There was a Valentine's Day comic last month that recalled for Art what seemed to be a peculiar and almost funny incident for a little kid.
Here's the comic we saw in the newspaper.
Art says someone had given his family a box of chocolate macadamia nuts. He was in elementary school back then.
Well... since Finnegan wanted one he gave a piece to him. It was a cluster of 3 macadamia nuts dipped in chocolate.
They were all surprised to find a regurgitated mess left at the front door the following morning with 3 undigested macadamia nuts very visible.
Now, everyone knows that chocolate is poison to dogs and even cats, but back then it wasn't commonly known.
I wonder if there's anything else pets should not have.
Poor Finnegan! That is a hoot, #1, 2 and 3. We had a dog named Jenny. I don't remember what was up with that.
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting about dogs and chocolate luckily I don't have a dog.
ReplyDeleteLive and learn, eh?
ReplyDeleteShame about chocolate and dogs. Good thing Finnegan barfed it up. That was funny about Finnegan the second and the third.
ReplyDeleteKay: dogs should also not have garlic and onions which are frequently used in cooking for humans. Which is probably why table scraps are discouraged. There are probably other human foods too, but these are the three that come to mind at the moment. Oh yes, raisins and grapes too. I have not read the 'why' , but I do remember that these were being used as reward treats since they were small, but apparently found to cause illness in canines.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see your posts again!
M in NC
Wow! That’s a lot of things you have to worry about. I guess that’s why our granddog used to get only dog food.
Deletelearned something new about dogs and chocolate...lol!
ReplyDeleteMy "stepdog" has an iron stomach. If he eats chocolate by being a thief, I don't worry
ReplyDeleteWe had a dog once -- Bandy, a beagle -- who jumped up on the kitchen table and ate my mother's casserole that she'd prepared for some neighbors who were coming over for dinner. I've never seen my mother madder ... and it didn't work out too well for the dog either.
ReplyDeleteMany plants and flowers are toxic to cats (and dogs?). My cat loves to chew on leaves so I need to be careful. I often don't know the names of the flowers which can be an issue.
ReplyDeletePets at so much to our lives, especially this past 2 years!
ReplyDeleteThat dog couldn't digest the nuts.
ReplyDeleteWe know a lot more than we used to abut keeping pets safe. And besides, one should never waste chocolate on a dog. :-)
ReplyDeleteI did know that about dogs and chocolate.
ReplyDeleteYes, so important to keep pets safe.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Our furry friends are so precious but they eat everything. And then they vomit if it is bad for them so it does work out most of the time - hopefully.
ReplyDeleteDogs survived a lot when we were kids, including us.
ReplyDeleteI remember in the '60s that little chocolate discs, without sugar, were used to help train a dog. Mine did okay. Letting a dog get into your purse to eat sugar free chewing gum is bad: the xylitol in it is bad for doggies. (I had husband 1, 2, and 3, and refer to them as such when talking to folks, but they had different names.) Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteDogs know how to chew gum? I can see why you want to stick to dog food with so many things that are not good for dogs.
DeleteLOL! Okay, I don't think they really know how to chew gum like humans. If they smell the nice fruit or sweet-smelling gum, they'll grab some and chew around the wrapper and chew on the gum until they swallow it. Most only chew their food a few chomps before swallowing it. Linda in Kansas
DeleteActually, there are a number of foods they should not eat. Think grapes/raisins are two things. And some foods with diet sugar as well.
ReplyDeleteI know chocolate is supposed to be poisonous to dogs. Years ago my daughter brought home a box of huge chocolate “logs” to sell to support her orchestra and unbeknownst to me, put the box under her bed. While we were away our lab ate a lot of bars, including some paper and foil, and we came home to quite a mess! Fortunately it didn’t kill her but it scared us good and we had a vet bill and besides paying for all those bars of dog-chewed chocolate!
ReplyDeleteNo salmon. Salmon can contain live flukes which don't hurt humans but can kill a dog. My son's pooch got very sick and we almost lost him until we figured out he might have snacked on scraps that escaped from a fish cleaning session. Called the vet who treated him and he was saved. Very scary.
ReplyDeleteDid you know Xylitol (artificial sweetener) is poisonous to dogs as well. So they say to be careful about giving peanut butter to dogs, although it is good for them , you can’t feed them the sugar free peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteIz's Mom
Years ago, my Beagle snuck and ate an entire bag of chocolate chip cookies....and she was fine. Go figure!
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