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Topic: Holiday Dangers for Furry Family Members
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MoonWitch
Moderator Posts: 498
From: The Beach
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 02, 2010 02:22 PM
  
Keep these things in mind this holiday season for your animal friends.Toxic food and other items for your cats and dogs: chocolate (the darker the chocolate the more poisonous)
grapes
raisins (even in oatmeal cookies)
onions (especially for cats)
holiday lights
hand and foot warmers (they can burn themselves)
Poinsettia plants
Mistletoe
Holly
tinsel (if they eat it - can be fatal) If you can think of anymore please feel free to post them!
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BearsArcher
Moderator Posts: 443
From: Arizona with Bear the Leo
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted December 02, 2010 02:33 PM
Great Post MoonWitch. I am posting a link that also has Holiday Cautionary information for pets: http://www.sniksnak.com/holidays.html Also, here is a list of what Dogs can safely eat (please keep in mind that Apples need to be corred- NO seeds but the rest of the apple is fine). Black beans
Cannelloni beans
Garbanzo beans
Kidney beans
Lentils
Lima Beans
Pinto beans Apples
Bananas
Blueberries
Cherries
Cranberries
Kiwi
Melons
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Prunes
Raspberries
Strawberries Asparagus
Beets
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Bean Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Beet greens
Chard
Collards
Escarole
Kale
Mixed salad greens
Mustard greens
Rabe
Romaine
Spinach
Turnip greens
Eggplant
Green beans
Mushrooms
Okra
Parsley
Peas
Peapods
Snow peas
Green, Red and Yellow Peppers
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Yams
Tomatoes
Turnip
Winter squash
Zucchini
__________________ As for chocolate, if a medium sized dog happens to eat a few pieces, don't panic. However, any small amount for a small dog (especially baker's chocolate) can induce a toxicity and can be fatal. IP: Logged |
StarrofVenusGirl
Moderator Posts: 1302
From: Down the Rabbit Hole
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted December 02, 2010 07:11 PM
It's amazing that people feed their animals these things for years not knowing they are toxic. I had an aunt who used to feed her schnauzer little bits of chocolate as treats...all the time! Milk & dark. The dog would beg for it!A miniature schnauzer for pete's sake. Small dog...the smaller the dog, the darker the chocolate, the greater the toxicity risk. That dog lived to be about 14 though. Not a bad age, but he may have lived longer without the slow poisoning. My mom thought she was doing a good thing by feeding the family puppy fruits and veggies. I warned her about grapes (which was feeding her because they are always around, my mother loves grapes). I only recently learned that grapes and raisins were toxic to dogs. IP: Logged |
BearsArcher
Moderator Posts: 443
From: Arizona with Bear the Leo
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted December 02, 2010 07:32 PM
I agree Star. We had a poodle / terrier that ate about a dozen Christmas cookies and some fudge (and hid about 5 more in my shoes in the closet) and she lived to be 14 years as well. Also, in Germany we had landlords that ran a kennel / boarding business and they also had 3 apple trees. Their dogs and the boarders would eat almost the entire apple and never got sick but I'm a paranoid momma and don't want Rocky to eat the seeds (Cyanide). The grape / Raisen toxicity is fairly new and has to do with the amount (same as chocolate). I remember my grandmother feeding our dog leftovers mixed with dog food. Like I said before, our pup lived a very long and happy life  IP: Logged |
Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4232
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 03, 2010 04:01 PM
Wow! I didn't know a lot of those! I knew about chocolate, though.  ------------------
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Randall
Webmaster Posts: 4232
From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted January 06, 2011 11:53 AM
The holidays are over, but still important info.------------------
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