Rosehips

[julie_s]

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Ruby has taken a liking to the rosehips on a bush in the garden and I wondered if anyone could tell me whether they were ok to eat... it doesn't seem to have done her any harm as yet.

I've never had a dog who likes to forage like this... must be a whippet thing. She was very sad when all the raspberries disappeared she searched all of the bushes for ages after they had all gone. So now she's moved onto the rosehips and she seems to test them before she picks them to see if they are ripe.

thanks,

Julie

 

[~Helen~]

There's some stuff on toxic plants in FAQ with a reasonably comprehensive list (although obviously not exhaustive). Check this link and scroll down to section 5 of the thread: FAQ Keeping Your Dog Healthy :thumbsup:

 

[Eleanor Gibbins]

As far as I know there is nothing in the least nasty about rosehips - they are very high in vitamin C and were used to make Rosehip Syrup which was given to children as a health supplement when I was young (1950s !!!).

My whippet is also a hunter gatherer - he picks his own blackberries and raspberries!

Eleanor

 

[Karen]

I would say that Rose hips were a bit dodgy, they certainly are to humans.

The outside is fine but if you cut one open you will see a fibreous inside which is very like an artichoke. These can cause great irritation to the throat and stomach lining.

I guess if the dog isnt chewing them it may be ok.

Hope I havnt scared the life out of you, someone may have more info than me.

Rosehip syrup, my all time favorite thing in the world is made using only the outer shiney red bit which is grated off.

 

[Mark Roberts]

the hairs on rose hips used to be used for making itching powder (the suff kids put down each otheres backs) it eaten they can cause ichy bum syndrom? due the the hairs again.

once cooked and sieved they are fine to eat as jellys ect but raw their best avoided.

 

[Janimal]

The stuff in the middle we used to use as itching powder as kids..... I wouldnt like to eat that, (w00t)

but yes the outer skins were used to make rose hip syrup.

 

[alfyn]

My friend Linda has a lot of rosehips in her garden & her lot love them.

When i go over there,Poppy & the pups will eat them too & they've come to no harm so i assume they're ok!

At the moment,my lot are going mad for hawthorn berries & they are very healthy.

Does anyone know if sloe's & elderberries are ok as my pups want to eat them but i'm not sure if they're ok.Someone once told me elderberries were toxic to dogs,but they've eaten a few & come to no harm :blink:

 

[~Helen~]

My friend Linda has a lot of rosehips in her garden & her lot love them.When i go over there,Poppy & the pups will eat them too & they've come to no harm so i assume they're ok!

At the moment,my lot are going mad for hawthorn berries & they are very healthy.

Does anyone know if sloe's & elderberries are ok as my pups want to eat them but i'm not sure if they're ok.Someone once told me elderberries were toxic to dogs,but they've eaten a few & come to no harm :blink:

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Elderberries are on that list in FAQ as being toxic. Sloes aren't there, but then that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't :b

 

[alfyn]

Thanks Helen,i had seen them on there but there's also the odd thing that isn't toxic so is elderberry one of them? :blink:

 

[julie_s]

I'll have to make her rosehip syrup then :lol: !

I remember using them for itching powder at school too :- " ... which was the reason I was a bit concerned in the first place. But then it's used in herbals teas a lot so I thought it must be good for you in some way.

I think I'll cut off the lower ones... so she can't reach any more, just in case. Must find a hawthorn bush to satisfy her need to forage!

Julie

 

[alfyn]

Don't panic when the poo's come out bright red (w00t)

All of mine go absolutely mad for the hawthorns.It's quite funny watching them trying to balance themselves up at a bush & stuffing their faces......i'll have to take some piccies tomorrow :thumbsup:

In the mean time,here's Flyn helping himself to cherries of Linda's prize tree :teehee:

 

[~JO~]

Elderberries are absolutely fine to give.

The prolem is with 'toxic' lists is quite often anything can be toxic if you give enough of it, which is why when a sudden new report appears on the internet stating 'X' is toxic, careful analysis of amounts and the controls on the report need to be rather critically analysed.

