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07/3/2016 at 10:15pm
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Our little Spaniel stole some gum out of my handbag this evening and woofed it down before anyone could get to her.
Looked on t'internet and its really poisonous to dogs (worse than chocolate), we took her to the vets who's made her sick so she should be fine (hate to think what the bill will be!)
Thought it was worth warning people as I wasn't aware of just how dangerous it is to our furry friends.
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08/3/2016 at 12:13pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Katieep on 07/3/2016
Our little Spaniel stole some gum out of my handbag this evening and woofed it down before anyone could get to her.
Looked on t'internet and its really poisonous to dogs (worse than chocolate), we took her to the vets who's made her sick so she should be fine (hate to think what the bill will be!)
Thought it was worth warning people as I wasn't aware of just how dangerous it is to our furry friends.
Certainly worth warning people. I didn't know until quite recently that chocolate was harmful to dogs and yet years ago one would give a chocolate sweet to a dog without a second thought and none seemed to fall ill.
It is ironic that pet shops sell chocolate flavoured treats. These might not be real chocolate but will certainly give dogs the taste for real chocolate.
Only a couple of days ago I was walking my dog on a lead on the park. I was distracted for a few moments and when I turned to look at my dog again she had something large in a her mouth which looked like a stick. I shouted, 'Drop!' which fortunately she did as it was a large bar of chocolate which somebody had obviously dropped and left there. She is only a Westie with a small stomach so that amount of chocolate could easily have killed her or made her very seriously ill.
So, fair warning and also a reminder that some foods dropped by humans (or deliberately left out for birds or wild animals) can be harmful to dogs.
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08/3/2016 at 12:30pm
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Add raisins and grapes to the list - my vet bill was almost £700 when my Jack Russell ate a dozen or so chocolate raisins (she got them out of a bag within a bag from my handbag!). There wasn't enough chocolate to harm her, but if your dog is one of the unlucky ones, ONE raisin is enough to kill them as their kidneys can stop working. Luckily, Bob was fine, but it was the most frightening few days until we knew she'd got away with it.
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08/3/2016 at 3:48pm
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Our Springer had an amazing sense of smell, typical for the breed, and could sniff out anything edible - the best was a Fisherman's Friend sweet that had dropped out of my mum's pocket and gone under the bed. I can't stand the taste and judging by the look on the dog's face, she got a nasty surprise too.
But yes, chocolates & grapes (and therefore many yummy cakes with raisins) are best avoided, especially if the dog is small or old. But I do know a Labrador that ate a whole (stolen) Dundee cake, and was just very sorry for itself (and needing frequent trips outside due to all that roughage).
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09/3/2016 at 12:18pm
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Must have been a lot of dog deaths years ago before these warnings came out.
No there was not, didn't think so, but you can now buy doggie chocolate that you couldn't back then.
What I do remember is, if you think your dog has eaten something dodgy, take it outside, if it feels ill it will eat grass and make itself sick. Clever dogs eh!
He who still shares a bar of chocolate with his dog and never made it ill.
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Quote: Originally posted by peter1474 on 09/3/2016
Must have been a lot of dog deaths years ago before these warnings came out.
No there was not, didn't think so, but you can now buy doggie chocolate that you couldn't back then.
What I do remember is, if you think your dog has eaten something dodgy, take it outside, if it feels ill it will eat grass and make itself sick. Clever dogs eh!
He who still shares a bar of chocolate with his dog and never made it ill.
It probably sticks it's finger down it's throat when you aren't looking!
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Foods you should not feed your dog
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09/3/2016 at 7:11pm
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Had the same panick with our dog just after Christmas. But he was fine. Wasn't sure if he had picked one up and eaten it or not because he is on a lead and I pulled him up quick but could not find the thing.
Its amazing what they cannot eat but people feed them. May not make them ill at the time but could do damage later in life.
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10/3/2016 at 6:54am
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 09/3/2016
Foods you should not feed your dog
The majority of that is for a growing pup, your dog is more clever than you seem to think.
Read up on them, if upset by something they eat they then eat grass, that could be because they have not learned to stick a paw down their throat or possibly because before we took them as pets they didn't have access to a phone to call a very expensive vet to give them something to make them sick.
I give my Wein apples never thought why he didn't eat the pips turns out it is like not eating raw liver it tates bad to them and they know it's not good for them. Clever eh!!!
Guides are just that guides not laws.
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I knew about most of the things already mentioned but did you know that avocado causes kidney failure?
Good list at the Dogs Trust website: Poisonous Plants, Foods and Household Substances
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Quote" Aspartame is poisonous to dogs - and indeed humans. (Its banned in the US)"
It is posonous to dogs but is considered safe for human consumption and isn't banned in the USA.
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My dog managed to get a whole tub of wrigleys extra off the dining table, chew it open and munch her way through the majority of the 48 pieces...I came home from an afternoon shopping trip to find half eaten bits all over the dining room floor...the vet said it was nothing short of a miracle that she was ok, after ringing Wrigleys to find out how much xylitol was in each piece, it turned out just 2 pieces was enough to kill her.
There are lots of things with xylitol in which should be avoided...toothpaste is one...there's a bloke on our schnauzer group who constantly recommends cleaning dogs teeth with normal toothpaste...NOOOOO!!!!
Hope your dog is okay...keep an eye on her as it can apparently have a delayed reaction to their kidneys...Dido had to go back several times for glucose tests.
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