Household hazards
The six everyday hazards every dog owner should know. This is the same list for every dog, because these are dog-biology facts, not facts about yours. Each page names the hazard, the ways it hides on labels, and what to do first.
If this just happened · act first
Call your veterinarian now. Do not wait for a website, this one included.
Call your veterinarian or emergency clinic first
Use your own clinic or the nearest emergency animal hospital. No website replaces that call.
Consultation fees usually apply. Ask the cost when you call.
Opens ASPCA Animal Poison Control information (not free by default).
Bring the packaging or a clear photo of the ingredient list when you call.
- Xylitol
The sugar-free sweetener in gum, mints, and some peanut butters. Dog-specific and fast.
- Chocolate
Theobromine. Darker chocolate carries more of it, and dogs clear it slowly.
- Grapes and raisins
Grapes, raisins, currants, and sultanas. Reactions are unpredictable between dogs.
- Onion and garlic
The allium family, fresh, cooked, or powdered. Damage adds up across days.
- Macadamia nuts
A dog-specific reaction: weakness, tremors, fever. Often in cookies and trail mix.
- Alcohol and raw dough
Rising yeast dough makes alcohol inside the stomach. Two hazards in one bowl.
These pages cover the universal list. Hazards that depend on a specific dog's genetics, like MDR1 drug sensitivity, live on that dog's own record, where they belong.