Warnings!

Adopt-A-Chow Rescue

IMPORTANT WARNINGS!!!

NEW!!! COCOA MULCH

True information about the mulch can be found here - http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoa.htm This site gives the following information:

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called "Theobromine".

It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution ? check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate ? especially dark or baker's chocolate ? which is toxic to dogs.

Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

COTTON BALL REMEDY

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What do you do if your puppy (or mischievous older dog) gets into your holiday decorations and eats some of the glass ornaments? This potentially lethal mishap can darken even the brightest holiday season.

THE PROCEDURE

BEFORE the holiday go to a pharmacy and buy a box of cotton balls. Be sure that you get COTTON balls...not the cosmetic puffs that are made from man-made fibers. Also, buy a quart of half-and-half coffee cream and put it in the freezer. Should your dog eat glass ornaments. Defrost the half-and-half and pour some in a bowl. Dip cotton balls into the cream and feed them to your dog.

Dogs under 10 lbs should eat 2 balls which you have first torn into smaller pieces. Dogs 10-50 lbs should eat 3-5 balls and larger dogs should eat 5-7. You may feed larger dogs an entire cotton ball at once. Dogs seem to really like these strange treats and eat them readily.

As the cotton works its way through the digestive tract it will find all the glass pieces and wrap itself around them. Even the teeniest shards of glass will be caught and wrapped in the cotton fibers and the cotton will protect the intestines from damage by the glass. Your dog's stools will be really weird for a few days and you will have to be careful to check for fresh blood or a tarry appearance to the stool. If either of the latter symptoms appear you should rush your dog to the vet for a checkup but, in most cases, the dogs will be just fine.

An actual experience: I can personally vouch for the cotton ball treatment. While I was at the vet waiting for him to return from lunch a terrified woman ran in with a litter of puppies who had demolished a wooden crate along with large open staples. The young vet had taken x-rays which did show each of the puppies had swallowed several open staples. He was preparing them for surgery when my wonderful vet came in and said no surgery. I watched him wet several cotton balls, squeeze out the water and pop them down their throats. Within 24 hours every staple was accounted for. This was a lesson I learned in the mid-1960s and have had to use several times on my brats. I wet the cotton balls and smear on some liverwurst and they bolt it down and ask for more. The cotton always comes out with the object safely embedded.

The following ASPCA/NAPCC pages are no longer on the internet. However, when looking at the new pages ASPCA has up, there are some things below that are not covered in the same manner, so we decided to keep the following information up. There is a definitive distinction between the ASPCA/NAPCC information pages and the ASPCA latest pages, as you will note.

ASPCA/NAPCC Information Page
emergency hotline--1-888-4-ANI-HELP

Brought to our attention by: Lois
Volunteer for Caring For Creatures
http://www.caringforcreatures.com
http://www.animalhome.com/

ATTENTION PET OWNERS--BREAD DOUGH A NO-NO

As the holidays descend upon us, there'll be many cooks in the kitchen--but don't spoil your pet by giving him bread dough.

According to Jill A. Richardson, DVM, of the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC), when bread dough is ingested, an animal's body heat causes the dough to rise in the stomach. As alcohol is produced during the rising process, the dough expands. Pet's who've eaten bread dough may experience abdominal pain, bloat, vomiting, disorientation and depression.

"We once had a case in which a Labrador retriever ate several rolls that the owner had placed on the oven to rise. The owner didn't think much of this, and was just upset that the dog ate part of the holiday feast," Richardson recalls. "A few hours later, the owner noticed the dog looked very lethargic. He was resistant to move, incoordinated and was retching." As the symptoms increased, the owner brought him to an emergency clinic, which contacted the APCC. Unfortunately, the dog's stomach was so severely distended that the only option at the time was to surgically remove the dough; he was also treated for alcohol toxicosis, caused by the fermentation of the dough. The Labrador was kept at the clinic for the weekend and recovered completely. Although he had ingested quite a bit of dough, an animal needs to eat only a small amount to cause a problem, because bread dough can rise many times its size. Please take care not to let Fluffy or Fido in the kitchen unsupervised when you're baking this holiday season--especially if you've got a professional chowhound who's always on the lookout for food.

