Comments on: Halloween WARNING: The sweet kiss of death for dogs! http://www.foundersvet.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/29/halloween-warning-the-sweet-kiss-of-death-for-dogs/ Tue, 10 May 2011 15:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Paula Terifaj DVM http://www.foundersvet.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/29/halloween-warning-the-sweet-kiss-of-death-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Paula Terifaj DVM Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:18:05 +0000 http://www.foundersvet.com/blog/?p=80#comment-21 My dogs have lived in harmony with sago palms for years – but they are <em><strong>NOT</strong></em> plant eaters. If you’ve got a plant eating dog or just a voracious chewer– better the sago goes than your dog! There are a total of 17 common house and yard plants that can result in sickness or death if ingested by your dog or cat! They are listed on the link below… Since 2003, the ASPCA has seen an increase by more than 200 percent of sago palm and cycad poisonings! 50 to 75 percent of those ingestions resulted in fatalities. According to Dr. Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, veterinary toxicologist and vice president of the <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/" rel="nofollow">ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center</a>, all parts of the plant are toxic, but the seeds or nuts carry the highest amount of the toxin. Common signs of ingestion include vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, depression, seizures and liver failure. My dogs have lived in harmony with sago palms for years – but they are NOT plant eaters. If you’ve got a plant eating dog or just a voracious chewer– better the sago goes than your dog! There are a total of 17 common house and yard plants that can result in sickness or death if ingested by your dog or cat! They are listed on the link below…

Since 2003, the ASPCA has seen an increase by more than 200 percent of sago palm and cycad poisonings! 50 to 75 percent of those ingestions resulted in fatalities. According to Dr. Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, veterinary toxicologist and vice president of the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, all parts of the plant are toxic, but the seeds or nuts carry the highest amount of the toxin. Common signs of ingestion include vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, depression, seizures and liver failure.

]]> By: Brad Barker http://www.foundersvet.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/29/halloween-warning-the-sweet-kiss-of-death-for-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Brad Barker Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:31:39 +0000 http://www.foundersvet.com/blog/?p=80#comment-20 Dr. Terifaj, I saw one of your blogs that Sago Palms are toxic to dogs. You treat my dog Reeses Barker (Adult Female Dobermin). Should I remove it from my back yard? She has not chewed on it so far...Thanks Dr. Terifaj,

I saw one of your blogs that Sago Palms are toxic to dogs. You treat my dog Reeses Barker (Adult Female Dobermin). Should I remove it from my back yard? She has not chewed on it so far…Thanks

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