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[Luvsun]

Our little matipoo, Miss Daisy, loves green beans! I have never given her cucumbers!

[CollTMcB]

I'd say it's the crispy thing. My heeler is all about crunchy.
I don't think the size matters for the bad list. I think it's just a reaction they could have and eating those things causes it to happen. I read an article a while ago about that.

[Pax]

For foods which are a problem for Dogs - e.g, Garlic or Onion - size of the dog, and size of the dose, is important. Even what we would consider small doses can kill a dog or cat.

One article on the subject that I found, says:

How Much Garlic is Toxic to Pets?
“In general, garlic can be more concentrated than an onion,” says Dr. Justine Lee, the associate director of Veterinary Services at Pet Poison Helpline and a veterinary emergency critical care specialist. “It’s actually considered to be about 5X as potent as an onion.”

Consider the rule of thumb when it comes to onion toxicity: Consumption of as little as 5 g/kg of onions in cats or 15 to 30 g/kg in dogs has resulted in clinically important hematologic changes. According to scientific studies, onion toxicosis is consistently noted in animals that ingest more than 0.5% of their body weight in onions at one time.*

I'm not looking to frighten anyone, but ANY time your dog or cat wants to eat something not specifically marketed for them? Check online, first. Make sure you won't be making them sick, before you let them have any.

That same site has a general list of "people foods" that should be considered toxic for canines and felines.

For example, those of you whose dogs like grapes? Talk to your veterinarian before letting them have more grapes, even just one:

According to Pet Poison Helpline, grapes and raisins have been known to cause acute renal (kidney) failure in dogs that have ingested large amounts.

Unfortunately, the reason for kidney failure and the amount of grapes/raisins necessary to be toxic to pets is unknown, so all cases of ingestion have the potential to be grave.

Forewarned is forearmed ... and with the internet available to us, we as animal-owners have precious little excuse for remaining ignorant of what our pets should not be allowed to eat.

[Huntermom]

Thanks, Rax. Charlie has eaten an entire onion (raw) and been fine but he is just under 100 pounds so from your article he would need to get into a half pound. I tried to by onions one at a time so that's ok.

Our vet (we are changing though) thinks dogs needs veggies and advises her clients to cook a half meat/half veggie mix and feed half of that and half high quality dog food. We hae always feed high quality dog food but I have a hard time cooking for the dogs aas well as the family thus we are looking for a different vet.

[Tigger25]

Originally Posted by Huntermom

Charlie tends to eat whatever food like substance is around and has eaten lots of things he shouldn't chocolate, grapes, onions to name a few. He has also eaten a few non-edible items-wall board, plastic, and a few whole squirrels that were dead on the side of the road.

I never know where to draw the line. Nothing seems to upset his stomach, other than changing his dog food.

In a way consider yourself lucky our black lab has severe food and inhalent allergies. She would and tries to eat anything that drops to the floor then her ears get a nasty infection and it's a hott mess. We have to buy her $70 perscription dog food every month because anything outside of that is bad news. I wish she could eat cucumbers

[Huntermom]

Charlie had really bad ear infections when we first got him but once they were finally cleared up, they have stayed away. I suspect he picked them up on the streets. I have been told many dogs are allergic to corn and corn products. Our old golden/lab cross was and if he got his mouth on one stray corn chip, he's be biting his paws.

Good luck. My experience is that labs are canine garbage cans.