Posts Tagged ‘grapes’
Human Foods Your Cat Should Never Eat
Avocado: All parts of the avocado contain a toxin known as persin. It causes gastrointestinal irritation, vomiting, diarrhea, respiratory distress, congestion, fluid accumulation around the tissues of the heart and even death. Cats may be attracted to the oily texture, but should not be fed avocado.
Tuna, all tuna contains mercury which accumulates in the body until it reaches a toxic level. It also can cause nutrient deficiencies. The BPA which lines tuna cans is an estrogen-disruptor and can play havoc with hormones, including yours.
Grapes and raisins, which can sometimes cause kidney failure in very low amounts.
Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, which are both classified as methylxanthines; these can cause hyperactivity, increased heart rate, tremors, and potentially death (the more bitter the chocolate, the more toxic it is for your pets)
Onions and members of the onion family, such as leeks and chives; these can cause damage to red blood cells that could result in anemia in both dogs and cats.
Garlic, which is metabolized into a different metabolite than onions, is not toxic to pets. A small amount of fresh garlic fed to pets daily actually has some great health benefits, including killing parasites and repelling fleas.
Macadamia nuts may cause problems including weakness, depression, vomiting, ataxia, tremors, and hyperthermia.
Rising bread dough can be life-threatening – The bread dough itself is not toxic but the animal’s body heat can cause the dough to rise in the stomach, doubling or tripling in size and leading to impaction. The dough can also produce ethanol, which causes animals to stumble and become disoriented, lethargic and depressed.
Processed Milk, which has had all the vital nutrients destroyed. Pasteurized milk lacks enzymes and “good” bacteria and binds the calcium so that’s it’s unusable. Homogenized milk has been molecularly changed so that it no longer resembles food and becomes a useless poison, causing allergies and other health problems. See RAW MILK FACTS
Xylitol, a sugar substitute common in sugar-free chewing gum, can cause life-threatening hypoglycemia and liver damage in dogs; if your dog has ingested gum, bring your dog to the emergency vet immediately!
In Pursuit of Ball-Shaped Food
I suppose SPHERICAL would be a more apt description. Or even egg-shaped (what’s the word for that? Ovoid??) 
Grapes are Number 1, 
followed closely by kiwis, cherries, plums and peaches. Even the stray cantaloupe will be found on the floor with tell-tale nibbles here and there. 
King Taco, Lord of the Manor, has a penchant for ball-shaped food. He senses it, knows instinctively when it has appeared in the house, and knows exactly when it has been placed on the table, and ESPECIALLY knows the very second that no human is watching said temptation.
How many grapes can one large (OK extra-large) sleepy grey cat pierce and toss on the floor in the matter of a few seconds? How many cat-saliva coated cherries lay just out of sight under the refrigerator and baseboard heaters? 
Ahh so many mysteries, so few cats to pin the blame on…
