What happens to a dog who eats talbe scraps?

Answer 1

The dog could have an allergic reaction, the dog could become overweight and increase chances of other diseases and/or the dog could be sick.

From experience, it could also lead to type 2 diabetes.

Human food contains more sugar and salt than dog food.

Type 2 Diabetes is when the pancreas' membrane "ignores" the insulin- stops putting glucose from the blood into the liver. There is therefore sugar being unused and coming out in the urine (which is why flys are attracted to it and it kills your grass).

For type 2 diabetes, the dog has to have a very carefully monitored routine of excersize, meals, situations.

The dog has to be fed twice a day, with a 12 hour gap, and in some cases injected with insulin (depends on how bad the membrane is).

If the dog is put in new situations (like a new dog entering the home), the dog's blood sugar level can change and cause the dog to have a hypo.

A hypo is when the dog'sblood sugar level is too low and the dog starts fitting, generally a shudder, which then turns into a longer shudder, which then starts to have less time in between, until the dog is fitting. To stop this, you put some sugar on the dog's gums/tongue (or usually, honey).

Symptoms are: fits,excessive water drinking, patches in the grass from high sugar concentration urine, the dog being sick, having diarrhoea, large weight gain,ravenous hunger and generally not acting like themselves. There's other less common symptoms soon.

Stick to dog food, it's made for a reason.

Diabetes is a hassle, and I know this as one of my dogs has diabetes.