First and Foremost, dognapping is rampant.
Are you a snackaholic? Watch those chip bags.
Video Below
Nylabone Warnings:
http://www.purelypets.com/healthalert/nylabonewarning.htm
http://www.aspcabehavior.org/articles/71/Foods-That-Are-Hazardous-to-Dogs-.aspx
Treats to avoid.
http://goodnessgracioustreats.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/where%E2%80%99s-the-beef/
Sweet Potato Dog Treats, avoid:
Spiders can bite your pet too:
Staying in a Motel or Hotel with your pet?
2008 EPA regulations may have unintended but dangerous
consequences.
Fluffy got into the rat poison in the garage? Get the Vitamin K!
Not so fast, warns Ahna Brutlag, DVM, MS, a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and assistant director of veterinary services for Pet Poison Helpline. The ingested substance may be bromethalin, the new toxin of choice for rodenticide manufacturers. There is no test save necropsy to detect its presence--and no antidote.
Why are manufacturers switching to bromethalin? Because in 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a decision prohibiting the use of second-generation or long-acting anticoagulants in residential settings. Manufacturers became compliant with these new regulations in 2011, with many using bromethalin instead of anticoagulants in their products.
Brutlag says the EPA’s changes--designed to make rodenticide safer for children, pets and wildlife--may actually make diagnosing and treating rodenticide poisoning more difficult, thereby increasing the risk of harm. “We feel like it was well-intentioned but we’ve ended up with some really frightening consequences,” Brutlag says. “With anticoagulants at least we know there is a very effective test and there’s an antidote.”
Bromethalin is a neurotoxin that affects mitochondria in the brain and liver. According to the Pet Poison Helpline, it results in decreased ATP production, which affects sodium and potassium pumps; as a result, lipid peroxidation occurs, resulting in sodium accumulation within the cell. Edema of the central nervous system (CNS) may result.
The rapid onset of bromethalin poisoning leaves veterinarians little time for error. “The symptoms come on faster and it’s harder to treat,” Brutlag says. With anticoagulant poisoning, veterinarians had three to five days before bleeding began--maybe a week before death. But with bromethalin, clinical signs associated CNS edema may be seen within two to 24 hours. Once the animal starts showing neurological signs--CNS stimulation or depression, abnormal behavior, ataxia, hyperesthesia, seizures, coma--successful treatment becomes more difficult and more expensive. An animal may have only a couple of days before succumbing. Even in successful cases, Brutlag says treatment requires more emergency care and hospitalization.
“Since there’s no antidote, decontamination is the most important intervention,” Brutlag says. But she worries that not enough veterinarians are familiar with how to decontaminate bromethalin exposure.
According to the Pet Poison Helpline, the median lethal dose (LD50) of bromethalin for dogs is 2.38-3.65 mg/kg, with a minimum lethal dose of 2.5 mg/kg. Cats are more sensitive, with a significantly lower LD50 of 0.54 mg/kg. Severity is dose-dependent, but if the poisoning is discovered within 10 to 15 minutes of ingestion, it’s safe to induce emesis at home, Brutlag says. After that small window, induction of emesis should take place at a veterinary clinic where the animal can be monitored for acute onset of CNS signs and be given multiple doses of activated charcoal--four to six doses over 24 hours.
“Should clinical signs arise, patients are treated with standard measures to reduce cerebral edema including IV fluids, mannitol, etc.,” Brutlag wrote in an impact statement for the EPA. Prognosis is poor for patients exhibiting persistent seizures or paralytic syndrome.
The negative impact on pets from bromethalin poisoning has Brutlag and others wishing for preregulation standards. In fact, manufacturers of the rodenticide brand d-Con have refused to comply with the new EPA standards, continuing to use an anticoagulant as its active ingredient. “Even though it’s a potent anticoagulant, at least it’s an anticoagulant,” Brutlag says. The Poison Pet Helpline and d-Con both cite the dangers of using a toxin with no known antidote as reason for the EPA to revisit the 2008 regulation standards.
Brutlag concedes that it may be difficult to return to preregulation standards now that bromethalin products are on the market. For her, the best solution may be to simply educate pet owners and veterinarians. She travels the country giving lectures on the dangers of rodenticide poisonings--most recently at the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Fla. She says most veterinarians don’t know about the EPA’s regulations and the change in active ingredients. “They’re shocked and concerned,” she says. “Being able to inform veterinarians that this change has occurred is crucial.”
Are you a snackaholic? Watch those chip bags.
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DANGER TO YOUR FAMILY!!