In addition to offering information online at http://www.napcc.aspca.org, the APCC also runs an emergency hotline--1-888-4-ANI-HELP--that provides round-the-clock telephone assistance.

ASPCA/NAPCC Information Page

Brought to our attention by: Ken

*Potential poisons around the home:
chocolate, tea, coffee, cola. Chocolate contains a chemical, theobromine, which is poisonous to all dogs. Different dogs react differently to it. Theobromine can trigger epileptic seizures, fatal cardiac irregularity, can irritate the gastrointestinal tract and cause internal bleeding which can kill the dog within a day or so. Theobromine is also present in differing amounts in different kinds of chocolate. Milk chocolate has 44-66 mg/oz; dark chocolate 450 mg/oz.; and baking /bitter chocolate or cocoa powder varies from 150-600 mg/oz.

Theobromine will stay in the bloodstream between 14-20 hours. It goes back into the bloodstream through the stomach lining and takes a long time for the liver to filter out. If your dog has eaten chocolate, contact your vet immediately. Many dogs react adversely to the chemicals in tea, coffee and cola. The best defense is prevention. Keep all such products where your dog can't get at them.

*Onions, especially raw onions, should be avoided as they can trigger fatal hemolytic anemia in dogs.

*Potato poisonings have occurred both in dogs and people from the solanum alkaloids found in green sprouts and green potato skins which occurs when the tubers are exposed to sunlight during growth or after harvest. Cooked, mashed potatoes are fine to eat, but keep the raw ones away from your dog.

*Turkey skin has been linked to acute pancreatitis in dogs and must be avoided because of its high fat content. Never feed your dog a high fat content meat unless you defat it first (see Feeding).

*Nuts: Walnuts are poisonous to dogs and should be avoided. Nuts are not good for dogs in general, since their high phosphorous content may lead to bladder stones.

*Antifreeze Poisoning: Each year thousands of pets die from exposure to ethylene glycol, the active ingredient in auto antifreeze. The sweet taste lures them in and just a lick or two can cause death. Early treatment is critical to try and prevent fatal kidney failure. Antifreeze is highly toxic. Be sure to keep your pets away from it. Anytime a dog or cat is left in a garage, the potential for death by antifreeze poisoning is present. If you see a greenish liquid in your garage or on the street, keep your pet away and clean it up thoroughly.

*POISONOUS HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Acetaminophen (i.e. Tylenol, Anacin, etc.) NEVER GIVE TO ANY DOG ORCAT-VERY TOXIC
Ant Stakes or Ant Poison
Antifreeze
Aspirin (may be given under veterinary direction only)
Bleach
Boric Acid
Brake Fluid
Carbon Monoxide
Carbuerator Cleaner
Christmas Tinsel
Cleaning Fluid
Deoderants/Deodorizers
DetergentsDisinfectants
Drain Cleaner
Dye
Fungicides
Hair Colorings
Herbicides
Ibuprofen (i.e. Advil, Motrin, etc. NEVER GIVE TO ANY DOG OR CAT-VERY TOXIC
Insecticides
Poisonous Household Items (continued)
Kerosene
Laxatives
Lead
Lye
Matches
Metal Polish
Mineral Spirits
Mothballs
Nail Polish and Remover
Paint and Paint Remover
Perm Solutions
Phenol
Photo Developer
Rat Poison
Rubbing Alcohol
Shoe Polish
Sleeping Pills

*POISONOUS PLANTS

Dogs like to graze but sometimes they choose to graze on plants that are toxic to them. Some plants hide deadly poisons in their leaves, seeds, flowers or berries. These poisons can affect the gastrointestinal system, cardiovascular system or nervous system and may cause death. It is important to know what plants are in your home and yard and what symptoms poisonous plants can cause. Plants containing saps or resins can irritate a pet's mouth, pharynx or esophagus, causing excessive salivation, swelling, vomiting, abnormal heart rhythms, labored breathing, collapse, skin rashes or itching. Some plants can cause blood abnormalities, such as anemia, jaundice, urinary tract disorders or kidney failure.

Signs to look for are pale gums, yellow eye whites or bloody urine.

Other signs of poisoning include depression, aberrant behavior or shaking. If your pet shows any of these symptoms, take note of the plants it may have had access to and call poison control or your vet immediately. It would be impossible to list all the plants that may be dangerous to pets, but the following list gives some common plants that are considered poisonous. There is also a list of safe plants.

