Christmas Family With Rainbow & Bella The Yellow Labs (Click to enlarge)
No, nothing has happened to these two wonderful Labs, Rainbow and Bella. They are fine. They were hearty, rambunctious, inquisitive and playful when we last saw them. That’s the job description of Labrador Retrievers. It’s also what gets many of them in a lot of trouble.
I post these girls today because I’ve just received word that a friend of ours is waiting to find out if her two beloved Labs will live after eating part of a Sago Palm. She asked me to post something to warn others of this deadly plant. The ingestion of very minute amounts of this plant can cause irreparable damage.
Recently I had a conversation with someone concerning the danger of dogs having access to chocolate. She said she gives her dog chocolate because he likes it. I said she is lucky because it’s poison to some dogs. I’m afraid many might think the same of a Sago Palm. Unlike chocolate, however, Sagos can kill ANY dog, any cat and any horse. My friend’s two Labs are both in a coma as we speak.
Don’t believe me? Check out HappyDogsPlay.com’s post on March 20th last year. Sisters Pet Pics has a Toxicity page with three great sites listing all dangerous and poisonous plants to animals. Top on the list? SAGO PALMS! Still not convinced? Go to Snopes.com’s entry about Sago Palms. They researched it and deemed this warning TRUE (!).
Some people might have a potted Sago in their home. If you live with cats PLEASE, PLEASE get rid of the Sago. It’s deadly.
I hope my readers heed this warning. If you have a plant and nothing has happened yet (as occurred with my friend’s Labs) you have a ticking time bomb in your yard. It’s only a matter of time until a seed is next to some other tasty morsel and it’s ingested by your beloved pet. Don’t let this happen to you dear reader.
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