 

[Seraphina]

Elderberries are absolutely fine to give.
The prolem is with 'toxic' lists is quite often anything can be toxic if you give enough of it, which is why when a sudden new report appears on the internet stating 'X' is toxic, careful analysis of amounts and the controls on the report need to be rather critically analysed.

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Absolutely, and lot of stuff we eat is toxic. Green potatoes can kill you if you eat enough of them ( some say as little as 1kg). Vitamin A is toxic, as are almost all other vitamins, so theoretically we can overdose on carrots.

I have noticed that these “What is Toxic to Dogs” lists are getting longer and longer, and often end by saying not to feed dogs food for humans, but to stick to the kibble. I think it may have something to do with fact that more and more people are feeding BARF, and the complete food companies are getting worried. I have come across a poll on what people feed their dogs on one American whippet site. Surprisingly, 60% feed natural raw diet.

I doubt if elderberries are toxic as they are used for making elderberry wine and in some countries the flowers are eaten (dipped in egg batter and fried).

The inside of rosehips are irritating but not toxic. I remeber trying to eat them as a child :x

 

[~Helen~]

Elderberries aren't toxic which is why they're used for wine, but things which are ok for humans often aren't okay for dogs, which is why it can get so confusing! Onions, chocolate, aspirin just for starters.

I have a problem with my two scoffing rowan tree berries :wacko: Anyone know if they're ok? I keep hauling them off but they always seem to manage to scoop up a few as we're passing. The road outside our house is littered with them at the moment! I know birds love them, but are they ok for dogs?

 

[alfyn]

I have a problem with my two scoffing rowan tree berries :wacko: Anyone know if they're ok? I keep hauling them off but they always seem to manage to scoop up a few as we're passing. The road outside our house is littered with them at the moment! I know birds love them, but are they ok for dogs?

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Again,Linda has a young rowan tree & her lot have scoffed ALL the berries,& they're still alive & mental!!! (w00t)

 

[Trish]

my lot rushed ahead of us today and when we caught up to them they where all munching on the rosehips,even kippy was tucking in,thanks to peoples response to this thread i will let them munch in future :thumbsup:

 

[Seraphina]

Elderberries aren't toxic which is why they're used for wine, but things which are ok for humans often aren't okay for dogs, which is why it can get so confusing! Onions, chocolate, aspirin just for starters.
I have a problem with my two scoffing rowan tree berries :wacko: Anyone know if they're ok? I keep hauling them off but they always seem to manage to scoop up a few as we're passing. The road outside our house is littered with them at the moment! I know birds love them, but are they ok for dogs?

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What I meant to say was that as these lists grow longer and longer it is going to be difficult to judge which are really dangerous. There are many dogs overdosing on chocolate each X-mass and Easter, but lot of the other stuff would have to be eaten in huge quantities to cause problem. Such a things like cod liver oil if given in large quantities can cause vitamin A poisoning. While it is a good idea to be aware that some things may cause harm, often in small quantities they are not only beneficial but absolutely necessary.

Aspirin is used if dog has chronic pain or inflammation, but it can cause gastrointestinal upsets and ulcers in dogs, just as it does in humans. So it is important to be very careful about the correct dose, but that really goes for any medication.

By the way all these berries are, I believe, high in vitamin C.

Also I remember a program about some breed of monkeys who go in regular intervals to certain very unpalatable plant with rough hairy leaves and eat them. These plants pass through them almost totally undigested, together with worms.

It is so amazing how animal instinct works.

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[JAX]

India and Harvee feast each morning on swollen seed pods from my fushcias (w00t) The others are all at it now , I do dead head them during the summer months to prolong flowering ( the plants not the whips :lol: ) They dont seem to have come to any harm , theyve also eaten all my red current berries too :b

They seem to prefer` Dancing Flame` to the others :cheers:

 

[Seraphina]

My first Whippet Marlie loved to pick my father's Morello cherries (w00t) (that is those really sour ones!)

 

[~Helen~]

Aspirin is used if dog has chronic pain or inflammation

Is this correct? I previously thought that, but on doing a bit of digging around on various veterinary websites, I came to the conclusion that I was misinformed