[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Why not just use cyanide, rat poison, etc. (cynical)? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Bill Homer [Email] (#3427) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Bill Homer) on Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:50:19 In Reply to: Re: I love dogs, so don't hate me for saying this, t_mokes, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:25:15 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

This idea is hugely unfair to the dogs, when it's their masters that are at fault. Many dog owners are not aware of the toxicity of chocolate; I was not until very recently, and have had dogs for 14 years. Dogs will eat anything they find that remotely resembles food, candy is too inviting to pass up.

In case you are not aware of it, chocolate made for human consumption can cause death in dogs. Dogs are sensitive to a class of chemicals called methylxanthines. Caffeine and theobtomine are members of that family. Dogs simply cannot metabolise and excrete methylxanthines as efficiently as humans. The half life of those compounds in the human body is in the order of 2 to 3 hours, in the dog it is more like 18 hours.

You can read the entire article at the link. Some of the other more humane ideas are a better plan. Or, put out signs that state that you have set out poison - then prepare for retaliatory action.



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Dogs and Chocolates

• OT: Dog repellants, John J, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:22:18
  • Thanks all, John J, Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:23:06
  • Re: OT: Dog repellants, cryptical, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:00:11
  • This should do the trick!, Henry, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:19:13
  • Re: I love dogs, so don't hate me for saying this, t_mokes, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:25:15
    • Why not just use cyanide, rat poison, etc. (cynical)?, Bill Homer , Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:50:19 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Just how bad is it, anyone convert the metric to SAE?, Jimbo, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 14:37:25
      • Re: Why not just use cyanide, rat poison, etc. (cynical)?, t_mokes, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:14:12
  • Ever see "Me Myself and Irene?", Schu, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:41:43
    • Re: Ever see "Me Myself and Irene?", Dan , Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:57:29
  • Don't worry yourself too much about the poop....., Martin, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:29:28
  • What I did, Schu, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 05:36:31
    • Would be cool to connect the motion sensor to sprinkler, Jimbo, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 08:37:14
    • If the dogs are running loose it is hard to do, Noel, Fri, 3 Dec 2004 07:16:08
      • Bacon grease, RS , Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:04:29
        • Yuck! n/m, Street, Sun, 5 Dec 2004 15:16:31
        • I love it! (what do you feed your dog??) n/m, AdamD, Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:08:14

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