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re: I caught my dog chewing on Sago Palm. Update in OP, Frick Sago Palms...
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:18 am to Canard Noir
Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:18 am to Canard Noir
Sago palms are terrible. There's a long list of plants that make fogs sick, but there are several that are toxic:
Sago palms
Lantana
Oleander
And others.
Sago palms
Lantana
Oleander
And others.
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 7:19 am to Canard Noir
Thanks. Just got our new puppy yesterday. We have a sago palm in back yard, I can't stand that sumbitch, going to cut it down this weekend!
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:03 am to Babewinkelman
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going to cut it down this weekend!
Be careful. From reading online, it seems that when a Sago is dug up dogs often see something new in the yard, end up gnawing on the roots and such, and end up sick.
The nuts that can fall out and get left in the yard during removal are, per one site I read, the most poisonous part.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:05 am to Twenty 49
I wish nurseries would put some type of warning on the labels of certain toxic plants to inform customers.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:14 am to Canard Noir
Dog made it through her first round of treatment but her exposure seems to have been pretty severe. I cannot fathom that nurseries don't put a warning on plants, especially something this toxic. If nothing else comes from this, a few more people are now aware of the potential hazard.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:18 am to Canard Noir
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PS: In this one instance, I ask the OT to please refrain from telling me how shitty a person I am or that I'm an idiot for trying to save my dog.
Same thing happened to my dog about 5 years ago, but he was a 75lb rottie and vomited a whole lot. He spent 2 nights at the vet and needed charcoal, but survived. I hope your dog survives as well. Wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:24 am to Canard Noir
My Boykin eats everything. We say she's part goat. But she rarely get sick for more than an hour or two.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:31 am to Canard Noir
Kudos to the OT for advice, experiences and good wishes sans the usual sarcasm. 
Hope the pup pulls through.
Hope the pup pulls through.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:33 am to Canard Noir
This isn't about Sago palms but our lab mix went nuts on a camping trip eating all the wild mushrooms he could find near our campsite. We didn't realize he was eating them until several hours later in our tent when he started acting really strange, drooling non stop and vomiting(we saw all the mushrooms in his vomit and realized what must have happened).
We rushed him to the nearest animal hospital and they did bloodwork, as well as give him charcoal and fluid boluses. They kept him the rest of the weekend while we were back at the campsite camping. Vet told us that wild mushrooms can be deadly to dogs and that if you don't get them treated within the first 24 hours it's usually really bad for the dogs. Our lab mix made a full recovery though and has been fine since. And now when we camp we are very aware if there are lots of mushrooms around.
Hope your pup is ok! Dogs will eat anything and everything. This doesn't make you a shitty owner and if it was me I would spend the money to save my dog.
We rushed him to the nearest animal hospital and they did bloodwork, as well as give him charcoal and fluid boluses. They kept him the rest of the weekend while we were back at the campsite camping. Vet told us that wild mushrooms can be deadly to dogs and that if you don't get them treated within the first 24 hours it's usually really bad for the dogs. Our lab mix made a full recovery though and has been fine since. And now when we camp we are very aware if there are lots of mushrooms around.
Hope your pup is ok! Dogs will eat anything and everything. This doesn't make you a shitty owner and if it was me I would spend the money to save my dog.
This post was edited on 8/4/16 at 8:35 am
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:34 am to Canard Noir
So sorry to hear this. We had a Sago in our yard and it took a lot of bitching from me to get my husband to remove it, after our vet asked if we had any growing where the dogs hung out. I hope your dog is ok.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:37 am to Isabelle81
An FYI for those who might not know, Xylitol is a sweetener that is highly toxic to dogs. I won't allow the product in my house.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:39 am to Babewinkelman
Dig it up real deep and real wide.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:39 am to Isabelle81
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Xylitol is a sweetener that is highly toxic to dogs
What has xylitol
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:54 am to Canard Noir
Have known 2 dogs who were poisoned by Sago.1 made it, 1 did not. The one that made it was intervened on early like yours was....the other the owners did not know what had caused the illness till it was too late. I got those useless plants out of my yard right after that happened so mine would not meet the same fate ..
Don't beat yourself up, most of us never knew this until something happened that educated us. Much luck and prayers to you and your pup....
Don't beat yourself up, most of us never knew this until something happened that educated us. Much luck and prayers to you and your pup....
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:55 am to lsunurse
that is good information to know, thanks for posting it
Posted on 8/4/16 at 8:58 am to Canard Noir
Canard - any update?
Hope your pup is alright. I never knew about the Sago Palm being poisonous either.
Hope your pup is alright. I never knew about the Sago Palm being poisonous either.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 10:47 am to AbitaFan08
They are doing an aggressive regimen, charcoal, vitamin k, plasma but it appears the liver damage may be too much because her clotting factors are not good. She is getting another round of plasma this afternoon and if the factors aren't better after that, we'll likely be making a decision tonight.
This sucks...
This sucks...
Posted on 8/4/16 at 10:52 am to Canard Noir
Sorry to hear that man.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 11:09 am to Canard Noir
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Sagos are hugely poisonous to dogs
I did not know this. My wife wanted to plant some oleander trees in our back yard last summer. She thought it would be ok since our dog isn't a chewer. The fact of the matter is that you have no idea how a dog is going to react to something new in their space. Better to be safe and avoid all plants that can cause potential harm to the doggies.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 11:25 am to Canard Noir
So sorry. My heart breaks for you and your pup.
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