Smoking Is Bad For Your Dog’s Health
I’ve done a variety of posts on plants, medications, and foods that are poisonous to dogs.
Recently I did a post on the Saco Palm, a plant that contains arsenic and is deadly to dogs. There are many plants which are dangerous to dogs but I had never heard about this particular one. I was made aware when Dogster member Mica contacted me warning about the dangers and asking that I share the story of her pal Tallulah Belle, who almost died from ingesting the plant.
We all know smoking is bad, but did you know that it can kill your dog? In USA Today writer Mary Brophy Marcus discusses the dangers of nicotine.
Smoked or unsmoked cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and snuff, even in small amounts, can be toxic, say the veterinarians at McLean Animal Hospital in McLean, Va.
According to their website, a lethal dose of nicotine in dogs can be about 20 to 100 mg. Read the rest of this entry »
