Comments on: Foods HAZARDOUS to your Pets

By: MC's Mom

MC's Mom — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:40:41 +0000

I love that you do so much for dogs, but ultimately I’d really love to see more information tailored to cats since there are substantial differences between the two species!

By: Deanna

Deanna — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:07:14 +0000

Why does my friend’s mini-schnauzer 12 week old puppy want to eat dirt and sand when they take him out to poop and pee? He is just getting over a bad case of hookworms.

Please reply ASAP, so I can help give them an answer.

Sincerely,

By: Betty McArthur

Betty McArthur — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:59:06 +0000

I am a member of the San Francisco Bay Scottish Terrier Club. Your article about foods hazardous to pets was in our Club Bulletin.

I have forwarded it to our friends who have pets and one of them asked if Pears were harmful. I cannot find any information and of course it was not listed in your article.

Would you please comment on any information about Pears and pets?

Thank you

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:58:47 +0000

Dear Dr.JONES,
i would like to thank you a lot for helping my dog in this moment of time as you have saved my DOG’s LIFE!!!!.You are god for me from now on THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
May GOD BLESS YOU with a GOOOOD LIFE

FROM:
ABHISHEK CHOPRA(INDIA)

By: Jodi Telford

Jodi Telford — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:15:08 +0000

OMG … This “so called” Dr. not only needs to have a complaint lodged against him, he needs to be prosecuted for contributing to Kenny’s death! And what about all the patients that walked by this poor dog when they entered for thier appts? Where was thier outrage?

If this had happened at the vet that I was going to, I would have stood in the middle of the waiting room yelling about what a horrible DR & HUMAN BEING he was to let this poor dog lay out there like that! I would have made sure everyone knew that if he could let that happen, that I had no confidence in him as a Vet or a Person!

I would have taken pictures with my phone, pick Kenny up & taken him to an emergency vet then call the SPCA and the police! My blood is boiling!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:09:19 +0000

What & of hydrogen peroxide is this that should be used? I am a bit concerned that you can say about using this product without stating the %.

By: manoj

manoj — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:07:23 +0000

thanks for your information, i have lost my pet with out knowing such a tips. i was affected by such a digestive problem. i give many medicine but it do not voimited this tips will be help full for my up coming pets.

By: Dana Lamont

Dana Lamont — Sun, 17 May 2009 03:38:56 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful information you provide. Do you have a list of garden plants toxic to cats and dogs? I am particularly worried about those appealing red berries that fall from holly and dogwood trees, and need to know what sticks and bark might be bad for a retriever pup who rearranges the woods on my property.

Thank you
Dana

By: Merri

Merri — Fri, 15 May 2009 03:53:51 +0000

Not to be rude or anything but if you give you pet gum/candy, moldy/spoiled foods, any kind of dough or seeds/stems/leaves of fruits and vegies then your an idiot. Why don’t you just give your dog a nice big glass off milk to wash down those Baker’s chocolates. Come on people, use your common sense. My cat likes to lick the beer off of beer cans. He has been doing it for many years. However, I would never pour it in his water bowl. He gets more excited and “intoxicated” by his catnip. I have had 4 German Shepherds over the last 12 years. My current two are 15 months and 3 years old. The only time they would get table food if when they would take it off my plate(when I am not paying attention). I do not feed my dogs table scraps. Why would I feed them something that I myself wouldn’t eat? These are my canine kids. Dog food and treats is made especially for them so that is what they get? Would you eat cat food or dog food? When in training they get hotdogs and/or cheese. Special treats include green beans mixed with their food or bananas for treats. I keep up on their vaccines and heartworm/flea preventation. They are in great health, have beautiful silky coats and healthy/strong teeth. I love them and want to have a good life while they are with me.

By: Battscave

Battscave — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:59:12 +0000

My 9 year old female Mini schnauzer has had pancreatitus (sp?) and was put on WD dry dog food prescription diet. She has been on it for years. Her coat is always dull, and as she gets older, I would think that she needs more than what WD offers her. So I bought a bag of AvoDerm Natural Chicken & Brown Rice Oven-Baked Formula Adult Dog Food. I bought it because it is supposed to be good for sensitive stomachs, and thought she could benefit from the other ingrediants for her aging joints. Now I am wondering if this might be too rich for her digestive system. It has been a day of this food, and she seems fine, but I couldnt live with myself if she got sick. What are your thoughts on this food for her?
Thanks

By: ANDY CUNNINGHAM

ANDY CUNNINGHAM — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:51:28 +0000

THANKS FOR THE INFO …….. ANDY….

By: R

Sat, 02 May 2009 13:51:25 +0000

hi.. I am really grateful for the information provided by u. I m sure, i was making few mistakes in my beloved dog’d diet. I will definitely stop those foods which are toxic for him. Thanks a lot for saving my sweet heart’s life..

By: tim furlong

tim furlong — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:37:56 +0000

hello,
i was wondering how harful are bones for dogs?like chicken bones and beef rib bones.

By: Megan Fisher

Megan Fisher — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:46:37 +0000

If I didn’t beat my dobie out to the garden in the morning — gone were the ripened cherry tomatoes, grapes and strawberries. This, a dog, that was never sick a day in his life.

By: Keith Taylor

Keith Taylor — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:26:57 +0000

Points my wife raised:
We must always remember that many of the fruits and vegetables we eat have been sprayed with all manner of toxic chemicals, such as herbicides and pesticides and that these can have a detrimental effect on any living organism, as many are toxic to “bees, birds, wildlife (which includes mammals of all kinds) and fish”.
Fresh fats are not toxic to dogs, but preserved fats, such as those found in bacon, contain a very high salt content and may be “doctored” with other preservatives.
Our dogs, for some strange reason, have a penchant for the tomatoes we grow in our garden. As we use strict Permaculture principles, we use no sprays of any kind and do not discourage them from eating the tomatoes.
We do not use air fresheners or insecticide sprays in our house and as a result, a pair of swallows has built their nest in our kitchen and have been using it for about five years during the spring and summer months. Lizards, geckos, frogs, spiders, mantids and shrews are such common visitors that our dogs don’t even take any notice when they clamber over them. These welcome creatures keep our home free of roaches, silver moths (silverfish?) and other plagues. Our cats catch some of the lizards and shrews, though … and they take care of the rodents. Our dogs have learned to leave the snakes alone, but the cats have not.
We must always remember that animals and man are very dissimilar: a porcupine can swallow with impunity enough strychnine and prussic acid to kill and army and many parrots in the Amazon subsist on fruits that are so acidic that they would burn our faces off. They regulate the acid in their own digestive tracts by eating limestone. Monkeys eat certain berries of which a tiny amount will kill a man and sea turtles eat venomous jellyfish.
Man feeds most of his domesticated animals on artificial foods, which is one of the reasons that they become ill or suffer debilities.