URGENT dog warning
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/stuffedtoys.asp Last night at agility class, a vet, who is a fellow agility student
was telling us about a case she had this week. The dog ate a
child's teddy bear and was very sick. When she opened the dog up to
remove what she thought was an intestinal obstruction she found a
huge gelatin type mess inside and the dogs intestines were black and
the tissue dead. The dog will die no surgery can fix him up there
was no living intestine left from stomach to colon.
This was not an obstruction. .... so she called the manufacturer of
the Teddy Bear on a quest to find out what the gel was and what
killed the dog. Turns out the stuffing in children's toys contains
ingredients for flame retardants and mite control! It is designed
to be come a gel. It is highly toxic. Now you would think a
child's toy would be safe because it is for children, but they don 't
expect a child to eat the stuffing of the toys... huummmm that seems
a bit scary too. But we all know dogs demolish stuffed toys.
So do not give or buy your dog any children's stuffed animals...
some people get them at goodwill etc. The vet will be posting a
warning and story and I will send any other facts as needed and as I
learn more. Maybe some children's toys do not have this
ingredient, but better to be safe then sorry. So meanwhile, make
sure all your dog toys are for dogs. Please pass this on... it is
a horrible death she described and one that can be avoided.
