Just a reminder below... My cousin's kitty cat died last week from Tylenol. She left it out on her bathroom counter and Spunky got a hold of it. Symptoms were foaming at the mouth, convulsing and a ridged body. ER tried to give her CPR, but she didn't respond. I have got to get her a sympathy card, asap. Thank you for all who have prayed and had good thoughts for Faye and Kendo to come home. I didn't know whether to strangle them or embrace them. Long and short, I embraced their very muddy bodies...they were not hurt either. I was in my PJ's running up and down our road, I'm coming down with a cold now. Thank God!! ~ Gloria C ~
From: [email protected]: [email protected]: Fwd: Please Read - Toxic PotpourriDate: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:18:15 -0800 Begin forwarded message: From: "Sally Jones" <[email protected]> Date: December 16, 2008 9:32:56 AM PST < Subject: Fw: Please Read - Toxic Potpourri Please pass this on. It is important especially if you have dogs & cats. I don,t know if young kids could be affected by it but I don't see why not.Sally----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Holloway" <[email protected]>To: "Jones" <[email protected]>; "Karen Miille" <[email protected]>; "Sally Hershfield" <[email protected]>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 6:13 AMSubject: Please Read - Toxic Potpourri This appeared on a Cavalier list but pertains to everyone. Permission to cross post is granted by Karen Cantner. Karen Cantner, [email protected], writes: We have suffered a terrible, terrible tragedy last Wed. Two, beloved Cavaliers of mine, Haley and Zoe both ate potpourri from a decorative basket in my living room . Within hours, they were vomiting it, convulsing and going into total body rigidity and shock. We took them to the after hours clinic, they had no idea what it could be and wouldn't listen to me about them vomiting potpourri at home and how I had such concerns about the toxic effects of it. They treated symptoms. We transferred them to our day vet. He also wouldn't listen to me about the potpourri theory. He said they had "strychnine" poisoning symptoms. I kept telling him that the potpourri was Made In India, sold by a company in California and sold at my local WalMart. My heart told me that it was the culprit of their condition. They declined rapidly throughout the day and we transferred them back to the after hours clinic for a second night. At midnight, I made the agonizing decision to put them to sleep. Haley was in constant seizures that wouldn't stop, fluid was filling up in her lungs, body temp was dropping on both of them, Zoe was lying almost lifeless on the table, struggling with every breath she took. Every muscle was completely rigid, you couldn't even move her. I have devoted the last couple of days (now that I can get out of bed and function) to researching my concerns with the potpourri and have since found out I was right............there is a lab in England that has case studies on toxic potpourri from India!! The toxin....strychnine, which in it's commercial source, comes from a certain tree grown in India. I am completely heart broken over this. Please be aware of the potential toxins in any and all stuff like this in our homes. I would've never guessed this could happen but when I saw them both "playing" in the potpourri and then after about two hours saw the symptoms of a poisoning, I just put two and two together. Hug your babies, Love them and always take lots of photos along the way...it helps later on, trust me. Karen Cantner, Heartland Kennels, Evansville, Indiana USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please ask for permission before redistributing or publishing. Mail sent through SHOWDALS-L is Copyright 2008 by the original author. Need list help ? Email [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
