Things To Avoid

[Janimal]

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Just did a search on this and it seems they contain cyanide!  (w00t) But I can't find out how many they would need to eat before being ill.  I will try and make sure that I've picked up all our plums and greengages from the floor before I let the dogs out in future.   :sweating: They just love to crunch them up and it's obviously not going to do them any good!  :wacko: Thank goodness they're nearly at an end.

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I obviously meant the plums here and not the dogs!!! (w00t)

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Just seen this Gillian, yes I knew what you meant. :lol:

As for the plums....yes Im clearing them up when they fall.....but I am wondering when Archie was ill, he had been chewing plums. (w00t)

 

[whippetgood]

is brocolli really bad? Finbarr eats it alot :- "

 

[whippynit]

is brocolli really bad? Finbarr eats it alot :- "

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Sometimes give ours abit to if have any leftovers after tea, ( which isnt v often! :- " ) Does anyone know if this is def right? What about the BARF diet then? I thought all veg was ok? :unsure:

 

[FeeFee]

Information from http://www.bigpawsonly.com/quick-reference...sons-health.htm

Broccoli

 

Broccoli is not a commonly reported poison however it can be toxic when large amounts are given to dogs. Broccoli contains isothiocyanate, a powerful gastrointestinal irritant and can be very painful. Broccoli in small amounts, less than 5% of a dogs diet, is actually nutritional as the bioflavonoid it contains help prevent cancer.

Mind you, I can't imagine many dogs would get that sort of percentage of broccoli within a normal diet. On the other hand there was a lot of advice at one time to feed broccoli to dogs with cancer, which sadly led to people overdoing it and making their dogs ill in the process.

 

[imperative]

Very useful advice (w00t)

 

[whippynit]

Information from http://www.bigpawsonly.com/quick-reference...sons-health.htm
Broccoli

 

Broccoli is not a commonly reported poison however it can be toxic when large amounts are given to dogs. Broccoli contains isothiocyanate, a powerful gastrointestinal irritant and can be very painful. Broccoli in small amounts, less than 5% of a dogs diet, is actually nutritional as the bioflavonoid it contains help prevent cancer.

Mind you, I can't imagine many dogs would get that sort of percentage of broccoli within a normal diet.  On the other hand there was a lot of advice at one time to feed broccoli to dogs with cancer, which sadly led to people overdoing it and making their dogs ill in the process. 

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Thanks for that info :thumbsup: They only have a floret or two a week!so that sounds fine then. Phew! :sweating: :thumbsup:

 

[BlueNoise]

(w00t) My Sidney ate CHRYSANTHEMUM's and was poorly for a few days.Very bad toilet!!! It turns out they are poisonous :nuke: (w00t)

 

[hely]

I heard that pork is bad for dogs but i dont know if theres any truth in that?

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anyone know if this is true?

 

[~JO~]

Garlic also contains thiosulphate but in much smaller quantities - it would usually take a large amount to make a dog ill, but some dogs seem particularly sensitive to it.  Personally I wouldn't give my dogs concentrated garlic such as garlic tablets, but I know lots of other people do without any ill effects.

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Sorry but I have to reply with regards to garlic (again!). Rumur was spread via the internet about garlic possibly causing anaemia - the study was flawed in so many ways I won't even go there!

But rest assured, garlic tablets (some brands - Dorwest & Denes) are FULLY LICENSED by the Veterinary medicines directorate that they are safe for dogs - they have been since the 1970's. The only reaction there has ever been to my knowledge are a couple of dogs that have sensitive stomachs that may get bouts of looseness (bit like having a strong curry!) But garlic has so many health benefits it is completely unfair to have been tainted by these reports.

 

[FeeFee]

As far as I know pork itself is OK (my dogs get a bit of pork sausage sometimes, not to mention pigs tails :x and pigs ears).

Pork is very fatty, though, and doesn't suit all dogs, it probably wouldn't be good for them to have too much. I think there is also a form of roundworm that dogs can catch from raw pork.

You don't seem to get pork-flavoured dog food, though.......

 

[hely]

thanks Fee Fee, gypsy has pigs ears and on the very occasion a few porky scratchin's just wanted to make sure it was ok :thumbsup:

cheers me dear

 

[FifeJillandIan]

Gosh - it's all very confusing isn't it. :wacko: I suppose if we listened to everything we humans were meant to avoid we'd be left with nothing as well! Thanks for all the info though and I'll be able to look out for the worst offenders and avoid them.

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[~JO~]

Gosh - it's all very confusing isn't it.  :wacko:   I suppose if we listened to everything we humans were meant to avoid we'd be left with nothing as well!  Thanks for all the info though and I'll be able to look out for the worst offenders and avoid them. :cheers:

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I agree! I think other than the main doggy poisons - just everything in moderation! I know my dogs diet contains probably a lot less rubbish than mine and I try to eat healthily! :lol:

 

[~elizabeth~]

Just did a search on this and it seems they contain cyanide!  (w00t) But I can't find out how many they would need to eat before being ill.  I will try and make sure that I've picked up all our plums and greengages from the floor before I let the dogs out in future.  :sweating: They just love to crunch them up and it's obviously not going to do them any good!  :wacko: Thank goodness they're nearly at an end. 

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It's only the stones (and the leaves once they've wilted too) that are toxic, so dogs will be fine as long as they don't crunch the stones up. So are the pips in apples, and interestingly mine always carefully spits the pips out if he eats a core. The foxes here live entirely off plums while they are in season.

 

[ruth]

Just did a search on this and it seems they contain cyanide!  (w00t) But I can't find out how many they would need to eat before being ill.  I will try and make sure that I've picked up all our plums and greengages from the floor before I let the dogs out in future.   :sweating: They just love to crunch them up and it's obviously not going to do them any good!  :wacko: Thank goodness they're nearly at an end. 

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It's only the stones (and the leaves once they've wilted too) that are toxic, so dogs will be fine as long as they don't crunch the stones up. So are the pips in apples, and interestingly mine always carefully spits the pips out if he eats a core. The foxes here live entirely off plums while they are in season.

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Monty was quite ill this summer due to plum poisoning. The symptoms were that he basically stopped drinking water but had an incrediby full bladder and became unable to hold his urine for longer than a few hours. He was also a bit lethargic. Incidentally my vet (who has written a paper on the toxicity of plums!) said that although the stone was more poisonous, the plum itself was also poisonous - especially if eaten on the vats quantities that monty was wolfing them down (w00t) He really did love those plums. :wacko:

 

[~elizabeth~]

Monty was quite ill this summer due to plum poisoning.  The symptoms were that he basically stopped drinking water but had an incrediby full bladder and became unable to hold his urine for longer than a few hours. He was also a bit lethargic.  Incidentally my vet (who has written a paper on the toxicity of plums!) said that although the stone was more poisonous, the plum itself was also poisonous - especially if eaten on the vats quantities that monty was wolfing them down (w00t) He really did love those plums. :wacko:

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That's interesting - I'll have to stop mine eating any more! Hope Monty recovered :luck: