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03-16-2009, 12:14 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
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| Do not buy cocoa mulch- deadly 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 following information: snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages 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, an xanthine 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!!!
__________________ lorraine & Brady, ::]l Corky 5/26/1994 -1/5/2007- R.I.P. |
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03-16-2009, 12:22 PM | #2 |
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| Thanks for the info!!! |
03-16-2009, 12:47 PM | #3 |
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| Thanks so much for the article. I was just getting started on my gardening needs for this spring. I have seen HD advertise this mulch and was thinking about getting it. It sounded interesting. Yikes, how horrible that this has had to happen to all those pets. Well I know better now. Thanks again; |
03-16-2009, 12:55 PM | #4 | |
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03-16-2009, 01:19 PM | #5 | |
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03-16-2009, 01:22 PM | #6 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Lol, this has article has been posted so many times on YT, and the resulting panic was horrible.
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03-16-2009, 04:37 PM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
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| I received that message from our vet so I assumed they wouldn't send something without checking it out. Will learn my lesson from now and check everything. I still would not buy the cocoa mulch. Who wants a yard smelling like chocolate? I'd be craving chocolate all the time and running to the store to buy some!!!!!!!!!!
__________________ lorraine & Brady, ::]l Corky 5/26/1994 -1/5/2007- R.I.P. |
03-16-2009, 06:41 PM | #8 | |
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03-16-2009, 09:05 PM | #9 |
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| There are so many dangerous plants and things lurking in our yards. My poor little Zeus got a hold of my Asparagus Fern and has been sick the last two days. He is now on antibiotics to help him recover. I am so upset over it and can't begin to imagine this poor lady's loss. Thanks for the warning! I will be passing this on to everyone I know. |
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