You may think that you are giving your pampered pooch a treat when you feed him or her titbits.

But you could literally be killing your canine chum with kindness.

A Frome veterinary group has issued a warning on the dangers of human foods being consumed by animals after a dog had emergency treatment for eating a kilogram of grapes.

The Garston Veterinary Group, based in Portway, Frome, has said chocolate, grapes, sultanas, raisins, macadamia nuts and onions are just some of the common foods that can be highly toxic to animals, and only a small amount can have a damaging effect which could prove fatal.

Dogs in particular are very good at sniffing out treats as Mike and Victoria Willis, from Radstock, recently found out when they discovered their Labrador Inja had helped herself to grapes left in the kitchen.

Luckily they were aware that this could be very serious and rushed Inja to Garston vets to be treated.

Knowing that even small doses of grapes can be fatal vet Sarah McIntosh gave Inja immediate treatment.

Mrs McIntosh said: "When ingested grapes can cause kidney failure in dogs, the quantities involved are small, just 10g per 1kg of body weight can be fatal."

Inja is not a first time offender, last year she was admitted to Garston after eating dark chocolate which is known to cause life threatening heart problems.

Darker chocolate is said to be more dangerous as it is richer in cocoa solids.

Inja has now made a full recovery and Mr and Mrs Willis are happy to have her home.

Mrs Willis said: "We are relieved that she has made a full recovery, we are going to have to be more careful in the future as she will steal anything."