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02-11-2009, 12:28 PM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: HOT, HOT, HOT AZ
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| Cocoa mulch poisonous to dogs! FYI Please pass this on to those who will either be putting down mulch this season or who have 4 legged kids. Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don't have a pet,please pass this to those who do.. Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk . Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly. Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats. Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.' This Snopes site gives the followinginformation:snopes.com: Cocoa Mulch and Dogs Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs.Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, axanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine. PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!!
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02-11-2009, 12:44 PM | #2 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| Thank you for posting this. Amazing what manufactuers get away with! How terrible that something like this is allowed to be sold without any mention of warning to pet owner's. This company should be fined to say the least. Poor dogs who died because of it and their heartbroken owners. Shame on Hersey! |
02-11-2009, 01:19 PM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tekonsha,MI
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| I remember when me and Lily went to the first yorkie fair,we went down town after words and were going to eat at a cafe that had out door seating.They had huge planters up and down the street that they just filled with heaps of cocoa mulch.It smelt great but we got back in the car and went to burger king.That stuff is every where!
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02-11-2009, 01:23 PM | #4 |
megan - g Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Texas
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| What about cedar? Gosh I need to pay attention. I'm off to go check on it! My munchkins love to chew on sticks, leaves and anything outside. Thank you so much for this warning!
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