Did you know giving a dog beans broccoli and cabbage can give the dog excessive gas?

Did you know that feeding a dog beans, broccoli, cabbage can cause dogs to have excessive gas. Remember if you are expecting company or live in a small apartment you may wish to skip giving the dogs these items!

Did you know that its not good to give dogs some bones? The most dangerous are small splintery ones like pork chop, fish and poultry bones which can puncture an intestine, causing an agonizing, expensive and life-threatening crisis. Don't give even large bones to dogs with powerful jaws, such as Rottweilers or Pit Bulls; small splinters chunked off big bones can lodge in the alimentary tract, causing more subtle problems. When you put bones in the garbage, add a slop of ammonia. This cuts the eventual smell as they decay, and may save a garbage hound from pain and death. Small bones from poultry or fish may be pressure-cooked until soft, ground up and added to dogs' diets, however. It's good nutrition for them.

Did you know that you should never feed cats raw egg whites? Egg whites can cause a serious vitamin deficiency in cats, as does a diet of nothing but tuna.

Did you know you should never feed dogs large pieces of onion? (a good reason to put larger pieces into the chicken broth rather than chopped). Large amounts of onion, cooked or raw, can cause hemolytic anemia in which the dog's red blood cells are destroyed. This is not a good thing! Too much garlic can also cause a similar problem, although small amounts are good for dogs and they love it.

Did you know it is good to remove any chocolate from your dog's reach. If a large dog steals a piece or two of chocolate candy, probably the worse that can happen is possible vomiting and/or diarrhea. If a small one eats a whole package of good chocolate, you're in deep doggie doo. Baking chocolate is the most dangerous; prepared chocolate candy actually has very little chocolate! According to experts, less than one ounce of good baking chocolate or cocoa can cause death in toy or very small breeds; four to eight ounces can kill a German Shepherd or Doberman Pinscher. If in doubt, call your vet, who can fix it as long as you get there promptly.