Animal Chatter

There is absolutely nothing good that can come of you feeding your dog chicken bones. Don’t think that if you cook them thats its ok, it isn’t. They really become brittle when broken. Chicken bones have a tendancy to have sharp edges that splinter and can really tear up your dogs insides when ingested. Leave the [...]

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Most dogs are not use to eating a lot of fatty food, which is a good thing. However, when you start sneaking them all that fatty stuff over the holidays (especially turkey skin) you are opening them up to pancreatitis. The pancreas starts to overproduce enzymes from eating too much fat, and actually starts to digest [...]

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Have you ever heard of thiosulfate. Probably not, but you eat it all the time. This is a chemical found in onions and garlic. Over a long period of time, if your pet eats onions or garlic, this causes an anemia called Heinz body enemia. So watch those scraps !!!

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If you use any type of mulch containing cocoa bean, beware, it is hazardous to your pet. Just like chocolate, the mulch contains theobromine which are toxins for your dog. Because of that great chocolate smell coming from the mulch, your dog, especially puppies will be drawn to it, and may ingest some. This is [...]

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Everyone thinks the poinsetta will kill their pet if they eat it. This isn’t true. Sure, they could possible become sick, but not likely. Holly on the other hand will cause diarrhea and intense vomiting. Mistletoe can kill your pet as it leads to heart failure and neurological problems.

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