(Check the following list and keep them away from your dog.)

Azalea
Boxwood
Bulb flowers: Amaryllis, Daffodil, Hyacinth, iris
Caladium
Chrysanthemum
Creeping Charlie/pilea
Dieffenbachia (dumb cane)
Elephant Ears/Taro
Foxglove
Fruit Pits: almond, apples, apricot, cherry, peach, pear, plum
Hemlock
Holly
Hydrangea
Ivy (all varieties)
Jerusalem cherry
Jimson weed/Thorn Apple
Lantana
Larkspur/Delphinium
Lily of the Valley
Marigold
Marijuana
Mistletoe
Monkshood
Morning glory
Nightshade (all varieties)
Nicotiana
Oleander
Philodendron
Pointsettia

*SAFE PLANTS

African violet
Baby Tears
Bamboo
Begonia
Bougainvillea
Coleus
Jade Plant
Kalanchoe
Norfolk Island Pine
Palms
Pepperomia
Prayer Plant
Petunia
Wandering Jew
Zebra Plant

ASPCA

Keep Your Pet's Home Poison Safe -- http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_poisonsafe

Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pet- Alcoholic beverages
- Avocado
- Chocolate (all forms)
- Coffee (all forms)
- Fatty foods
- Macadamia nuts
- Moldy or spoiled foods
- Onions, onion powder
- Raisins and grapes
- Salt
- Yeast dough
- Garlic
- Products sweetened with xylitol

Warm Weather Hazards
- Animal toxins—toads, insects, spiders, snakes and scorpions
- Blue-green algae in ponds
- Citronella candles
- Cocoa mulch
- Compost piles Fertilizers
- Flea products
- Outdoor plants and plant bulbs
- Swimming-pool treatment supplies
- Fly baits containing methomyl
- Slug and snail baits containing metaldehyde

Medication
Common examples of human medications that can be potentially lethal to pets, even in small doses, include:
- Pain killers
- Cold medicines
- Anti-cancer drugs
- Antidepressants
- Vitamins
- Diet Pills

Cold Weather Hazards
- Antifreeze
- Liquid potpourri
- Ice melting products
- Rat and mouse bait

Common Household Hazards
- Fabric softener sheets
- Mothballs
- Post-1982 pennies (due to high concentration of zinc)

Holiday Hazards
- Christmas tree water (may contain fertilizers and bacteria, which, if ingested, can upset the stomach.
- Electrical cords
- Ribbons or tinsel (can become lodged in the intestines and cause intestinal obstruction—most often occurs with kittens!)
- Batteries
- Glass ornaments

Non-toxic Substances for Dogs and Cats
The following substances are considered to be non-toxic, although they may cause mild gastrointestinal upset in some animals:
- Water-based paints
- Toilet bowl water
- Silica gel
- Poinsettia
- Cat litter
- Glue traps
- Glow jewelry

List of Toxic Plants -- http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_toxicplants

This list contains plants that have been reported as having systemic effects on animals and/or intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract.

Stay tuned—our extensive searchable database complete with descriptions and photographs is coming soon.

Please note that the information contained in our plant lists is not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather a compilation of the most frequently encountered plants. For more information, contact us at napcc@aspca.org.

A
- Aloe
- Amaryllis
- Andromeda Japonica
- Asian Lily (Liliaceae)
- Asparagus Fern
- Australian Nut
- Autumn Crocus
- Avocado
- Azalea

B
- Bird of Paradise
- American Bittersweet
- European Bittersweet
- Branching Ivy
- Buckeye
- Buddist Pine

C
- Caladium
- Calla Lily
- Castor Bean
- Ceriman (aka Cutleaf Philodendron)
- Charming
Diffenbachia
- Chinaberry Tree
- Chinese Evergreen
- Christmas Rose
- Clematis
- Cordatum
- Corn Plant (aka Cornstalk Plant)
- Cornstalk Plant (aka Corn Plant)
- Cutleaf Philodendron (aka Ceriman)
- Cycads
- Cyclamen

D
- Daffodil
- Day Lily
- Devil's Ivy
- Dumb Cane
- Deadly Nightshade (See Nightshade)

