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

[Smith CTR Jeffrey C]

"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."

I believe you're referring to poinsettias.

Barcsi Janos 

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From: atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org [mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Liz Orwig
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 16:05
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Subject: Re: [MR] OT anyone with a diabetic dog? i need info


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).
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>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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