From the Department of Life Education:
Baby Carrots:
The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA
From the Department of Life Education:
Baby Carrots:
The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA
, METRO, LOBLAWS,
etc.
The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already.
What you may not know and should know is the following:
Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the same chlorine used in your pool).
Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine.
You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing vegetables?
Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer. I thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as possible in hopes of informing them where these carrots come from and how they are processed.
Thank you for this Dr. Karen Becker!
The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already.
What you may not know and should know is the following:
Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the same chlorine used in your pool).
Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine.
You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the chlorine which resurfaces. At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing vegetables?
Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer. I thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as possible in hopes of informing them where these carrots come from and how they are processed.
Did you know a small dog can die from ingesting just three
cigarettes, depending on the brand? Chewing tobacco is also toxic to dogs and
cats, and so are stop-smoking products like nicotine
gum.
And this as well from Dr.Becker
Many ‘sugarless’ gums and mints contain
xylitol – a sugar substitute highly toxic to dogs. Even a small amount of
xylitol can result in a dangerous blood sugar crash in canines, and larger
amounts can lead to liver failure.
This beautiful boy is fighting for his life right now and its is all because of a common household item. Bradley got into the tide pods that are used in the washing machine and ate two of them. These pods resemble the squeaky toys in the center of dog toys that dogs like to play with so we can see why he put it in his mouth. Same size and texture. They are very dangerous. They are extremely concentrated and contain toxic chemicals that burn their stomachs and throats. Even children have been sick mistaking them for candy. Bradley's mom is very upset about this and wanted to make sure everyone is aware of what can happen if your dogs, or worse your children, get into these and eat them. He is in the U of P fighting for his life and he has aspiration pneumonia and had to have his stomach and GI track flushed out. It was filled with frothy soap and phlegm. Please share this with everyone you know to prevent another dog from going through what Bradley is and what his mom is.
This beautiful boy is fighting for his life right now and its is all because of a common household item. Bradley got into the tide pods that are used in the washing machine and ate two of them. These pods resemble the squeaky toys in the center of dog toys that dogs like to play with so we can see why he put it in his mouth. Same size and texture. They are very dangerous. They are extremely concentrated and contain toxic chemicals that burn their stomachs and throats. Even children have been sick mistaking them for candy. Bradley's mom is very upset about this and wanted to make sure everyone is aware of what can happen if your dogs, or worse your children, get into these and eat them. He is in the U of P fighting for his life and he has aspiration pneumonia and had to have his stomach and GI track flushed out. It was filled with frothy soap and phlegm. Please share this with everyone you know to prevent another dog from going through what Bradley is and what his mom is.
Nylabone Warnings:
http://www.purelypets.com/healthalert/nylabonewarning.htm
http://www.aspcabehavior.org/articles/71/Foods-That-Are-Hazardous-to-Dogs-.aspx
http://k9domain.org/toxic.aspx
Gorilla Glue- This text is from another rescue.
Some of you have seen our adoption contract. Some of you have even signed it :). This picture is a specific section in our contract that you must initial. Some...
Gorilla Glue- This text is from another rescue.
Some of you have seen our adoption contract. Some of you have even signed it :). This picture is a specific section in our contract that you must initial. Some...
people laugh at first,
but this is gorilla glue. Gorilla glue is VERY enticing to dogs and causes an
obstruction like this picture. This was pulled out of a dogs belly. Once
ingested it multiplies in size! Please keep gorilla glue locked up or out of the
house so that your dogs are safe from this common household hazard!
RAWHIDE
HAND SANITIZERS
A must see about Jerky Treats.
Winter hazards.
Keep
hand sanitizers away from your dog. If your dog were to ingest a small bottle
of hand sanitizer, it would be about the equivalent of a shot of hard liquor.
This could cause a severe drop in your pet’s blood sugar, loss of coordination,
loss of body temperature, nervous system depression, coma, and death.
This one deals with hazards over the holidays.
Some mushrooms are toxic to dogs, the ones that grow in your lawn. Remove them, as they can cause serious damage or death.
Top 10 Things Dogs Shouldn’t Eat, but Do
I saw an article this morning by Dr. Chris Duke, a veterinarian at Bienville Animal Medical Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, that talked about the top 10 things dogs eat, but shouldn’t. It was kind of interesting, but none all to surprising. Here’s his top ten list:
No. 10: Sticks. You bet. They splinter, poke and tear up a gut at times. In my experience, it’s not just the stick, but the peritonitis which may result from the “poke.”
