DOGS & MACADAMIA NUTS

In the last blog we discussed how macadamias are filled with 'good fat', which provides a healthy alternative to other cooking oils for the human body.  We think it's great that you are paying attention to what you are putting into your body.  More and more people are looking at ingredients on both their own and their pet food labels and finding better choices.

The dog-lovers in our office got into a discussion the other day about macadamia nuts as known toxins to our furry friends.  We wouldn't want you to give them 'healthy' human food without thinking that they may be allergic or that it might be toxic to their bodies.

Though the exact cause of the toxicities from eating macadamia nuts is unknown, it could be because our dogs have a different metabolism from us.  Consuming macadamia nuts affects the digestive, nervous and muscle systems in canines.  Symptoms start with a weakness in their hind legs or even an inability to move them and slowly progresses up the body to the forelimbs.  It can become severe enough that they can't stand at all.  In some cases mental depression, vomiting, hyperthermia and joint pain have occurred.  So keep you furry friends happy and healthy by keeping your food to yourself.

The pictures above are the Oils of Aloha employee dogs.