{"topic_id":"pet_tox_aspca_citrus_coconut_salt","category":"pet-toxicology","context":"---\ntopic_id: pet_tox_aspca_citrus_coconut_salt\ncategory: pet-toxicology\ntitle: \"Pet toxins — Citrus, Coconut, and Excessively Salty Foods (ASPCA people-foods advisory)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"ASPCA Animal Poison Control — People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/aspca_people_foods.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-24\ntokens_estimated: 280\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"ASPCA / pet toxicology reference\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Some food toxic for pets\"\n  title: \"Pet toxins — Citrus, Coconut, and Excessively Salty Foods (ASPCA people-foods advisory)\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-24\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: true\n---\n\nThe ASPCA Animal Poison Control lists several additional people foods as potential pet hazards. The text below is reproduced verbatim from the ASPCA public advisory.\n\n> Citrus The stems, leaves, peels, fruit and seeds of citrus plants contain varying amounts of citric acid and essential oils that can cause irritation and possibly even depression if ingested in significant quantities. Small ingestions, such as eating the fruit, are not likely to present problems beyond minor stomach upset.\n\n> Coconut and Coconut Oil When ingested in small amounts, coconut and coconut-based products are not likely to cause serious harm to your pet. However, the flesh and milk of fresh coconuts do contain oils that may cause stomach upset, loose stools and diarrhea.\n\n> Excessively Salty Foods Excessive salt intake can produce increased thirst and urination, and sometimes abnormal electrolytes in the blood depending on the amount ingested. Signs of salt toxicity can include vomiting, diarrhea, depression, tremors, seizures and even death.\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/aspca_people_foods.txt` (faithful tag-stripped extraction of https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/people-foods-avoid-feeding-your-pets).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `The stems, leaves, peels, fruit and seeds of citrus plants contain varying amounts of citric acid and essential oils that can cause irritation and possibly even depression if ingested in significant quantities.`\n- `When ingested in small amounts, coconut and coconut-based products are not likely to cause serious harm to your pet.`\n- `Excessive salt intake can produce increased thirst and urination, and sometimes abnormal electrolytes in the blood depending on the amount ingested.`\n- `Signs of salt toxicity can include vomiting, diarrhea, depression, tremors, seizures and even death.`\n","sources":["Some food toxic for pets — Pet toxins — Citrus, Coconut, and Excessively Salty Foods (ASPCA people-foods advisory) (retrieved 2026-07-24)"],"source":{"authority":"Some food toxic for pets","title":"Pet toxins — Citrus, Coconut, and Excessively Salty Foods (ASPCA people-foods advisory)","url":"https://www.aspca.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-24","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"ASPCA / pet toxicology reference","verification_file":"pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/aspca_people_foods.txt"},"source_document":"ASPCA / pet toxicology reference","source_file":"pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/aspca_people_foods.txt","tokens_estimated":447,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}