On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 23:18:43 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
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>"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 13:59:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>> On Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:56:56 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On 10/22/2017 9:42 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2017-10-22 8:29 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>>>> says...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Meatballs on the side. Cheap Armour frozen ones. Made them plain so
>>>>>>>>> the dog
>>>>>>>>> could have some. Was a really good meal!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Check the meatball ingredients list for onion products. Onions are
>>>>>>>> dangerously toxic to dogs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The little bit of onion that would be in a couple meatballs would not
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> enough to make dog sick. They have to eat more than .5% of their body
>>>>>>> weight before it becomes a problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>Miniscule amount or not, I wouldn't take the chance. It's not *her*
>>>>>>dog. It's nice she wants to help out. She could just as easily buy
>>>>>>dog
>>>>>>food for it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jill
>>>>>
>>>>> The damage from the toxin in onion is cumulative in dogs and cats...
>>>>> they don't eliminate it which is why it's toxic... all those small
>>>>> amounts add up. The toxin attaches to and destroys their red blood
>>>>> cells. The toxin is concentrated in dehy onion. No amount of onion
>>>>> is safe, the size of the dog makes no difference.
>>>>> http://www.akc.org/content/health/ar...gs-eat-onions/
>>>>
>>>>Here's how I think about it. In the old days, there was no "dog" food.
>>>>People often fed the dogs and cats table scraps and the animals survived.
>>>>People still give their animals scraps often without thinking of the
>>>>ingredients. I used to babysit for some people who put their plates on
>>>>the
>>>>floor after eating and let their dogs lick them clean. Another family
>>>>bought
>>>>their dog a McDonald's burger for his birthday every year complete with
>>>>onion and ketchup. Tomatoes are also not good for dogs and ketchup likely
>>>>has onion in it as well. All of those dogs lived to the age of about
>>>>15-17.
>>>
>>> I agree with you here, Julie. Before my two dogs died (big dogs,
>>> lived to 14-15 years), I used to give them all kinds of leftovers.
>>> Lasagne, curry, you name it, they scarfed it up. If I didn't purposely
>>> feed them that stuff, they would sniff it out and "liberate" it from
>>> the garbage.
>>>
>>> The only thing I was careful about was chocolate, but that wasn't too
>>> much of a problem because I ate it all before they could get to it.
>>>
>>> Doris
>>
>> In the old days I would share some of my chocolate bar with Freckles
>> often, she always looked forward to it, and never had a problem. Now, I
>> wouldn't do it just because I wouldn't want to take the chance, but nobody
>> ever said a thing about it back then and the dogs ate just about
>> everything.
>
>I remember buying "Good Boy Choco Drops" for our dogs. I think they were
>made of carob though. My friend's dog's vet said the darker the chocolate
>the worse it is for dogs. A small amount of milk chocolate might not hurt
>them.
But why... it's very ignorant to feed pets toxins regardless how small
an amount... especially when someone has a zillion food issues
themself. My cats get treats but not from those tiny expensive
packets... I give them a small portion of Purina kitten chow and they
love it... costs a whole lot less too. I guy the 14 pound bag:
https://www.chewy.com/kitten-chow-nu...-14-/dp/127713
There's absolutely no reason to feed one's pets foods that are toxic,
not unless one is a sadistic imbecile. In nature critters know not to
eat onions and any plant in the onion family. Only a sicko *******
would dress up onion with meat so their pet will eat it... yoose are
the freaks who ruined a fun holiday by handing out Halloween treats
laced with rat poison.