Comments on: This Plant Will Kill Your Dog (and maybe your kids) http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/ It's Just Links Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Carla http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-179769 Carla Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:48:17 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-179769 We just rushed our dog to the vet and the first thing the vet asked was if we had Sago Palms. We have many of them but never knew they were poisionous to animals. After 2 days in a vet speciality hospital she had ingest too much of it and we had to have her put down. We just rushed our dog to the vet and the first thing the vet asked was if we had Sago Palms. We have many of them but never knew they were poisionous to animals. After 2 days in a vet speciality hospital she had ingest too much of it and we had to have her put down.

]]> By: Frenando http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-179225 Frenando Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:03:15 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-179225 Ana, Sounds like trouble but, did he eat it after it pricked him? I'm pretty sure you need to <i>ingest</i> it for the toxins to develope in your system. Ana, Sounds like trouble but, did he eat it after it pricked him? I’m pretty sure you need to ingest it for the toxins to develope in your system.

]]> By: Ana http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-177626 Ana Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:57:35 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-177626 Wow! Now I'm worried. After readding all the horror stories on this site, I'm taking my husband to the doctor tomorrow. My husband was building a fence and got pricked by a sago palm under his right arm. He developed a horrible rash that is still there after 2 weeks. He is complaining about his joints hurting him and hasn't really had a good appitite lately. I noticed that tonight the rash (looks like a bright red blush) has now spread all over his back. The fact that it will also harm internal organs has me worried also. I will update this site after we find out where my husband is with this unfortunate sago palm incident. Wow! Now I’m worried. After readding all the horror stories on this site, I’m taking my husband to the doctor tomorrow. My husband was building a fence and got pricked by a sago palm under his right arm. He developed a horrible rash that is still there after 2 weeks. He is complaining about his joints hurting him and hasn’t really had a good appitite lately. I noticed that tonight the rash (looks like a bright red blush) has now spread all over his back. The fact that it will also harm internal organs has me worried also. I will update this site after we find out where my husband is with this unfortunate sago palm incident.

]]> By: Tim http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-177171 Tim Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:01:22 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-177171 Looking to landscape a new home I'm buying, 1st ever and thought these plants looked good. Have no kids or dogs but would be crushed if I was responsible for another's demise if it happened because I put this plant in my yard. I appreciate the info. and will look at alternatives. The home's HOA has this on their recommended list but should possibly be on the banned list. Thanks for EVERYBODY'S input. Thank God Free speech is one of the few things still allowed in this country! Looking to landscape a new home I’m buying, 1st ever and thought these plants looked good. Have no kids or dogs but would be crushed if I was responsible for another’s demise if it happened because I put this plant in my yard. I appreciate the info. and will look at alternatives. The home’s HOA has this on their recommended list but should possibly be on the banned list. Thanks for EVERYBODY’S input. Thank God Free speech is one of the few things still allowed in this country!

]]> By: Denisejt http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-176883 Denisejt Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:31:48 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-176883 Geesh I just found this blog and was looking for anything I needed to know about planting Sago Palms....and I just got two lovely ones from Home Depot. Tons of growing things are deadly, so put a warning on them, or buy them and use some stay-away type product to keep animals from eating them. If your kids are eating them, you aren't watching your kids closely enough..or the sitter isn't awaare of what they're doing...hmm... Geesh I just found this blog and was looking for anything I needed to know about planting Sago Palms….and I just got two lovely ones from Home Depot. Tons of growing things are deadly, so put a warning on them, or buy them and use some stay-away type product to keep animals from eating them. If your kids are eating them, you aren’t watching your kids closely enough..or the sitter isn’t awaare of what they’re doing…hmm…

]]> By: Marc http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-175533 Marc Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:40:04 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-175533 Both of my dogs got ahold of a Sago and distroyed it!!! They both lived! I read all of these horrific stories on the internet and figured my dogs were both not going to survive it was heart breaking!!! My mut dog (boxer/pit mix) threw up a few times and was back to normal in about a day or so...my purebread dog (german shorthaired pointer) which ate the bulk of the palm, well he was a different story! We rushed both dogs to the Pet ER and they wanted $5k to examine them both and that wasn't going to fully cure them. I didn't have the money at the time, so I pulled both dogs out and drove them home. The GSP threw up for about 2 then had no energy to do anything, he didn't eat anything for a week! I started that next morning giving him pedialite (same childs stuff) he didn't like anthing but the plain no flavor stuff..he drank that every so often. Then I went to the store and bout some Dannon immunity yogurt and FORCE fed him that for a solid week. within serveral days went from 6olbs to 40lbs with in a week! I would pick hm up and take him outside to try and get him motivated...it worked for a few minutes then he would just plop down and look miserable! I honestly though every morning when I woke up he was going to gone..sad feeling! After about 10 days and after the yogurt was gone... he started getting energy and after a few weeks he was moving around more and more. He wasn't back to normal until a mont and a half. This led to more and more problems with this dog! his organs were not funtioning the right way and he bloated up like a goat... we put him on a diaretic pill and he slowly got back to a normal size.....the came the mange mites!!! after a month of pills it was gone. We are going on a YEAR with out problems with him! Both dogs are perfetly healthy! So before you panic... calm down and try these few steps I listed above.... Both of my dogs got ahold of a Sago and distroyed it!!! They both lived! I read all of these horrific stories on the internet and figured my dogs were both not going to survive it was heart breaking!!! My mut dog (boxer/pit mix) threw up a few times and was back to normal in about a day or so…my purebread dog (german shorthaired pointer) which ate the bulk of the palm, well he was a different story! We rushed both dogs to the Pet ER and they wanted $5k to examine them both and that wasn’t going to fully cure them. I didn’t have the money at the time, so I pulled both dogs out and drove them home.

