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  • Spring is in the air........

    Today was such a beautiful day for me to enjoy outside and to start planning my garden for the year.  I recently moved to a new place and have lots of work to do in the gardens.  I also have 4 cats that I have to be careful of when I plan.  I thought I would find some information on the SPCA poison website and other sites to pass ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by bloglady on February 13, 2008

  • Valentine's Day......

    Valentine' s Day usually means chocolate and an increase in chocolate poisonings in pet.  And the better the chocolate the more poisonous it can be. Larger amounts of chocolate, particularly of the most toxic type, can bring about epileptic seizures in some dogs, and in all dogs, can kill. Poisoning of dogs by chocolate is not as uncommon as ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by bloglady on February 5, 2008

  • Mercury....a fishy poison

    We have heard about the possiblitlity of mercury levels in fish being too high for human consumption but it could be a problem for our furry friends as well.  The following news from the Discovery Channel is alarming.  ''Alaskan sled dogs live in one of the world's most pristine environments, but a new study has revealed the ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by lorrainehug on September 12, 2007

  • Artificial Sweeteners can be deadly

    Yes we all probably have them in our house but did you realize that the popular sweetener Xylitol that is safe for human's can be toxic and often lethal when consumed by dogs?  Xylitol is in everything from gum to some yogurts.  Once a dog has ingested the Xylitol the dog will rapidly produce insulin which in turn quickly reduces the ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by lorrainehug on September 11, 2007

  • ASPCA Top 10 Poisons for Pets 2006

    The ASPCA has its list of the top 10 poisoning causes for pets.  Out of the over 100, 000 calls the ASPCA received to its poison hotline the following were tops and most things are items that most people have around the house and don't realize how they can affect their pets.  Remember pets are like children, so crawl around on the floor ...
    Posted to The PetSource Blog - Scribbles 'n Bits (Weblog) by lorrainehug on March 7, 2007