Comments on: Pet owners unintentionally harm thousands of pets each year

By: Bob Reading

Bob Reading — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:01:46 +0000

Gary, the fix for the mockingbirds, is to go up the tree as far as you can and tie a rope to a branch. When the bird starts his loud song, go out and pull hard on the rope, it will shake the tree and after about 10 times doing this, the bird will go away. When I did this he went to our neighbors yard, and keped him awake an we enjoyed a peaceful sleep.

By: Paulette Kenyon

Paulette Kenyon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:03:11 +0000

My friend’s daughter has a few acres of property around her house in Moraga. Her mom’s dog and her new puppy both ingested poisonousness mushrooms that were growing on her property within a two week period. Both dogs died. The mushroom expert she contacted said that properties with oak trees can support a deadly mushroom; so, those who have oak trees and have dogs should probably check under around the tree areas during the week after a rain. Strangely, her old dog previous to this new puppy that she had for many years never had a problem and died of old age.
I’d say the whole Lafayette and Moraga area are fairly ideal for mushrooms; so, I’d be extra special careful if I lived in those areas.

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By: Laila

Laila — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:03:53 +0000

Thanks for the info. Your column is fantastic and makes us all aware of things. I had to get rid of all my houseplants because my dogs and cats liked to chew on them. I also stopped using things like Neosporin on my dog’s rashes (even if it worked great) because of the zinc content. Also, xylitol in chewing gum and some toothpastes can kill a pet and ibuprofen is extremely toxic and can be fatal.

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:53:14 +0000

Pat: If we can learn one new thing each day that will help us be better guardian to our animal companions, then it has been a good day.
Tut is doing as well as can be expected. He’s also getting very old. Thanks for asking. /Gary

By: Pat in Antioch

Pat in Antioch — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:01:19 +0000

I’m so paranoid about my guys Gary, that I even gave up ALL of my inside plants. Max (a cat of many years ago) always thought of plants as his own personal salad bar. Keeping them wasn’t worth the risk even though I’m sure most of them were safe. They weren’t the cause of his demise, by the way, he lived a good, long (plant free life. Thanks for the info….can never have too many reminders….better safe than sorry.

Pat in Antioch

PS Hope Tut is doing ok.