kgvettegirl
10-16-2008, 08:19 AM
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 web site, 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 'Theo bromine'. 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.
Theo bromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or
baker's chocolate
which is toxic to dogs.
Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities
of the bromine, 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 the bromine.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!!
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 web site, 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 'Theo bromine'. 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.
Theo bromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or
baker's chocolate
which is toxic to dogs.
Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities
of the bromine, 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 the bromine.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!!