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Originally Posted by JadeD  Most likely it was not enough to harm him. He is not a tiny Yorkie, right? I am sure a little piece did nothing bad to him. I don't feed my Yorkies scraps, but if something falls on the floor and they snatch it up I don't worry too much as it is such a small amount they got normally. I have good sized Yorkies. Teek is my smallest and he has an iron stomach. He is the most likely to get a hold of food scraps as he will steal food off plates and out of people's hands. The puppies are bigger than him and I don't give them any scraps, but I also don't panic if they gobble up a tiny bit of something dropped as most things are not that poisonous in a tiny amount.
Zylitol (the sweetener in most gums) though is very deadly to dogs. 1 piece of gum can kill a labrador. I can only imagine what it would do to one of my yorkies. I don't believe any other product in our house has that as I am allergic to artificial sweeteners so I don't buy products with sugar substitutes. The kids have gum sometimes though so they have been instructed on how bad it can be for the dogs.
I am glad he didn't show any signs of being sick! |
I agree with you I don't give my dogs any table scraps. I have other family members look at me like I am insane. Their philosophy is I am willing to give my dog anything that I am going to eat. They will feed their dog any left overs from their dinner. When I mentioned to them garlic is bad for dogs they said I have been feeding my dog onions and garlic in their food for 30+ years and nothing has happened.
I would rather not chance it with my dogs and like you choose not to feed them anything but their regular food.