20 Foods That Could Send Your Dog to the Vet (#3 Is in Your Kitchen Right Now)

9. Raw Yeast Dough

Raw dough rises and ferments inside the stomach — a true emergency.

This sounds made up. It is not. If a dog eats raw bread dough, two things happen — both bad. First, the dough rises inside the stomach. The warm, wet environment is perfect for yeast. The dough expands and can twist or block the stomach.

Second, the yeast ferments. Fermentation produces alcohol — your dog ends up drunk on top of having an expanding stomach. Symptoms: swollen belly, weakness, vomiting, disorientation. Most common during holidays when dough rises on the counter. Rise yours in a closed oven instead. The next one breaks a rule every cartoon has taught us.

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