Thanks,Gloria! I am such a crazy person when it comes to my boys! I watch them like a hawk, and everyone thinks I'm nuts! Thanks for the reminder, it only takes a second and they can be in trouble!
Elizabeth --- On Thu, 12/18/08, G Chase <[email protected]> wrote: > From: G Chase <[email protected]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] FW: Please Read - Toxic Potpourri > To: "Chihuahua Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 10:41 PM > 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] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! 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