Red Bone Coonhound (detailed introduction)

       Sugar is a rare delicacy for many people, but we should remember that excessive sugar is not good for our health and can have many negative effects. The same applies to dogs. Some owners like to share food with their dogs without realizing that sometimes this can harm them. Let's analyze why dogs should not eat too much sugar.

       1. Damages Teeth: It is very bad for dogs' teeth. Sugar sticking to teeth can cause cavities. If owners rarely brush their dogs' teeth or do not brush at all, it can easily lead to periodontitis and bad breath.

       2. Causes Hair Loss: Directly eating sugar or sweets such as cream cakes containing sugar increases the burden on the dog's digestive system causing endocrine disorders. Eating too much sugar can cause endocrine imbalance and even hair loss in dogs.

       3. Causes Obesity: Eating too much sugar can make dogs fat. Obesity easily triggers a series of diseases such as fatty liver, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, damaging the musculoskeletal, circulatory, and reproductive systems. Especially when dogs enter old age, these diseases threaten their lives.

       Some Sugars Dogs Cannot Eat

       It is best not to give dogs soft candies because they easily stick to teeth or even the dog's trachea. If tracheal blockage occurs, it can cause choking or suffocation. Also, chocolate-flavored candies are not to be fed because the theobromine component in chocolate harms dogs.

       Therefore, excessive sugar does not only affect dogs' health but some sugars can even threaten their lives. As owners, it is important to know what can be fed and what absolutely cannot. Sometimes your “love” for them may actually harm them.