[Ansteorra] MUNDANE DOG SAFETY

[Robin Lindsey]

Glad to know your pup is going to be OK.  Our dog pulled the same stunt,
with Chocolate Chip cookies I'd left to cool on the table.  There was the
subsequent huge mess and trip to the vet and meds.  The vet said what will
kill a dog is 1 lb of chocolate per 10 lbs of dog. Otherwise, they will be
*very* sick.  

Our dog eats whatever the babies drop on the floor, except lettuce.  Beats
getting out a mop every day. *grin*

Moira


> Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 10:18:12 -0500
> From: Alice Morrow Harris <AliceMorrowHarris at austin.rr.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] MUNDANE DOG SAFETY
> To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad <bryn-gwlad at ansteorra.org>,	"Kingdom of
> 	Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <Ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
> Message-ID: <8CE9A742-98B7-4E24-9577-819028B55331 at austin.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>
> Greetings From Alina Unto All:
>
> As I'm a lover of chocolate, my lord husband got me some chocolate.  
> Later that night (Wednesday) our dog, Snowball was more hyper than he  
> usually is. He was barking, running, jumping, and just not able to  
> calm down. We were tired so we went to bed and put him in his box.  
> During the night he found a way out of his box. We woke up to find  
> multiple messes (I won't describe) on the carpet and tile. We have  
> three cats plus Snowball so we unsure who might have done the  
> messes.  A little before lunch I finally realized who did it as I saw  
> shredded candy wrapping paper in a section of the living room.  
> Something clicked, while we were getting ready for bed Snowball got a  
> hold of the big HERSHEY SPECIAL DARK chocolate my lord Stefan gave me  
> last night. I took him to the vet with what was left of the wrapper.  
> The vet checked his blood and found Snowball to be dehydrated. He  
> was  put on an IV to get liquids in him. He spent the night at the  
> animal hospital for over-night observation and continuation of his IV  
> fluids.
> It looks like he will make a full recovery since the chocolate is  
> coming out of his system from his front and back. He went back to the  
> vet this morning for observation during the day. Since he is kinda  
> back to his old self  and if he doesn't make another  mess, he might  
> be able to come home tonight. So the keep any candy, especially  
> chocolate away from your dog. October is candy month because  
> Halloween. The vet said chocolate is like speed to human and your dog  
> will do some serious tripping if they get a hold of it.  I also read  
> raisin and grapes is also harmful to dogs.
>
> Happy Now  While Learned A Lesson,
> Alina