Other than kidney issues, too much salt intake will cause your dog to thirst in an attempt to counteract the salt, fast heart rate, and dry mucous membranes.
Fat content
Hot fries contain high-fat content.
Although dogs need to consume healthy fats in their diet, consuming fatty foods such as hot fries comes with harmful consequences.
These fats will make your dog overweight and cause obesity-related issues like diabetes mellitus, heart disease, and cancer.
This unhealthy weight gain will also affect your dog’s mobility.
Additives and flavorings
Hot fries’ extra flavorings and additives aren’t suitable for dog consumption.
If your dog takes hot fries, pay attention to its health immediately after and give it plenty of water.
What harm can hot fries cause dogs?
Hot fries harm a dog’s body and even cause death if consumed in high quantities.
This food causes damage to a dog’s vital organs, and it’s necessary to avoid it.
Some of the issues the food causes include:
Gastrointestinal issues
When a dog consumes hot fries, it leads to Intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal tract irritation, and perforation of the intestines or stomach lining.
As a result of these symptoms, the dog will experience nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
When these side effects become intense, they can cause death.
Pancreatitis
This condition results from the consumption of high-fat content.
Since a dog’s body can’t break down these fats easily, they remain in their system, causing pancreatitis.
This condition inflames the pancreas, causes breathing difficulties, and frequent urination.
If your dog has previously acquired pancreatitis, eating fatty foods like hot fries will trigger chronic pancreatitis.
Allergies
The fat content in hot fries can trigger allergic reactions in dogs.
Your dog will exhibit symptoms like itchiness, swelling, and breathing difficulties.
Digestive issues
Hot fries lead to digestive issues like bloating, gas, and indigestion.
The high fat in the food irritates the stomach lining and intestines leading to inflammation and discomfort.
In the case of regular consumption, your dog will exhibit pain more often.
Nutritional deficiencies
Hot fries lack nutritional content such as fiber, minerals, and vitamins, essential components in a dog’s body.
Frequent consumption of hot fries makes your dog lack these necessary nutrients, leading to malnutrition and weight loss.
Cancer
Feeding your dog hot fries as a routine can lead to cancer.
The high-fat content damages body cells causing tumor formation.
This condition is fatal to dogs, and it’s best to avoid feeding them this food.
Liver failure
When a dog consumes hot fries, the high-fat content may cause obesity.
When there’s too much fat in the liver, it causes liver inflammation.
This inflammation damages the organ by causing scarring.
In extreme cases, the scarring causes liver failure.
Heart disease
When a dog becomes obese from consuming fatty foods like hot fries, it carries extra weight, putting pressure on the heart.
This pressure leads to heart disease, and in extreme cases, it’s fatal.
What can you do when your dog ingests hot fries?
If your dog ingests hot fries, you’ll notice the side effects immediately or after a few hours.
After consumption, the initial symptoms it will exhibit are vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.
Some dogs may show extreme allergic reactions through swelling, seizures, fever, coma, confusion, or breathing difficulties.
If your dog experiences bloating after taking hot fries, you’ll notice a swollen stomach, drooling, panting, and pacing.
In case of any of these symptoms, take the following measures:
Your first solution is to give it plenty of water to drink. After taking too much salt in the food, the dog will be thirsty and experience dehydration.
If you notice further unusual behavior after the water intake, contact a veterinarian immediately for treatment.
Start feeding your dog healthy food options such as carrots, boiled chicken, raw fruits, and vegetables. Always check that the food is safe for consumption and contains no harmful ingredients.
There are various ways to bond and show love to your dog that don’t involve sharing foods like hot fries that could potentially harm them.
Although both you and your canine buddy may want to share this meal, like you do all the others, this specific snack is dangerous to the dog’s overall digestive system due to the high heat, sodium, and fat content.
Next time you wish to toss a hot fry to your dog, consider feeding him a healthy alternative.
There are several dog treats to choose from that are healthy, safe, sweet, and friendly to their digestive tracts.
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