Warning for dog lovers...

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:21 am

I received this from a friend and if Snopes.com is to be believed, it's true...
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp

Innocent Bystander · Post by **Innocent Bystander** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:31 am

No more chocolate, no more raisins...

...it's a dog's life!

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:33 am

What about olives? My dogs won't eat them but if they did would the olives be toxic?

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:50 am

That sucks. Poor dog.

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:12 pm

My wife's a veterinarian. No grapes (raisins), chocolate, or onions (cooked or uncooked).

So avoid Purina's Dog Chow with Chocolate Covered Raisins and Sauteed Onions, no matter how much Fluffy begs for it.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:13 pm

Dogs also should never eat cats. Just making sure people know...

Meadhbh · Post by **Meadhbh** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:13 pm

Also, "Greenies" are supposed to be bad. It is a green dental chew for dogs that looks like a chunky toothbrush.
http://improvehomelife.com/greenies.html

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:26 pm

Keep pennies off the floor, too. I was bringing my wife her forgotten
lunch once, but when I got there, she was busy breathing for a poor
puppy that had digested a penny. Apparantly, the zinc kills the red
blood cells, or something along those lines. Very sad.

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:46 pm

As far as chocolate, it's the theobromine that is bad for the dog.

In humans, it's a mild euphoric, smooth muscle relaxer, and mood elevator--it's why chocolate "works."

In dogs, it's a hallucinogenic slow poison.

--James

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Fri May 19, 2006 3:55 pm

Bad for cats, too, but dogs are a lot more apt to be tempted by the stuff.

Jeferson · Post by **Jeferson** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:25 pm

Thanks for the warning! Our retriever likes to jump up under the grape arbor and pick her own grapes! We'll put a stop to this in the fall, let me tell you.

Jef

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Fri May 19, 2006 6:18 pm

Also, no Tylenol.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Fri May 19, 2006 6:38 pm

Solve all your dog hassles. Have them all shot at dawn. Just think - no more winkling dogsh*t out of the tread of my shoes! No more faeces-tainted wet noses stuck up my crotch! No more stupid Jack Russells trying to have it off with my leg! Bring back human rights!

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:22 pm

Who would you rather have humping your leg?

djm

Post by **Nanohedron** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:29 pm

Steve, you'd best keep a close, close eye on Deej, there.