No. 9: Hair ties and hair ribbons. Yes, girls smell better. So do their accessories. Dogs can’t help but like picking these attractive things up and chewing/swallowing them.
No. 8: Bones. We have a lot of barbecues and cookouts around here. Most people know to keep chicken and turkey bones away from pets, but, yes, pork, venison and beef bones can sometimes cause trouble in the intestines of dogs. The best rule? No bones at all.
No. 7: Corn Cobs. Yes, just had one week before last. Funny how they’ll go down an esophagus but get caught in an intestine.
No. 6: Chew Toys. This is unfortunate because these are marketed for dogs to chew on for either dental care or entertainment purposes. I have even seen dentifrice-purposed rope toys in dogs wrap themselves around the intestine, causing strangulation of the bowel in segments once the rope “unwinds.”
No. 5: Balls. Racquetballs, tennis balls, toy rubber balls, yes, I’ve seen them caught in the throat, esophagus, stomach and intestine in my practice life. The good news? At least they light up well on the x-rays.
No. 4: Rocks. Rocks in solitary form or an amalgamation of small rocks together can really clog up the works in an intestine. Why do dogs in particular eat rocks? Do they need minerals? Are they that bored or that hungry? All I know is, they do. The good news diagnostically is that, like bones and balls, these are easily spotted on x-rays.
No. 3: Panty hose. What a fetish! Nylons have an interesting texture. Whether it’s that texture or the scent, we’ve seen our share of these, both wadded up and acting as linear foreign bodies. Some women tell me that we’ve removed some of these weeks after they thought the hose were missing. A testament to malleability, I guess.
No. 2: Briefs/Panties. Equal time for men’s underwear here. I’m talking about tighty-whities in most cases, but, they’re tinted a different color by the time we remove them. As far as women’s panties go, I remember a day last year when Dr. Palermo performed a side-by side intestinal surgery the same time I did one on another dog.
And No. 1? Socks. That’s so common, it’s not surprising. Foot odor is very attractive to dogs, and socks get thrown loosely on the floor, particularly by men. I remember a time when I was at the Auburn University veterinary school when a dog had a monogrammed sock removed from its intestine. When the surgeon called the woman who owned the dog after surgery, her first question was “what are the initials?” Her second question was, “Can I come and get that sock so someone else doesn’t see it?” Yikes, don’t want to get in the middle of that one.
There you have it, so the next time you just throw your socks on the floor, remember that you might have to have the vet take them out of your dog later! Now you have no excuses for not putting all the dirty laundry in the hamper!
Problems with Greenies.
http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-14/us/dangerous.dogtreat_1_joe-roetheli-greenies-dog-owners?_s=PM:US
About Rawhide:
Tennis Balls for pets:
And:
Product alert! There are tennis balls made by Tretorn called "Tretorn X" that contain an inert substance which presumably helps with the bounce. However, when the dog pops open the tennis ball while chewing, the substance makes a terrible g...ooey mess in their mouth and presents an aspiration hazard. I was made aware of this by a client who's dog had a bad experience with just such a tennis ball. Here is a picture of one exposing the material inside.It seems that the material is non-toxic. However, it still presents a potential injury problem. Make your friends aware!
It is really hard to be as careful as we should be when choosing toys for our dogs. Watch for toys made in the USA.
Leaving dogs in parked cars:
Flea and Tick Proventavie pulled. Promeris.
Dangers of Biospot
An email sent: Dingo Mini Dental Treats
I want to share with all of you a personal loss I just suffered and warn you to please be careful with the products you purchase for your pets. Two Saturdays ago I purchased a bag of DINGO MINI DENTAL TREATS for my dogs. I had 3 little ones and 3 big ones ranging from a 10lbs 13 yo Yorkie to a 100lbs, 6yo Mastiff. To make a long story short, on Wednesday I gave a treat to each of my dogs, something I rarely do as i am not a fan of treats but these were to help with their dental care so I let them indulge in one every once in a while. I had never purcchased the Dingo brand before so this was my first experience with this particular product. In the past I had bought Greenies, which I had also learned are not any better either and they all cause kidney damage.