E
- Easter Lily
- Elephant Ears
- Emerald Feather (aka Emerald Fern)
- Emerald Fern (aka Emerald Feather)
- English Ivy

F
- Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron
- Flamingo Plant
- Florida Beauty
- Foxglove
- Fruit Salad Plant

G
- Glacier Ivy
- Gladiolas
- Glory Lily
- Gold Dieffenbachia
- Gold Dust Dracaena
- Golden Pothos
- Green Gold Nephthysis

H
- Hahn's self branching English Ivy
- Heartleaf Philodendron
- Heavenly Bamboo
- Holly
- Horsehead Philodendron
- Hurricane Plant
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea

I
- Iris

J
- Japanese Show Lily
- Japanese Yew (aka Yew)
- Jerusalem Cherry

K
- Kalanchoe

L
- Lace Fern
- Lacy Tree
- Lily of the Valley

M
- Macadamia Nut
- Madagascar Dragon Tree
- Marble Queen
- Marijuana
- Mauna Loa Peace Lily (aka Peace Lily)
- Mexican Breadfruit
- Mistletoe "American"
- Morning Glory
- Mother-in-Law

N
- Narcissus
- Needlepoint Ivy
- Nephthytis
- Nightshade

O
- Oleander
- Onion
- Orange Day Lily

P
- Panda
- Peace Lily (aka Maana Loa Peace Lily)
- Philodendron Pertusum
- Plumosa Fern
- Precatory Bean

Q
- Queensland Nut

R
- Red Emerald
- Red Lily
- Red-Margined Dracaena (aka Straight-Margined Dracaena)
- Red Princess
- Rhododendron
- Ribbon Plant (Dracaena sanderiana)
- Rubrum Lily

S
- Saddle Leaf Philodendron
- Sago Palm
- Satin Pothos
- Schefflera
- Spotted Dumb Cane
- Stargazer Lily
- Striped Dracaena
- Sweetheart Ivy
- Swiss Cheese Plant

T
- Taro Vine
- Tiger Lily
- Tomato Plant
- Tree Philodendron
- Tropic Snow Dumbcane
- Tulip

V
- Variable Dieffenbachia
- Variegated Philodendron

W
- Warneckei Dracaena
- Wood Lily

Y
- Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
- Yew (aka Japanese Yew)
- Yucca

List of Non-Toxic Plants -- http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_nontoxicplants

This list contains plants that have not been reported as having systemic effects on animals or as having intense effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Any plant material ingested by an animal (as when dogs and cats ingest yard grass) may produce signs of vomiting, depression, or diarrhea. These signs are generally mild and self-limiting and often do not require any treatment.

Please note that the information contained in our plant lists is not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather a compilation of the most frequently encountered plants. For general information on plants not included on either list, please feel free to contact us at napcc@aspca.org.

A
- Achira
- Acorn squash
- African violet
- Algaroba
- Aluminum plant
- Alumroot
- American rubber
- Anthericum comosum
- Antirrhinum multiflorum
- Arabian gentian
- Aregelia
- Artillery plant
- Aspidium falcatum
- Aubepine
- Autumn olive

B
- Bachelors buttons
- Ball fern
- Bamboo
- Bamboo palm
- Bamboo vine
- Banana
- Banana squash
- Begonia species
- Belmore sentry palm
- Big shellbark hickory
- Bitter pecan
- Bitternut
- Black haw
- Black hawthorn
- Blaspheme vine
- Bloodleaf
- Blooming sally
- Bluebottle
- Blue bead
- Blue daisy
- Blue echeveria
- Blue-dicks
- Blue-eyed daisy
- Blunt leaf peperomia
- Blushing bromeliad
- Bold sword fern
- Boston fern
- Bottlebrush
- Bottle Palm
- Brazilian orchid
- Bride's bonnet
- Bristly greenbrier
- Broom hickory
- Brodiaea pulchella
- Butterfly ginger
- Butterfly iris
- Bullbrier
- Bur gourd
- Burro's tail
- Buttercup squash
- Butterfly squash

