[MR] OT anyone with a diabetic dog? i need info

[Liz Orwig]

Onions, grapes, raisins, chocolate, ibuprofen, tylenol, aspirin and 
human prescription medications all have the potential to be life 
threatening or toxic to dogs and cats, birds, ferrets, ad nauseum.  A 
single ibuprofen will outright kill a ferret.  I don't know about 
avocados... but then my birds eat a pelleted food most of the time.

Anything in the true Lilly family is also poisonous.  Mistletoe is 
deadly.  The other Christmas plant whose name escapes me right now is 
not nearly as harmful, though it will cause some major 
gastro-intestinal upset if too much is ingested.  Most succulents 
like Christmas cactus, aloe vera and jade plants will cause gastro 
intestinal upset or vomiting if eaten but not much else most of the 
time. Pine tree sap/water from the Christmas tree stand can cause 
kidney failure.  I cover mine with foil, then the tree skirt dusted 
with Cayenne pepper.  Cats leave it alone.

Never NEVER feed your dog bones of any sort. bad bad bad. Also no 
pork products. No ham, no bacon, no pork chops... nope. Pancreatitis 
is not cheap to treat.

remember: dog food is for dogs, people food is for people. I know of 
no dog who will starve himself if all you offer it is dog food. The 
dog might not LIKE it at first, but..... it's better and more 
balanced if you give them a quality name brand and not the off brand 
at Sams or Walmart or what have you.

Rat poison..... get the pet seen NOW.  Not in 3 days when it starts 
showing signs of something. By then it is most likely too late.

When in doubt... call Animal Poison control: 888-426-4435 ( I 
think).  It's run by the ASPCA and has the world's largest data base 
for things like accidental poisonings and stuff like that. They do 
charge for the information, but..... they also give you a case number 
and a call back number to give to your vet once the animal is 
presented to them so that the vet can treat the pet accordingly and 
effectively. WE use them a lot. More than I'd like to admit 
sometimes. But they have proven to be an invaluable service.

Hope this helps.

IS

Erzebet

At 03:45 PM 2/11/2009, you wrote:
>a cat that basically throws up on command?  (The cat isn't sick, he gorges
>on food thanks to being starved as a very young kitten).
>
>Now that we have the "issue" with chocolate in dogs discussed.. what's the
>deal about onions (dogs) and avacados for birds?
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