Title |
Household Food Items Toxic to Dogs and Cats
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Published in |
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, March 2016
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DOI | 10.3389/fvets.2016.00026 |
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Authors |
Cristina Cortinovis, Francesca Caloni |
Abstract |
Several foods that are perfectly suitable for human consumption can be toxic to dogs and cats. Food-associated poisoning cases involving the accidental ingestion of chocolate and chocolate-based products, Allium spp. (onion, garlic, leek, and chives), macadamia nuts, Vitis vinifera fruits (grapes, raisins, sultanas, and currants), products sweetened with xylitol, alcoholic beverages, and unbaked bread dough have been reported worldwide in the last decade. The poisoning episodes are generally due to lack of public knowledge of the serious health threat to dogs and cats that can be posed by these products. The present review aims to outline the current knowledge of common food items frequently involved in the poisoning of small animals, particularly dogs, and provides an overview of poisoning episodes reported in the literature. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 5 | 14% |
Peru | 1 | 3% |
Spain | 1 | 3% |
Djibouti | 1 | 3% |
Curaçao | 1 | 3% |
Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 26 | 72% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 33 | 92% |
Scientists | 2 | 6% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 169 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 28 | 16% |
Researcher | 13 | 8% |
Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 6% |
Other | 10 | 6% |
Student > Master | 9 | 5% |
Other | 21 | 12% |
Unknown | 79 | 46% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 54 | 32% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 8% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 2% |
Chemistry | 2 | 1% |
Other | 9 | 5% |
Unknown | 79 | 46% |