The GSP threw up for about 2 then had no energy to do anything, he didn’t eat anything for a week! I started that next morning giving him pedialite (same childs stuff) he didn’t like anthing but the plain no flavor stuff..he drank that every so often.

Then I went to the store and bout some Dannon immunity yogurt and FORCE fed him that for a solid week. within serveral days went from 6olbs to 40lbs with in a week!

I would pick hm up and take him outside to try and get him motivated…it worked for a few minutes then he would just plop down and look miserable! I honestly though every morning when I woke up he was going to gone..sad feeling! After about 10 days and after the yogurt was gone… he started getting energy and after a few weeks he was moving around more and more. He wasn’t back to normal until a mont and a half.

This led to more and more problems with this dog! his organs were not funtioning the right way and he bloated up like a goat… we put him on a diaretic pill and he slowly got back to a normal size…..the came the mange mites!!! after a month of pills it was gone.

We are going on a YEAR with out problems with him! Both dogs are perfetly healthy!

So before you panic… calm down and try these few steps I listed above….

]]> By: MARYANN http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-175220 MARYANN Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:00:32 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-175220 I will be extra careful with this beautiful plant. Luckily my dog does not eat or chew on plants, but i will watch her and my grandson also. Thanks for the heads up. I will be extra careful with this beautiful plant. Luckily my dog does not eat or chew on plants, but i will watch her and my grandson also. Thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: Jen http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-174419 Jen Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:26:24 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-174419 I just lost my 7 year old poodle. We planted a sago palm in our back yard, I had no ideal it would kill my dog. She was my baby. I can't beleive anyone could be so heartless to say things said here on this site. I think a warning label would have been helpful! And for those of you that open your mouth without using your heart first, are the one that have the problem! I just lost my 7 year old poodle. We planted a sago palm in our back yard, I had no ideal it would kill my dog. She was my baby. I can’t beleive anyone could be so heartless to say things said here on this site. I think a warning label would have been helpful! And for those of you that open your mouth without using your heart first, are the one that have the problem!

]]> By: Vicki http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-173580 Vicki Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:36 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-173580 WATCH YOUR KIDS AND YOUR DOGS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD LET YOUR DOG CHEW ON A PLANT ANYWAY THEN YOU ARE GOING TO BLAME THE PLANT I DON'T KNOW ALL THE PLANTS THAT ARE POISON SO I DON'T LET MY KIDS ARE MY DOGS EAT ON THEM THATS THE SAFE THING YOU THINK. WATCH YOUR KIDS AND YOUR DOGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD LET YOUR DOG CHEW ON A PLANT ANYWAY THEN YOU ARE GOING TO BLAME THE PLANT I DON’T KNOW ALL THE PLANTS THAT ARE POISON SO I DON’T LET MY KIDS ARE MY DOGS EAT ON THEM THATS THE SAFE THING YOU THINK.

]]> By: Jim http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/comment-page-4/#comment-173295 Jim Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:15:19 +0000 http://www.tonyspencer.com/2007/10/03/this-plant-will-kill-your-dog-and-maybe-your-kids/#comment-173295 Wow! Glanced at the responses to the concern expressed by a person, which by the way, are now being reported by veternarians across the country. Always interesting to see what true American Rednecks have to say regarding such matters...dogs and children are fearless and yes they can learn and be taught to avoid those things that create a threat to them, but in the meantime why take a chance, remove the damned poisonous plants! Wow! Glanced at the responses to the concern expressed by a person, which by the way, are now being reported by veternarians across the country. Always interesting to see what true American Rednecks have to say regarding such matters…dogs and children are fearless and yes they can learn and be taught to avoid those things that create a threat to them, but in the meantime why take a chance, remove the damned poisonous plants!

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