warning for pet owners

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warning for pet owners

I got a bag of this stuff once, and for some reason didn't feel cool about it, so I ended up pitching most of it! Glad I did!Love, Sherrie> > > Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those> who 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.> �> 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 dev oured 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 an d 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, a 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! !!> �> �> > > > > > > > Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to> those who 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.> > 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 dev oured 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_> (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 an d 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, a 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!!!> > > >

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This warning has been circulating since 2003. Snopes.com does indicate that it is true: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.aspAccording to the above link, there has only been one fatality due to ingestion of Cocoa Mulch. Most dogs won't eat it.

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given dogs eat chocolate, grapes, and raisins that are bad for them

don't ask what brat kat tries to eat

as a precaution it is warranted

Re: warning for pet owners

This warning has been circulating since 2003. Snopes.com does indicate that it is true: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.aspAccording to the above link, there has only been one fatality due to ingestion of Cocoa Mulch. Most dogs won't eat it.