Cocoa Mulch is HIHLY toxic to dogs and cats; forward
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse ... =465747160 Cocoa Mulch is HIHLY toxic to dogs and cats; forward Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:09 AM WARNING FOR ALL PET OWNERS Current mood: worried Category: Pets and Animals Warning To Pet Owners !! WARNING! Please inform every dog or cat owner. This is serious! Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those who do. Over the weekend, the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. The dogs loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog (Calypso) decided 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." *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. 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 PASS THIS ON** WARNING FOR ALL PET OWNERS Current mood: worried Category: Pets and Animals Warning To Pet Owners !! WARNING! Please inform every dog or cat owner. This is serious! Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those who do. Over the weekend, the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. The dogs loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog (Calypso) decided 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." *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. 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 PASS THIS ON** |
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| HomeDepot carries the washed version of cocoa mulch, if they even still sell it. In fact most cocoa mulch sold is very intensely watered thus removing most of the theorbromine. As with cocoa poisoning, it depends on the size of the dog and how much in consumed.
Even with washed mulch, I wouldn't use it around small dogs.....(nor would I with larger dogs. ) But if on a walk the dog grabbed a mouthful, I wouldn't panic. They'd have to eat nearly a cubic yard of the washed stuff to have problems......even Jack couldn't do that. I've always suspected this article was "hit" on HomeDepot. |
| Velcro! It's great to see you!!! |
| Snopes says it is only partly true and that 98% of dogs wqon't eat the mulch and ones that do need to eat varying amounts etc etc. They also say most cocoa mulch is now theobromine free. |
| My problem with the mulch it that it smells so good, the dogs would eat it and get obstructed. Ben's already had two surgeries for obstructions due to different causes. He doesn't need any encouragement. |
| Yeah, I've got K9 chocoholics here too. Not a whiff can escape than they are watching and waiting for tastes. It's a minute amount, but they savor it. |
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