C
- Caeroba
- Calathea insignis
- Calthea lancifolia
- California pitcher plant
- Callistemon bradyandrus
- Callistemon viminalis
- Callistemon citrinus
- Calochortus nuttalli
- Camellia
- Canada hemlock
- Canary date palm
- Candle plant
- Candycorn plant
- Canna lily
- Cantebury-bell
- Cape jasmine
- Cape primrose
- Carob
- Carob tree
- Caroba
- Carobinha
- Carolina hemlock
- Carrion flower
- Carrot flower
- Carrot fern
- Casaba melon
- Cast Iron plant
- Cat brier
- Cat ear
- Cattleya labiata
- Celosia globosa
- Celosia plumosa
- Celosia spicata
- Chamaedorean
- Chaparral
- Chenille plant
- Chestnut
- Chicken-gizzard
- Chickens and hens
- Chin-lao-shu
- China aster
- China root
- Chinese plumbago
- Chlorophytum
- Chlorophytum bechetii
- Chocolate soldier
- Christmas dagger
- Christmas palm
- Christmas orchid
- Cinnamon
- Cinquefoil
- Cirrhopetalum
- Clearweed
- Cliff brake
- Cocks comb
- Cocktail orchid
- Collinia elegans
- Color-band
- Columnar
- Common camellia
- Common catbrier
- Common garden canna
- Common greenbrier
- Common snapdragon
- Common staghorn fern
- Confederate jasmine
- Coolwort
- Copperlead
- Copper rose
- Coralardisia
- Coral bells
- Coralberry
- Cornflower
- Crape myrtle
- Crataegus phaenopyrum
- Crataegus spp.
- Creeping charlie
- Creeping gloxinia
- Creeping mahonia
- Creeping pilea
- Creeping rubus
- Creeping zinnia
- Crepe myrtle
- Crimson bottlebush
- Crimson cup
- Crisped feather fern
- Crossandra
- Cucumber
- Cushon aloe
- Cushion moss
- Cyrtudeira reptans

D
- Dainty
- Dainty rabbits-foot fern
- Dallas fern
- Dancing doll orchid
- Davallia bullata mariessi
- Davallia trichomanoides
- Desert trumpet
- Dichelostemma
- Dichorisandra reginae
- Dinteranthus vanzylii
- Duffii fern
- Duffy fern
- Dwarf date palm
- Dwarf feather fern
- Dwarf palm
- Dwarf Rose-Stripe Star
- Dwarf royal palm
- Dwarf whitman fern

E
- Earth star
- Easter cattleya
- Easter daisy
- Easter lily cactus
- Easter orchid
- Edible banana
- Elephant-Ear Begonia
- Emerald ripple peperomia
- English hawthorn
- Epidendrum atropurpeum
- Epidendrum ibaguense
- Epidendrum
- Episcia spp.

F
- False aralia
- Fairy fountain
- Fan tufted palm
- Feather fern
- Feathered amaranth
- Fiery reed orchid
- Fig leaf gourd
- Figleaf palm
- Fingernail plant
- Fire weed
- Fish tail fern
- Flame african violet
- Flame of the woods
- Flame violet
- Florida butter-fly orchid
- Fluffy ruffles
- Forster sentry palm
- Fortunes palm
- Freckle face
- Friendship plant
- Frosty

G
- Garden marigold
- Garden snapdragon
- German violet
- Gherkins
- Ghost leafless orchid
- Ghost plant
- Giant aster
- Giant holly fern
- Giant white inch plant
- Gibasis geniculata
- Globe thistle
- Gloxinia
- Gold bloom
- Gold-fish plant
- Golden bells
- Golden lace orchid
- Golden shower orchid
- Good luck palm
- Grape hyacinth
- Grape Ivy
- Great willow herb
- Green ripple peperomia
- Greenbrier

H
- Hagbrier
- Hardy baby tears
- Hardy gloxinia
- Haws
- Haws apple
- Haworthia
- Hawthorn
- Hedgehog gourd
- Hellfetter
- Hemlock tree
- Hen and chickens fern
- Hens and chickens
- Hickory
- Hindu rope plant
- Holligold
- Holly fern
- Hollyhock
- Honey locust
- Honey plant
- Honeydew melons
- Honeysuckle fuchsia
- Hookera pulchella
- Horse brier
- Hoya carnosa 'exotica'
- Hoya carnosa 'krinkle'
- Hoya carnosa 'variegata'
- Hoya 'Mauna Loa'
- Hubbard squash
- Hypocyrta spp.

