Comments on: National Geographic Magazine Lists Taboo Foods For Canines http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: foods that harm dogs http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-184882 foods that harm dogs Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:14:50 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-184882 [...] and what happens if you do. Also, a chart that shows how much chocolate can be harmful to your dog.http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251Federal Reserve and ECB are in no mood to save us from the consequences of our debt Daily [...] […] and what happens if you do. Also, a chart that shows how much chocolate can be harmful to your dog.http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251Federal Reserve and ECB are in no mood to save us from the consequences of our debt Daily […]

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]]> By: Bridgett http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65279 Bridgett Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:16:36 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65279 My Daisy got into my ghirardelli chocolates. DARK chocolates. I immediately called the vet who asked me how much she had eaten. She had eaten about 2 of the squares. The vet said considering her weight she would have needed to eat 3 ounces before it became toxic. Fortunately she only ate about half that. Ugh!!!! Darn dog. She finished the bag!!! My Daisy got into my ghirardelli chocolates. DARK chocolates. I immediately called the vet who asked me how much she had eaten. She had eaten about 2 of the squares. The vet said considering her weight she would have needed to eat 3 ounces before it became toxic. Fortunately she only ate about half that. Ugh!!!! Darn dog. She finished the bag!!!

]]> By: susan http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65076 susan Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:42:13 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65076 scroll down to midpage: http://rosiethunderpaws.com/chapter2.html http://rosiethunderpaws.com/EVERY-OWNER-SHOULD-KNOW.html scroll down to midpage:
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]]> By: PM http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65050 PM Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:15:18 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65050 My dogs have eaten everything through the years. Note, we don't serve people food or scraps, so most always an accident. Chicken bones, nylon stockings were the most serious. Chocolate, well the dogs made a mess for several days. The issue is a steady diet of this or that. I've eaten many toxic things myself, some not by accident. Thanks goodness for ibuprofin, aspirin, and Alka-Selzer. Here is a pretty comprehensive list of bad and toxic foods for dogs. Cats are listed too as they have many common food issues. http://www.petmonologues.com/pet022207/?p=265 My dogs have eaten everything through the years. Note, we don’t serve people food or scraps, so most always an accident. Chicken bones, nylon stockings were the most serious. Chocolate, well the dogs made a mess for several days.

The issue is a steady diet of this or that.

I’ve eaten many toxic things myself, some not by accident. Thanks goodness for ibuprofin, aspirin, and Alka-Selzer.

Here is a pretty comprehensive list of bad and toxic foods for dogs. Cats are listed too as they have many common food issues.

http://www.petmonologues.com/pet022207/?p=265

]]> By: straybaby http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65045 straybaby Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:02:56 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65045 EmilyS, depends on the brand and type. i've noticed some of the major brands are putting out lines with more chocolate in them. it's kinda funny because at the same time they are trying to change the requirements so they can substitute the cocoa butter (think that's the ingredient!) to some other crap that's cheaper. can't remember the brand (Jello?!), but my Dal ate a box of chocolate pudding. cocoa was the last ingredient! needless to say she was fine, aside from chocolate smelling gas and burps! i keep all chocolate in the fridge now as i buy the purer stuff for baking and wouldn't want to risk that one! EmilyS,

depends on the brand and type. i’ve noticed some of the major brands are putting out lines with more chocolate in them. it’s kinda funny because at the same time they are trying to change the requirements so they can substitute the cocoa butter (think that’s the ingredient!) to some other crap that’s cheaper.

can’t remember the brand (Jello?!), but my Dal ate a box of chocolate pudding. cocoa was the last ingredient! needless to say she was fine, aside from chocolate smelling gas and burps! i keep all chocolate in the fridge now as i buy the purer stuff for baking and wouldn’t want to risk that one!

]]> By: Debra http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65005 Debra Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:34:21 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65005 Something that puzzles me is that garlic is always on the list, yet there are many, many dog foods that list garlic as an ingredient. Why is this? Something that puzzles me is that garlic is always on the list, yet there are many, many dog foods that list garlic as an ingredient. Why is this?

]]> By: EmilyS http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65003 EmilyS Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:54:18 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-65003 I keep hearing Tracy Hotchner on Martha Steward Living contend that almost all commercial chocolate actually contain NO chocolate, just chocolate flavoring which is not toxic. Better safe than sorry and not allow dogs to get into the chocolate, but apparently those Oreos wont hurt. I keep hearing Tracy Hotchner on Martha Steward Living contend that almost all commercial chocolate actually contain NO chocolate, just chocolate flavoring which is not toxic.

Better safe than sorry and not allow dogs to get into the chocolate, but apparently those Oreos wont hurt.

]]> By: furmom http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64970 furmom Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:02:21 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64970 If you have kids of any age, you have to watch chocolate and sugarless gum (did the article mention that one?)type treats etc. No matter how often I tell my (rather large) kids not to leave that stuff around, they "forget". Concentration amd amounts count so dark chocolate worse than milk choc, raisins worse than grapes because they get more in in a short time. Our dogs had onions in sauces for years before I knew it was bad for them, now I know how bad it could be and wouldn't feed it. If you have kids of any age, you have to watch chocolate and sugarless gum (did the article mention that one?)type treats etc. No matter how often I tell my (rather large) kids not to leave that stuff around, they “forget”. Concentration amd amounts count so dark chocolate worse than milk choc, raisins worse than grapes because they get more in in a short time. Our dogs had onions in sauces for years before I knew it was bad for them, now I know how bad it could be and wouldn’t feed it.

]]> By: nthstarr1 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64967 nthstarr1 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:38:03 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64967 I had a co-worker and her CAT at some of the brownies that she had cooling on the counter. Unfortunately the cat died from it too. Now who would think that a cat would actually eat chocolate but he did. I can't remember/tell you how much of the brownies he ate but we know ( general observations) that cats usually nibble small amounts of foods vs. liitle gluttons like a dog ( who might eat the whole pan of brownies). I had a co-worker and her CAT at some of the brownies that she had cooling on the counter. Unfortunately the cat died from it too. Now who would think that a cat would actually eat chocolate but he did. I can’t remember/tell you how much of the brownies he ate but we know ( general observations) that cats usually nibble small amounts of foods vs. liitle gluttons like a dog ( who might eat the whole pan of brownies).

]]> By: Spinner http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64940 Spinner Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:15:05 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64940 My shepherd/husky mix ate an entire bag of Hershey's kisses off the counter once (before I knew she could reach it); they didn't seem to affect her at all - perhaps the foil protected her. I used to give her a grape on occasion as a treat - she loved grapes. This was many years ago, before the internet and lists of foods your dog shouldn't eat. She was around 80 pounds and lived to a ripe old age of 15 1/2, so it appears it didn't hurt her. G My shepherd/husky mix ate an entire bag of Hershey’s kisses off the counter once (before I knew she could reach it); they didn’t seem to affect her at all - perhaps the foil protected her. I used to give her a grape on occasion as a treat - she loved grapes. This was many years ago, before the internet and lists of foods your dog shouldn’t eat.

She was around 80 pounds and lived to a ripe old age of 15 1/2, so it appears it didn’t hurt her. G

]]> By: Lynne http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64921 Lynne Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:49:56 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/national-geographic-magazine-lists-taboo-foods-for-canines-3251#comment-64921 Thanks for the link. I knew about onions but not about grapes. Thanks for the link. I knew about onions but not about grapes.

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