Wow - tough lesson regarding poisonous plants

Sites on poisonous plants:

• http://www.nzymes.com/Articles/pet_poisoning_dog_poisoning_cat_poisoning.htm#PoisonousPlants
• http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_toxicplants
• http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/plantanswers/publications/poison/poison.html
• http://www.angel-litemaltese.com/Poison.htm
• http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/index.html

Edited to replace second link due to broken link problems.

A few Daphne berries can kill a child, so I wouldn't want those plants in my yard even if I didn't have pets.

My condolences to the couple who lost their pups.

What a shame -- between poisonous plants and plants that cause extreme skin reactions you really have to be careful.

There's a palm tree in Florida -- the Sago Palm -- it smells like chocolate to a dog and is nearly irresistible and it's deadly.  You rarely see them in landscaping any more - but it used to be extremely widespread.  At one point they even made mulch out of it and THAT was deadly.  *sigh*

Gosh that's tragic Cathy -- what a shame.

It's a good lesson for me and I thought I was pretty dog-savvy. A friend just gave me a beautiful potted tree fern. I had to move one of my indoor plants to make room for it and even though the plant I moved is no more or less accessible than it was before, suddenly Sassy seems interested in nibbling on it. I don't even know what the heck it is, but I'm going to find a higher place to put it.

Not to discount the heartbreak of losing these 2 pups, but they'd paid $500 for each of them. The medical treatment to save them added up to $3800.  When they called the breeder to let her know what happened, she felt awful for them and offered her last 2 pups to them for $400 each and they've got them now. So, not only was it very sad but also verrrrryyyy costly.

I hope that the couple realizes how hard they need to work

• to prevent the pups from bonding more strongly to each other than to people and
• to make each pup independent enough that neither freaks out if the other isn't close by (e.g. vet care).

A lot of breeders simply refuse to allow 2 pups from the same litter to go to the same home.

Oh man, I know and although no one asked my opinion, I did mention to my boss that getting 2 puppies was not a wise idea. They're also both in their 70s, so I see a lot of huge challenges ahead. I wished I'd known what they were planning because I really think I might've been able to talk them into going with a lab rescue. It's seriously frustrating to me that people are so set on a puppy and don't consider all that goes into caring for one (let alone two!!). Heck, Sassy was about 2 when we rescued her and she still hadn't outgrown all her puppy destruction .

Gosh Cathy that is so sad and sort of startling that they immediately took on another two  LAB pups with such a bad experience and being in their 70's they have double the trouble ahead I wish them and the pups health safety and good times

How horribly sad.  Run free little puppies.

cakana

Oh man, I know and although no one asked my opinion, I did mention to my boss that getting 2 puppies was not a wise idea.

I volunteer to play the bad guy.  Why don't you print out a copy of my post for your boss to give to his in-laws?  That way you can just be passing on information. 

janet_rose

cakana

Oh man, I know and although no one asked my opinion, I did mention to my boss that getting 2 puppies was not a wise idea.

I volunteer to play the bad guy.  Why don't you print out a copy of my post for your boss to give to his in-laws?  That way you can just be passing on information. 

The more I think about it, the madder I've gotten. Why would a breeder sell 2 puppies to a couple in their 70s? There's no other reason than greed. If the breeder really cared about these pups, he/she'd have explained what they could expect and refused for the benefit of everyone.

My other boss told me today that he had a 1 yr BD party for his puppy this weekend and gave her a pork bone to celebrate. I said "oh good, a raw bone?" and he said "no, BBQ'd", so I tried to educate him a little but everyone think's I'm the "over-the-top" dog lady

cakana

My other boss told me today that he had a 1 yr BD party for his puppy this weekend and gave her a pork bone to celebrate. I said "oh good, a raw bone?" and he said "no, BBQ'd", so I tried to educate him a little but everyone think's I'm the "over-the-top" dog lady

I bet his vet would give him an earful about bones.