Reasons why dogs can’t eat grapes and chocolate

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

Reasons why dogs can’t eat grapes and chocolate
Grapes can cause liver damage in dogs, and in severe cases can lead to acute liver failure. After eating chocolate by mistake, there will be obvious excitatory effects in the early stage, such as excitement, accelerated heart rate, etc., and later it will lead to cardiac and neurological depression, which can lead to death.

If you find that your dog has not shown any symptoms after eating chocolate, you can take him to the hospital quickly and ask the doctor to induce vomiting. Just spit out the chocolate and it will be fine. Generally, there is no problem if you induce vomiting within two hours.

In addition, dogs cannot eat onions, scallions, xylitol, alcoholic foods, etc. to avoid acute poisoning. If you find that your dog has ingested toxic substances, you need to consult a pet doctor promptly.