Within hours of getting their treats they all started one by one throwing up. At around 9:00pm, Maxie, my smallets one, threw up a clear liquid followe by s gellatin like white substance with spots of green coloring. Everyone else had been throwing up what looked liked a paperlike green material. At first I thought toilette paper but when I saw Maxie throwing up, I relaized it was Dingo. Maxie stopped eating on Thursdya and threw up again Thursday twice and once Friday. My other dogs were still throwing up as well but at least they were eating and drinking unlike Maxie. By Friday, afternoon he was looking disoriented and a little on the weak side which did not surprise me given he had not been eating for 2 days now. I was at the vet with him first thing Saturday morning and he spent the last 4 days at the vet with IVs in him. The vet did X-rays, daily blood work, urine, and anything else thought of but despite the IVs in him Maxie kept doing worse instead of better. by Wednesday, the vet informed me his kidneys had shut down.
Hard to believe that just 8 days prior I had a healthy, happy 13yo running around the house who would wake me up in the morning because it was time for his meals and here he was fighting for his life. Quickly he became non-responsive and you could see he had turned to skin and bones. We tried Pedialite, baby food with a droppper but nothing seemed to work. The decision had to be made to not let him suffer any more and Maxie was put to rest and allowed to go to the Rainbow Bridge as his blood and kidney values kept going up regardless of the treatments administered. My other dogs, given that they were bigger and younger seemed to have the strength to fight whatever had poisoned them and recover. Maxie lost his battle altough he tried so hard!
I have since contacted Dingo and shared my story in hope to get some answers from them but all I have received is their apologies and an offer to send my vet and product receipts to submit for management approval of a full refund. Their product killed my dog and all they have to offer is an evaluation for refund? My vet's exact words were "there is no doubt in my mind that this death was caused by the treat Maxie ate" .......it was just one little treat and it caused his death!
I am sharing my story so no one else has to go through what I have gone through. My dogs are my children. All rescued, all survivors of neglect in the past and all my babies. Maxie still had a few more years in him. His death was unwarranted. I cannot let his death be in vain and I need to fight this.
If anyone knows of a lawyer that mat be willing or interested in helping me with this case, please contact me at out4sun68@yahoo.com . Apparently, Dingo has had a number of recalls this year alone for salmonella contamination in their products but no one hears about these things are the products are still out in stores. This product, which by the way I later found out is made in Thailand, needs to be off the market!
Needless to say, all other dogs have seen the vet and have had all sorts of tests done and everyone seems to be doing fine and re-cuperating from seemed to have been treat poisoning.
PLEASE SHARE THIS STORY WITH YOUR CONTACTS SO WE CAN SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT DINGO.
Sincerely,
Maria Curreri-Rothen
SOS 4 Paws Rescue
S ave a Life, Adopt a Pet!
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Chicken Jerky Treats from China, JUST DON'T.
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/chicken-jerky-treats/
Please join Facebook Animal Parents Against Pet Treats Made in China!
Please join Facebook Animal Parents Against Pet Treats Made in China!
Flame retardants show up in dogs blood.http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/04/chemical-flame-retardants-show-up-in-dogs.html
Treats to avoid.
http://goodnessgracioustreats.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/where%E2%80%99s-the-beef/
Sweet Potato Dog Treats, avoid:
Gardening Hazards:
Bone Meal & Blood Meal
Poisonous to: Cats, Dogs
Level of
toxicity: Generally mild to moderate
Common signs to watch for:
* Nausea
* Drooling
* Vomiting
* Diarrhea
* Bloody vomit
* Lethargy
* Abdominal pain
* Bloat
* Pancreatitis
Many pet owners often attempt to
be more “organic” in an attempt to keep
their dogs and cats safe. However,
certain types of organic products can be
just as poisonous. Gardeners using
bone meal, blood meal, or fish meal
should be aware of the dangers of these
soil amendment products. These meals
are designed to naturally increase
nitrogen content; unfortunately, they are
quite palatable to both dogs and
cats when accidentally ingested from the
garden or yard.
Blood meal is
dried, ground, and flash-frozen blood and contains 12%
nitrogen. While it’s
a great organic fertilizer, if ingested, it can cause
vomiting, diarrhea,
and severe pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Some
types of blood
meal are also fortified with iron, resulting in iron
toxicity.
Bone
meal is made up of defatted, dried, and flash-frozen animal bones that
are
ground to a powder. Gardeners often use bone meal to dust spring bulbs
(to
prevent squirrels from ingesting the bulbs). This “bone” is also what
makes
it so palatable to your dog so make sure to keep your pet from
digging in
it and ingesting the soil. While this also makes a great organic
fertilizer, it can become a problem when consumed in large amounts as the
bone
meal forms a large cement-like bowling ball foreign body in the
stomach –
which can cause an obstruction in the gastrointestinal tract –
resulting in
possible surgery to remove it.