I
- Ice plant
- Imbricata sword fern
- Irish moss
- Iron cross begonia
- Iron tree
- Ivy peperomia
- Ivy-leaf peperomia

J
- Jackson brier
- Jacob's ladder
- Japanese aralia
- Japanese holly fern
- Japanese moss
- Japanese pittosporum
- Jasmine
- Jewel orchid
- Joseph's coat
- Jungle geranium

K
- Kaempferis
- Kahali ginger
- Kenilworth ivy
- Kentia palm
- Kenya palm
- Kenya violet
- Kharoub
- King nut
- King of the forest
- King and queen fern
- Kuang-yen- pa-hsieh

L
- Lace flower vine
- Lace orchid
- Ladies ear drops
- Lady lou
- Lady palm

- Lagerstroemia indica
- Lance Pleumele
- Large
- Lady Palm
- Laurel-leaved greenbrier
- Leather peperomia
- Leng-fen tu'an
- Leopard lily
- Leopard orchid
- Lesser snapdragon
- Lily of the valley orchid
- Linden
- Lipstick plant
- Little zebra plant
- Little fantasy peperomia
- Living rock cactus
- Living stones
- Locust pods
- Lou-lang-t'ou
- Luther

M
- Madagascar jasmine
- Magnolia bush
- Mahonia aquifolium
- Malabar gourd
- Malaysian dracaema
- Manila palm
- Mapleleaf begonia
- Maranta
- Marbled fingernail
- Mariposa lily
- Maroon
- Mary-bud
- Measles plant
- Melons
- Metallic peperomia
- Metallic leaf begonia
- Mexican firecracker
- Mexican rosettes
- Mexican snowballs
- Miniature date palm
- Minature fish tail
- Minature maranta
- Minature marble plant
- Mistletoe cactus
- Mockernut hickory
- Mosaic plant
- Mosiac vase
- Moss agate
- Moss campion
- Moss fern
- Moss phlox
- Moss rose
- Mossy campion
- Mother fern
- Mother spleenwort
- Mother of pearl
- Mountain camellia
- Mountain grape
- Mulberry bush greenbrier
- Mulberry tree
- Musa paradisiaca
- Muscari armeniacum
- Muscari spp.
- Muskmellon

N
- Narrow leafed pleomele
- Natal plum
- Neanthe bella palm
- Nematanthus spp.
- Neanthebella
- Neoregelia
- Nephrolepsis
- Nerve plant
- New silver and bronze
- Night blooming cereus

O
- Odontoglossum spp.
- Old man cactus
- Old world orchid
- Orange star
- Oregon grape
- Ossifragi vase

P
- Paddys wig
- Painted lady
- Palm lily
- Pampus grass
- Panamiga
- Pansy orchid
- Paradise palm
- Parlor palm
- Parlor plant
- Parsley fern
- Peace begonia
- Peacock plant
- Pearl plant
- Pearly dots
- Peperomia hederifolia
- Peperomia peltifolia
- Peperomia rotundifolia
- Peperomia sandersii
- Pepper face
- Persian violet
- Pheasant plant
- Piggy back plant
- Pigmy date palm
- Pignut
- Pignut hickory
- Pilea microphylla
- Pilea mucosa
- Pink Brocade
- Pink Pearl
- Pink polka dot plant
- Pink starlite
- Pirliteiro
- Pitaya
- Plantanus orientalis
- Plantanus occidentalis
- Platinum peperomia
- Platycerium alicicorne
- Plumbago larpentiae
- Plush plant
- Polka dot plant
- Polystichum falcatum
- Pony tail
- Porcelain flower
- Pot marigold
- Prairie lily
- Prairie snowball
- Prayer plant
- Prickly bottlebrush
- Prostrate coleus
- Purple baby tears
- Purple passion vine
- Purple waffle plant
- Purpleosier willow

Q
- Queen's spiderwort
- Queencup
- Queens spiderwort
- Queensland arrowroot

R
- Rabbits foot fern
- Rainbow orchid
- Red african violet
- Red berried greenbrier
- Red edge peperomia
- Red hawthorne
- Red palm lily
- Red veined prayer
- Reed palm
- Resurrection lily
- Rex begonia
- Rhynchophorum
- Ribbon plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
- Roosevelt fern
- Royal velvet plant
- Rubber plant, baby
- Russian olive

