RE: New Favourite

2003-07-31 Thread Pat Long & Paul Dangel
Melissa,

Be very very careful with corn on the cob! It can cause a life
threatening blockage! 

Pat Long, a babysat Daisy & Buddy, (& LUTHER!!!)
Berwyn PA




Re: New Favourite

2003-07-31 Thread Melissa Leaist
Great point Pat.  You are one of two people who have responded with that
point.  I should definitely clarify that because I'd hate to have someone
misunderstand and think that giving the entire cob to the dog to nibble on
is a safe idea.  EEK!  That sounds pretty scary and definitely could cause a
bad experience! We actually (yes, we really are this sucky when it comes to
our pups!) hold the cobs for them so that they can nibble the kernels off
the cob.  They don't get any of the cob itself.

Thanks for making sure everyone understood the dangers of the cob!

Melissa
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> Melissa,
>
> Be very very careful with corn on the cob! It can cause a life
> threatening blockage!
>
> Pat Long, a babysat Daisy & Buddy, (& LUTHER!!!)
> Berwyn PA
>
>
>



Re: New Favourite

2003-07-31 Thread Jennifer Lennon
Second that caution.

Not a hard and fast rule, but blockages are a possibility. Weigh the
risks/rewards.

Jennifer Lennon
Healthy Paws Bones & Raw Food Diet
Toronto, Ontario
www.healthy-paws.ca
416.691.9531

- Original Message from Pat Long -
Be very very careful with corn on the cob! It can cause a life threatening
blockage!



Re: New Favourite (please do not give your dogs corn on the cob!!!)

2003-07-31 Thread Claudia Brydon
Well do I know how dogs love corn on the cob.  But did you know that the
cobs kill?  They get stuck in the gut and create a blockage and absorb
toxins.  Many dogs have not survived.  Emergency surgery saved Boomer when
he was about seven months old after he stole a cob from the hens.  We
insisted that the vet do the surgery the day a blockage became obvious.
Others who have waited have lost their dogs, not necessarily to the blockage
but to the toxins.

Claudia Brydon in NW PA
Barney OA AXJ AD (Aussie)
Boomer NAP NJP (Bernese Mountain Dog)
Mo NA NAJ (Gordon Setter Granddog)


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Subject: New Favourite


> Well the Mutt and Jeff saga continues in our house.  Bear is doing a
> fantastic job with one of her many big sister duties: teaching Jude what
> constitutes the very bestest of treatsCORN ON THE COB!!!  yummy!  It's
a
> tradition handed down from Mischa, then Liebe, and now from Bear.  Corn on
> the cob is simply one of the yummiest things in the world.  Now it must be
> prepared exactly as we are having it for our supper though!  Can you
imagine
> giving it to them without a tiny bit of margarine and saltand LOTS of
> pepper?  And could you please hold it for me so I can get the corn off
that
> cob please Mommy and Lissa?
>
> What a girl.  She sure likes to do what she sees Bear do.  I don't feel so
> bad giving veggies as a treat.  Bear is fond of many veggies, so when we
> have something tasty, I don't mind sharing a bit.  I do believe Jude has
> mastered the art of plucking those kernels off the cob.  The lip smacking,
> huge smiley eyes and pounce onto to the cob is worthy of a Foodland
Ontario
> commercial!  Shall I sign her up so that she can earn her keep.or at
> least a few cobs of corn for tomorrow's supper?
>
> Melissa
> Ontario, Canada
>