Dog/Cat owner warning

no excuses · Dog/Cat owner warning

Received this Email. Please read, copy and send to all your friends.

Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those that do
Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and
wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving
friends and family.
Please tell every dog owner you know. 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:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp
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. Just
a word of caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be
aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.
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!!!

purple cat

Thanks for this info!

Guest

Black Cat found at 24th and Ames in my front yard with it's head cut off about 10 feet from body.