[bksvol-discuss] Re: O T Dogs and chocolate

  • From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:45:30 -0500

The former.  Do a Google search.
Surprised the hell out of me.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cindy 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:12 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: O T Dogs and chocolate


  Gary, do you mean grapes and raisins can be fatal, or
  can cause digestive problems to dogs?  Or that they
  like them. If the former, I'll pass that info on.

  Cindy


  --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  > Add grapes and raisins to that list, especially for
  > labradors.
  > 
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: Estelnalissi 
  >   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  >   Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:28 AM
  >   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] O T Dogs and chocolate
  > 
  > 
  >   Dear Cindy,
  > 
  >   I was half kidding. From my first dog when I was
  > six, our family policy was 
  >   that one of us gave our pet the last bite from any
  > meal. By bite, I mean a 
  >   nibble about the size of your fingernail. This
  > worked for us because our 
  >   dogs never begged during meals, but we had the fun
  > of sharing that last 
  >   nibble of toast, hamburger, brownie or anything.
  > We were so consistent that 
  >   they were satisfied with that last bite and also
  > didn't beg from strangers 
  >   because they knew the last bite would only come
  > from one of our family.
  > 
  >   I know that's not by the book, but it is just a
  > family quirk I was raised 
  >   with. Otherwise my dogs eat the specialty type dry
  > dog food and dog treats 
  >   on a schedule which keeps me from checking a
  > clock, because the dogs have 
  >   great timers in their tummies.
  > 
  >   About chocolate. You are absolutely right. The way
  > I understand it is that 
  >   it's the caffeine which can cause fatal heart
  > attacks because a dog's heart 
  >   normally has an irregular rhythm making them far
  > more sensitive to caffeine, 
  >   That means that caffinated pop and coffee, etc can
  > be equally deadly, though 
  >   it's the quantity they consume in relation to
  > their size that determines the 
  >   level of danger. A lick of coffee from a saucer,
  > or sucking an ice cube 
  >   that's been in a cola drink won't harm a dog, but
  > dogs who grow to love 
  >   those flavors are more at risk since they are more
  > likely to track down 
  >   those foods without permission and consume too
  > much of them before they are 
  >   stopped.
  > 
  >   I understand vets get the most cases of caffeine
  > poisoning around holidays 
  >   where people leave gifts of chocolate under the
  > Christmas tree or in Easter 
  >   Baskets or Heart shaped boxes within their pets'
  > reach where they normally 
  >   wouldn't leave it out. Also, dark chocolate is
  > worse than milk chocolate.
  > 
  >   I'm a basket case if a pet of mine hiccups twice
  > or isn't as enthusiastic as 
  >   usual at play time. I'm a believer in prevention.
  > Any sweets at my house are 
  >   on top of the refridgerator or in high, closed
  > cupboards.
  > 
  >   So I admit I break the rules. I spoil my doggies,
  > but do so with measured, 
  >   conserverative, deliberation.
  > 
  >   Oh, and some of the spoiling has no schedule or
  > limits. My dogs have full 
  >   house and furniture privelleges, they bark at will
  > and get as much petting, 
  >   and sweet talk as they can bear.
  > 
  >   Always With Love,
  > 
  >   Lissi 
  > 
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