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Post by maggy on Mar 26, 2010 22:49:26 GMT
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 27, 2010 6:09:08 GMT
Oh this is so dreadful - the poor woman losing two of her pets I dont have this in my house, not that I thought it toxic, but my dog does like to chew on bark and similar stuff so thought best not to have it around Thank u for letting us know Maggy  |
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Post by Jasmine on Mar 27, 2010 8:47:15 GMT
What a sad, sad story.
I don't use pot pourri either but Bonnie is a bark chewer too.
Thanks for posting Maggy.
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Post by andy on Mar 29, 2010 10:35:54 GMT
Sad story but to tell you the truth, half the stuff we have in our houses is probably poisonous to one or other of our pets.
I keep tropical marine fish and used to have a tank full of corals. Apparently, someone (not me) was cleaning his tank out and dropped a small rock, which was covered in these small polyp type corals, onto the floor.
His dog, thinking what a great game this is, took it in his moth and ran off with it into the garden without the owner knowing. Owner went out half an hour later to discover a half eated lump of rock and a very dead dog !!!!!!
I think it's just a question of common sense and these stories we hear are the exception rather than the rule.
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Post by JennyWrenn on Mar 31, 2010 5:57:09 GMT
Oh My Gosh Andy how dreadful. I cant imagine anything more awful to happen to a pet owner - so quick without any warning
Two of my dogs ate a full packet or Iris Bulbs once - I was frantic with worry - my fault left them out but they seemed OK
Yesterday one of them shredded and ate some pages from a B & Q catalogue - was the printing ink toxic ? Although I am so careful - this book was way out of reach - or so I thought
She is OK but I have now moved all the magazines out into the study from the lounge
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Post by maggy on Apr 5, 2010 11:30:04 GMT
Yes I agree there is a lot of things in our homes that are toxic !! I cant remember if it was this Chi I have or my last one! that got hold of the silicone sachet out of my O.H.s camera bag  it was scattered allover the bed so He cant have eaten much,but I was frantic for a few hours watching him for signs that he was off color. But forwarned is forarmed I say better to be aware of these things and prevent them isnt it? I know Teddy is very attracted to pot pouri !! my daughter has told him off for getting at hers when we have visited! he thinks its a good game to have you chasing after him!! she has now moved hers out of reach. ;D |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Apr 6, 2010 17:42:07 GMT
Very wise Maggy
Naughty boy ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2010 13:11:43 GMT
I hadn't heard about pot pouri before but I'm hoping that as this is a gardeners' site you're all aware of the risks of cocoa pods mulch? This link explains it: agilitynet.co.uk/health/gardenalert_cocoashells.htmlSorry if this has featured elsewhere but think it is worth repeating TL |
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Post by JennyWrenn on May 25, 2010 18:10:19 GMT
Thank you TL I dont think this has been mentioned before
on the Board
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Post by MamIDdau on May 26, 2010 17:47:57 GMT
I think we did have something about Cocoa Mulch a loooooooong time ago on here....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2013 17:35:29 GMT
i never really liked the smell of pot pouri.and its gives some what of a head ache.and thats why it's not in the house..but i sure am glad to read the artical about the 2 dogs.so i know about things like that.pluse i can email my mom about it..i have a pamaranian.and every once in a while.she'll get ahold of some thing she aint spose to.
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Post by theinsidegardener on Jan 6, 2014 20:26:15 GMT
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 7, 2014 7:42:06 GMT
No I'd not read this theinsidegardener. It does make you think what ordinary things we have around the house that could be toxic to our pets. I did'nt know dogs are'nt allowed grapes although I had heard about chocolate. |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 14, 2014 7:08:24 GMT
I think vets should have leaflets telling us what foods our pets mustn't have. I know they can't add everything in the house (or garden, come to that!) but I wasn't aware of grapes being poisonous until a friend told me when Henry was a puppy. There are many foods dogs shouldn't have - like onions!
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Post by Auricula on Jan 14, 2014 13:37:14 GMT
Our cats only eat catfood. We used to give our previous cats "human food" as treats but they both died early of stomach problems  Poppy and Penny have Whiskas dried food on tap and proper cat treats as treats. They drink a lot of water, eat grass ( and some plant foliage  ) outside and show no interest in "our" food at all. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 15, 2014 8:38:15 GMT
Suki eats dried food, The Science Diet is the only thing I give him............ except for treats of tuna in brine and sometimes M&S ham which he's partial to........... oh and sometimes some of my fish if I'm having it for dinner.  |
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Post by Auricula on Jan 15, 2014 9:59:49 GMT
I think fish counts as "theirs" as well as "ours" |
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Post by Ladygardener on Jan 15, 2014 12:42:07 GMT
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Post by wendya on Feb 19, 2014 14:38:12 GMT
Good post, I work with dogs and didn't know this.
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Post by maggy on Mar 9, 2014 15:53:40 GMT
I think vets should have leaflets telling us what foods our pets mustn't have. I know they can't add everything in the house (or garden, come to that!) but I wasn't aware of grapes being poisonous until a friend told me when Henry was a puppy. There are many foods dogs shouldn't have - like onions! I was amazed at this one as well, my first little dog used to be given grapes bit in half !! I was very ignorant about shouldn't give!! I look anything up that Im not sure off I used to have a link to a site it must be on my putter somewhere.!! |
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Post by maggy on Mar 9, 2014 15:56:46 GMT
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Post by Geranium on Mar 10, 2014 6:00:07 GMT
Hmmm...you really do have to be careful, don't you!  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 10, 2014 8:20:36 GMT
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Post by maggy on Mar 13, 2014 21:58:39 GMT
What surprised me there is the tinned tuna !! I bet quite a few cat lovers have given their cats a treat of that  and milk!! Ive never had a cat but Im sure if I had been cat sitting I wouldn't have know that was bad for them. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 14, 2014 10:56:25 GMT
I regularly give Suki tuna as a treat, maybe every couple of weeks or so he has a tin of it spread out over a few days. That's in addition to his dried food which is what his diet is. I think it's only bad if you give it all the time as a replacement for proper cat food 'tho.
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Post by Jilly on Mar 14, 2014 11:16:52 GMT
When I was a child we had a cat called Sooty who lived her entire life on a diet of tinned pilchards (she preferred them in tomato sauce ) and fish poached in milk, she never had cat food as my Mum couldn't abide the smell. Believe me the smell of Mum poaching the cats fish every few days, wasn't all that pleasant either . It can't have done her any harm, she lived until she was 19. |
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Post by maggy on Mar 14, 2014 11:54:47 GMT
There you go Jilly my hubby always says years ago there wasnt all this fuss about dog/cat food they just used to get what was left after meals!! are we cosseting our pets do you think?
Although having said that Teddy my older dog of the two is prone to pancreatitis if he has anything high in fat he is very ill! and that was started with a piece of madeira cake He shouldn't have had !! blood in stools and vomit
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it was scattered allover the bed so He cant have eaten much,but I was frantic for a few hours watching him for signs that he was off color.
Poppy and Penny have Whiskas dried food on tap and proper cat treats as treats. They drink a lot of water, eat grass ( and some plant foliage 
) outside and show no interest in "our" food at all.
and milk!! Ive never had a cat but Im sure if I had been cat sitting I wouldn't have know that was bad for them. 