foods at Indian festivals\n\n- Chocolate — theobromine toxicity; dark chocolate worst\n- Raisins/grapes (in kheer, halwa) — kidney failure, dose unpredictable\n- Onion/garlic — common in savouries; cause anaemia in dogs and cats\n- Xylitol — in sugar-free sweets; rapidly fatal in dogs\n- Macadamia nuts — neurological signs in dogs\n- Alcohol — even small amounts dangerous\n- Caffeine (chocolate, tea) — toxic\n\n## High-risk but not toxic\n\n- Sweets in general — pancreatitis from fat + sugar\n- Fried savouries — pancreatitis trigger\n- Bones (chicken/fish) — splinter, choke, perforate intestine\n\n## What is OK in tiny amounts\n\nPlain rice, plain boiled chicken, plain curd, small piece of unspiced cooked vegetable.\n\n## If they ate something\n\nCall us with: what, how much, when. Do NOT induce vomiting at home unless instructed — wrong with some toxins.\n\nEmergency line: +91 98711 55162.