i know that you're not supposed to give em chocolates either.

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Thanks DT, it's great to have a list of all the things that are poisonous especially plants as I will be planting up my garden in the spring. I will defintiely avoid those plants that can cause harm or worse.

A few years ago we had dug up some Helleborus (Christmas Roses) and put them in the boot of the car to take to the tip. The next morning we had put the dog in the boot (hatchback) to take her for her run and later we noticed she was covered in a horrendous rash which was extremely red and burned looking. It turned out to be the sap from the Christmas Roses which must have remained wet on the boot protector. She was treated by the vet and everything healed up fine.

I knew about the chocolate as my youngest dog ate an extra large bar of Cadbury's Caramel. I immediately phoned the vet and was advised to give her a handful of Soda Crystals to swallow to make her vomit. Ended up phoning the vet again as she hadn't immediately vomitted and was told to give her another handful and take her immediately to see him where she was given something to make her sick and kept in for a few hours. Thankfully she was okay but I would never give any dog chocolate after that experience.

Another thing she ate was daffodil bulbs which I had read were poisonous and could be fatal to dogs so on that occasion I contacted the vet for advice. He contacted the poisons unit and adviced me with most dogs it would need to be quite a lot that they ate but I suppose every dog could be different. Luckily she had no problems other than vomitting up the bulbs.

Another thing my dogs will sniff at and one will eat is Bonemeal, again I think that is harmful so it has to be kept well out of his reach.

It is so sad to hear of pets being poisoned.

Hi!

We read this article about poisonous foods for dogs with interest because there is one dish on the menu that caught our attention. Raw salmon.

You said that raw salmon would be dangerous for dogs. According to BARF- diet (so called raw food diet) raw salmon is among the healthiest foods you could give to your dogs. Salmon is also a fish that contains no parasites, unlike e.g. pikes or other fresh water fishes which need freezing or cooking.

Could you please explain why you think raw salmon is not good for the dog? Is it because of the parasites that many sweet water fishes have or is there another reason for this opinion?

Oh dear god parasites? I eat sushi! Bleh.

This post is well enough to be a Christmas gift to all pet lovers.. Thanks for sharing..

I am printing this off now & sticking on the kitchen wall!

V. important - thanks.

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I just saw a similar article in Dog Fancy magazine (an older issue, from 2008) that said avocado is toxic. This was news to me, as I had just purchased a bag of Avoderm dogfood, made with avocados and it hadn't killed my dog yet . 2 pages later, an ad for Avoderm. I think someone got a little confused with that list. I do know avocado is toxic to parrots, but it's good for dogs and cats.

When you say potato sprouts, is that just normal potato? If so, that means I can't give my dogs left over casserole. They won't be impressed. Grapes surprises me. Do they ferment in a dogs stomach? I think I may have trouble feeding them grapes anyway, but some dogs are raised eating anything and everything.
Lance

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Mould.

One of my dogs was treated symptomatically when exhibiting extreme tremours and foaming mouth, fitting constantly.

The vet sedated her for a total of two days, 4 hours at a time, (on waking each time checked her state and sedated again if symptoms still there).

Luckily she pulled through.

When I took her in the vet suggested rat poison, I checked for any in our garden and surrounds, and could not find any. All I could think was she had been in a river after rain and we assumed maybe run off from farmland containing poisons was ingested.

After she recovered I found out my neighbour had left soup out to cool for the fridge/freezer and forgotten about it for weeks and only found the empty pan. I asked if it was mouldy, and she said very..