Foods and household items that are toxic to dogs and cats

Some things we eat every day can be very dangerous for them. The list worth sticking on the fridge.

Food

Chocolate and cocoa: the darker, the worse.
Grapes and raisins.
Onion, garlic, leek and chives, also cooked or powdered.
Xylitol, a sweetener in chewing gum, sugar-free sweets and some peanut butters.
Macadamia nuts.
Alcohol and coffee.
Cooked bones: they splinter.

Medicines and household products

Medicines for people, such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Paracetamol is especially dangerous for cats.
Rat poison, insecticides and antifreeze.
Cleaning products.
Some plants: lilies are very toxic to cats, even the pollen.

If it has eaten something

Call your vet or an emergency vet straight away, even if it has no symptoms yet. Tell them what it ate, how much and when, and bring the packaging if you have it. Do not make it vomit on your own unless they tell you to.