RIP Sasha

RIP Sasha
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My son and his girlfriend had to have their dog Sasha put down last nite. She had been sick for a couple of weeks now but yesterday she couldn't even stand for any length of time on her own. An emergency room vet visit revealed that she was highly anemic.

The cause.

ONIONS.

I had made a beef stew loaded with onions a few weeks back and my son's girlfriend, not liking onions, had given her leftovers to the dog not realizing that onions are highly toxic to dogs. Frankly, we're all shocked. We knew about the usual chocolate issues but had no idea that onions (and to a lesser degree garlic) were harmful. It was a sad way to learn such a lesson, and Sasha will be missed.

Please, if you know of anyone that feeds table scraps to their beloved pets, pass along this bit of information. I just wish someone had let us know about it quite some time ago.