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04-06-2016, 01:24 PM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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| Spring Has Sprung-warning about mulch I'm no gardener, but am a fan of places like HomeDepot...This came under a heading of things not to buy at your garden center. Good to know, for sure! Cocoa Bean Mulch Cocoa bean mulch isn't toxic to people, but if you have a pet—especially a dog—beware. This mulch comes from the hulls or shells of cocoa beans and contains theobromine, a chemical that can cause hyperactivity, vomiting, diarrhea, and seizures in dogs. Because it smells like chocolate, your pet might find it irresistible. But it can be as poisonous to your pooch as a chocolate candy bar. Use shredded pine bark or leaf mulch instead. |
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04-06-2016, 03:45 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Good warning. Mulch in general can be hazardous. One of my Yorkie friends on Facebook just went through a possible obstruction scare with her boy after he ate some mulch. Max got into some mulch and the fine mulch powder at the park once. It may have contributed to a severe throat inflammation that he had 24 - 48 hours later. I try to keep my boys away from it as much as possible. They like to sniff like vacuum cleaners.
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04-06-2016, 04:33 PM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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| I totally get that sniffing thing. Piper likes to burrow her little beak as far into the scent as possible, not moving---Then she braces her little body for the expected tug on her harness (man, that little 9 lb girl can plant herself!). She reminds me of those Animal Planet shows...Stay tuned for The Wild Yorkies of the Serengeti. |
04-06-2016, 05:22 PM | #4 | |
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04-06-2016, 05:43 PM | #5 |
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| I used to have a beautiful back yard....first, plants went, to avoid accidental poisoning....then mulch went, to prevent them from getting all tangled up with bark in long hair and they had decided to knaw on the wood chips........then I went with gravel in the flower beds....yorkies eat gravel so that had to go.....now, I have 3 x 4 foot flagstone all over the areas where the dogs are allowed. All my plants are up in planters, at first decoratively placed around the back yard...then I noticed they were jumping up into the flower pots.....so now, all plants are in pots, in a segregated area of my yard where the dogs dont go.... Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 04-06-2016 at 05:45 PM. |
04-06-2016, 06:00 PM | #6 | |
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We were not given anything at the ER, but our regular vet gave us antibiotics in the morning.
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04-06-2016, 06:14 PM | #7 | |
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04-06-2016, 06:44 PM | #8 | |
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04-06-2016, 06:50 PM | #9 | |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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If your boy continues to have problems, an internal medicine specialist might be helpful.
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04-06-2016, 08:08 PM | #10 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Leon, Iowa USA
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| jkpal thank you for the info. I had no idea!! (I used to have a beautiful back yard....first, plants went, to avoid accidental poisoning....then mulch went, to prevent them from getting all tangled up with bark in long hair and they had decided to knaw on the wood chips........then I went with gravel in the flower beds....yorkies eat gravel so that had to go.....now, I have 3 x 4 foot flagstone all over the areas where the dogs are allowed. All my plants are up in planters, at first decoratively placed around the back yard...then I noticed they were jumping up into the flower pots.....so now, all plants are in pots, in a segregated area of my yard where the dogs dont go....) I had to laugh Yorkiemom as I was looking at my yard today and was thinking "ok I will need to put this up higher and this must go" LOL |
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