Foods Toxic to Dogs: The Indian Kitchen Edition

Severely toxic\n\n- Onion, garlic, leek, shallot — destroys red blood cells; cumulative effect; in nearly every Indian dish\n- Grapes, raisins, kishmish — kidney failure; even one can be enough\n- Chocolate, cocoa — heart and nervous system\n- Xylitol (sugar-free sweets, some peanut butters) — fatal hypoglycaemia\n- Macadamia nuts — weakness, ataxia\n- Alcohol — even spilled drinks\n\n## Moderately risky\n\n- Cooked bones — splinter\n- High-fat foods (puri, samosa, mutton fat) — pancreatitis\n- Spicy foods — GI upset\n- Excess salt — sodium ion toxicity\n\n## Surprising "safe in small amounts"\n\n- Plain rice, plain boiled chicken/fish (no skin/bone), plain curd, plain banana, plain apple (no seeds), plain cooked carrot/pumpkin.\n\n## If they ate it\n\n1. Note what, how much, when\n2. Call us — DO NOT auto-induce vomiting (some toxins worse coming up)\n3. Bring packaging if relevant\n\n## Save us in your phone\n\n+91 98711 55162