S
- Saffron spike zebra
- Saint Bernards lily
- Sand lily
- Sand verbena
- Satin pellionia
- Sawbrier
- Scabious
- Scarborough lily
- Scarlet orchid
- Scarlet sage
- Sego lily
- Shagbark hickory
- Shan ku'ei-lai
- Shellbark hickory
- Shiny leaf smilax
- Shrimp cactus
- Silver bell
- Silver berry
- Silver heart
- Silver-leaf peperomia
- Silver nerve plant
- Silver pink vine
- Silver star
- Silver table fern
- Silver tree anamiga
- Slender deutzia
- Small fruited hickory
- Smilax tamnoides vas
- Speckled wood lily
- Spice orchid
- Spider ivy
- Spider plant
- Spotted laurel
- Squarenut
- Squirrels foot fern
- Star jasmine
- Star lily
- Star plant
- Star tulip
- Star window plant
- Strawberry
- Striped blushing
- Sugar pods
- Sulfur flower
- Summer hyacinth
- Swedish ivy
- Sweetheart hoya
- Sweetheart peperomia
- Sweet william
- Sword fern

T
- Tahitian bridal veil
- Tailed orchid
- Tall feather fern
- Tall mahonia
- Teasel gourd
- Texas sage
- Thea japonica
- Thimble cactus
- Thorn apple (Carateagus oxyacanth)
- Ti hu-ling
- Tiger orchid
- Toad spotted cactus
- Torch lily
- Tous-les-mois
- Trailing peperomia
- Tree cactus
- Tree gloxinia
- Tropical moss
- True cantalope
- Tu fu-ling
- Tulip poplar
- Tulip tree
- Turban squash
- Turf lily

U
- Umbrella plant
- Urbinia agavoides
- Usambara violet

V
- Variegated laurel
- Variegated oval leaf peperomia
- Variegated philodendron leaf
- Variegated wandering jew
- Variegated wax plant
- Velvet plant
- Venus fly trap
- Verona fern
- Verona lace fern
- Vining peperomia
- Violet slipper gloxinia

W
- Waffle plant
- Walking anthericum
- Washington hawthorn
- Water hickory
- Watermelon begonia
- Watermelon peperomia
- Watermelon pilea
- Wax plant
- Wax rosette
- Weeping bottlebrush
- Weeping sergeant hemlock
- Weisdornbluten
- West indian gherkin
- Western sword
- White ginger
- White edged swedish ivy
- White heart hickory
- Whitman fern
- Wild buckwheat
- Wild buckwheat
- Wild hyacinth
- Wild lantana
- Wild sarsaparilla
- Wild strawberry
- Willow herb
- Windmill palm
- Winter cattleya
- Withered snapdragon
- Woolflower

Y
- Yellow bloodleaf
- Yellow-flowered gourd
- Yerba linda

Z
- Zebra haworthia
- Zebra plant
- Zinnia sp.
- Zucchini squash

Thank you for caring
Ann Andrews
941 924-0612

What to Chew?

Never anything harder than kibble or a carrot should be given for chewing according to canine dental specialists. Dental fractures, even the tiniest of fractures, can lead to infection.

Indy's owner found out there were fractures of the carnassial molars (back upper jaw). An animal dentistry specialist vet says the only identifiable causes are chewing rocks, cow hooves or NylaBones.
It may seem economical that after weeks of chewing, dogs barely scratch the surface of these products - especially something like the 'Galileo' toy which looks like a real bone. Slab fractures of the tooth result from chewing on something this hard. The bacteria from the mouth enter this hairline crack. Then infection develops. A dog may be refusing to eat or exhibiting pain. Estimated vet bill for Indy - $900.

Cooked bones splinter easily causing damage. If you allow bones in your dogs diet (and a lot of animal nutrition experts are in favor of this) be sure you are using raw bones. Be sure the bone is large enough to encourage chewing and not so small it can be swallowed.

Old shoes teach poor manners. Also the dye may have lead in it and you know that's not good.

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