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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: iggy21uk on 29 April 2010, 19:34:40
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Please share this with all the pet owners you know and ask them to do the same - the information you take a few minutes to share might prevent the senseless loss of other pets.
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USA info
Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those who do.
Over the weekend, the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from a Garden center to use in their garden. The dogs loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog (Calypso) decided the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk . Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.
Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's web site,
this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.
Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."
*Snopes site gives the following information:http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp *
Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores contains a lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells li ke chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks.
Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.
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That's terrible I wonder if it's available in this country :-/
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That's terrible I wonder if it's available in this country :-/
yup, seen it in garden centers, smells lovely :y
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That's terrible I wonder if it's available in this country :-/
yup, seen it in garden centers, smells lovely :y
There should be rather big warning signs plastered all over the packaging >:(
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That's terrible I wonder if it's available in this country :-/
yup, seen it in garden centers, smells lovely :y
What about in the UK? ;D ;D
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It certainly has a wonderful smell....................and now it has an added use for those who are fed up of dogs and cats going into their garden...................... :o :o :o :D :D [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif];)
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ideal for me then cause next doors cat keeps shiting on the landing and pi$$ing at the front door. 2 never leave the flat and the other one sits in the landings all day stinkin the place out. dirty smelly animals
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Toxic to cats :) I'm off to the garden centre to buy some :y Have to mix it with anti-freeze just to make sure :y
They'll be shitting some then ;D
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the wife always puts tons of it down - it looks great and smells fantastic - we used it, the dog never touched it and he loved chocolate - nabbed a full size cadburys easter egg one year :( phoned the vet and he was cool about it as it was milk chocolate, not plain :o :)