This picture is of bone
meal mixed with a small amount of water (just like
stomach acid!) – you can
see what a rock hard bowling ball-like foreign
body it can become!
Poison type: Fertilizers
Alternate names: bone meal, blood meal, organic
fertilizers, fish meal,
fertilizers.
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Make your own sidewalk deicer
Spiders can bite your pet too:
Where’s the Beef? Why your dog should never eat another Milk-Bone or Beggin Strip, and you should avoid the Slim Jims.
Staying in a Motel or Hotel with your pet?
New rodenticide without antidote alarms pet toxicology
experts
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Not so fast, warns Ahna Brutlag, DVM, MS, a diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology and assistant director of veterinary services for Pet Poison Helpline. The ingested substance may be bromethalin, the new toxin of choice for rodenticide manufacturers. There is no test save necropsy to detect its presence--and no antidote.
Why are manufacturers switching to bromethalin? Because in 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a decision prohibiting the use of second-generation or long-acting anticoagulants in residential settings. Manufacturers became compliant with these new regulations in 2011, with many using bromethalin instead of anticoagulants in their products.
Brutlag says the EPA’s changes--designed to make rodenticide safer for children, pets and wildlife--may actually make diagnosing and treating rodenticide poisoning more difficult, thereby increasing the risk of harm. “We feel like it was well-intentioned but we’ve ended up with some really frightening consequences,” Brutlag says. “With anticoagulants at least we know there is a very effective test and there’s an antidote.”
Bromethalin is a neurotoxin that affects mitochondria in the brain and liver. According to the Pet Poison Helpline, it results in decreased ATP production, which affects sodium and potassium pumps; as a result, lipid peroxidation occurs, resulting in sodium accumulation within the cell. Edema of the central nervous system (CNS) may result.
The rapid onset of bromethalin poisoning leaves veterinarians little time for error. “The symptoms come on faster and it’s harder to treat,” Brutlag says. With anticoagulant poisoning, veterinarians had three to five days before bleeding began--maybe a week before death. But with bromethalin, clinical signs associated CNS edema may be seen within two to 24 hours. Once the animal starts showing neurological signs--CNS stimulation or depression, abnormal behavior, ataxia, hyperesthesia, seizures, coma--successful treatment becomes more difficult and more expensive. An animal may have only a couple of days before succumbing. Even in successful cases, Brutlag says treatment requires more emergency care and hospitalization.
“Since there’s no antidote, decontamination is the most important intervention,” Brutlag says. But she worries that not enough veterinarians are familiar with how to decontaminate bromethalin exposure.
According to the Pet Poison Helpline, the median lethal dose (LD50) of bromethalin for dogs is 2.38-3.65 mg/kg, with a minimum lethal dose of 2.5 mg/kg. Cats are more sensitive, with a significantly lower LD50 of 0.54 mg/kg. Severity is dose-dependent, but if the poisoning is discovered within 10 to 15 minutes of ingestion, it’s safe to induce emesis at home, Brutlag says. After that small window, induction of emesis should take place at a veterinary clinic where the animal can be monitored for acute onset of CNS signs and be given multiple doses of activated charcoal--four to six doses over 24 hours.
“Should clinical signs arise, patients are treated with standard measures to reduce cerebral edema including IV fluids, mannitol, etc.,” Brutlag wrote in an impact statement for the EPA. Prognosis is poor for patients exhibiting persistent seizures or paralytic syndrome.
The negative impact on pets from bromethalin poisoning has Brutlag and others wishing for preregulation standards. In fact, manufacturers of the rodenticide brand d-Con have refused to comply with the new EPA standards, continuing to use an anticoagulant as its active ingredient. “Even though it’s a potent anticoagulant, at least it’s an anticoagulant,” Brutlag says. The Poison Pet Helpline and d-Con both cite the dangers of using a toxin with no known antidote as reason for the EPA to revisit the 2008 regulation standards.
Brutlag concedes that it may be difficult to return to preregulation standards now that bromethalin products are on the market. For her, the best solution may be to simply educate pet owners and veterinarians. She travels the country giving lectures on the dangers of rodenticide poisonings--most recently at the North American Veterinary Conference in Orlando, Fla. She says most veterinarians don’t know about the EPA’s regulations and the change in active ingredients. “They’re shocked and concerned,” she says. “Being able to inform veterinarians that this change has occurred is crucial.”
HEAT WARNING
Please do not leave you dog in the car, even for a few minutes during hot weather.
You may love the 4th of July fireworks, your pets don't!
