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Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you donÆt have a
pet, please pass this to those who do.
Over the weekend, the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased
Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. The dogs loved the way
it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden.
Their dog (Calypso) decided the mulch smelled good enough to eat and
devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when
she eats something new but wasnÆt acting lethargic in any way. The next
day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Halfway
through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.
Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the companyÆs web site,
This product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.
Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by HersheyÆs, and they claim that ôIt 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 wonÆt eat it.ö
*Snopes site gives the following information:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp
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Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, ForemanÆs Garden Supply and
other garden supply stores contains a lethal ingredient called
æTheobromineÆ. 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.
Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or bakerÆs 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.
**PLEASE PASS THIS ON**
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