URGENT - COCOA MULCH IS DEADLY TO PETS
I know this is not a pet list, but many of you have pets and I thought it was important that y'all knew about this.
URGENT - COCOA MULCH IS DEADLY TO PETS
Cocoa Mulch, 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
Over the weekend the owner of two young Lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from
Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep
cats away from their garden.
Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large
amount. She vomited a few times but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Calypso
had a seizure and died .
Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the
company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.
Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is true that studies have
shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of
degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'
True information about the mulch can be found here - view link
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 dogthat 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.
In July 2007, "Moose," a 3-year-old Labrador belonging to a Minneapolis couple, died after
eating cocoa mulch purchased at a local store. His owners had a veterinarian at the University of Minnesota perform a necropsy to determine the likely cause of death of their young and previously healthy pet. The vet found cocoa shells in Moose's stomach and evidence of theobromine in the shells.
Please email the manufacturer and request that accurate information about this product
be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!! Copy & paste into a NEW email.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
confirms the deadly side effects of theobromine dogs.
URGENT - COCOA MULCH IS DEADLY TO PETS
Cocoa Mulch, 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
Over the weekend the owner of two young Lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from
Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep
cats away from their garden.
Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large
amount. She vomited a few times but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Calypso
had a seizure and died .
Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the
company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.
Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is true that studies have
shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of
degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'
True information about the mulch can be found here - view link
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 dogthat 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.
In July 2007, "Moose," a 3-year-old Labrador belonging to a Minneapolis couple, died after
eating cocoa mulch purchased at a local store. His owners had a veterinarian at the University of Minnesota perform a necropsy to determine the likely cause of death of their young and previously healthy pet. The vet found cocoa shells in Moose's stomach and evidence of theobromine in the shells.
Please email the manufacturer and request that accurate information about this product
be posted on the packaging to avoid further tragedy.
PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!! Copy & paste into a NEW email.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
confirms the deadly side effects of theobromine dogs.
