After reading my blog-promoting column in today's Poughkeepsie Journal, a caller was concerned that I gave Kate a grape as a treat. She said that both grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs.
I assure her and all of you that Kate is, indeed, fine. She is sleeping and shedding; all's right with the world.
According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, there have been some reported cases of renal failure in dogs that ate large amounts of grapes. There is even one anecdotal report of a cat developing renal failure after eating 1 cup of organic raisins.
The manual says that some dogs can eat the fruit with no consequences, and there is no real understanding of why other dogs can be affected.
A dog Kate's size would have to eat over 2 pounds of grapes before she would possibly be harmed.
The brief mention of Kate and the grape was probably one of a handful of times I've tossed her a grape over the years. A treat is just that, a once in a while thing. And the last time I gave her one, she spit it out.
She really likes pieces of red bell pepper, or yellow or orange. Not green though. Sweet, crunchy and cold — what could be better?
What kinds of special treats do you give your special pet?
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Michael Woyton & Kate
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About Woyton: He's a Poughkeepsie Journal reporter and a dog owner, though not necessarily in that order.
About Kate: She was named after Kate Hepburn. It's the cheekbones. Kate is a (best guess) 14-year-old (even more of a guess) boxer/shepherd mix, who is (absolute certainty!) a sweetheart and the best dog in the whole wide world.
Irwin Goldberg
About Woyton: He's a Poughkeepsie Journal reporter and a dog owner, though not necessarily in that order.
About Kate: She was named after Kate Hepburn. It's the cheekbones. Kate is a (best guess) 14-year-old (even more of a guess) boxer/shepherd mix, who is (absolute certainty!) a sweetheart and the best dog in the whole wide world.
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9 comments:
Hi Mike. Coal actually likes his grapes skinned.
My younger cat, Peanut Butter, loves when I share some cooked chicken breast with him.
Coal is quite a lucky dog.
Kathleen, chicken is one of Kate's favorites. I will micro-poach some bone-in breasts for use during the week in other things and I will give her some of the scraps as I pull the meat off the bones. And the cooking process creates a broth which I spoon over her dry food. She finishes eating especially quickly on those days.
My newt, Elektra, likes brown slugs (not black ones). I had to look in the woods for an hour last week to find her some.
Dawn O.
Anonymous, you must have a very discerning newt.
You're not kidding. Elektra only likes garden worms, not store-bought worms.
Dawn O.
What's a newt?
Nothing. What's a newt with you?
Oh ... the classics ... my sides hurt from laughing.
Seriously, from www.britannica.com (Encyclopaedia Britannica): Any of more than 40 salamander species (family Salamandridae) prevalent in the southeastern U.S. and Mexico and also found in Asia and Great Britain.
Aquatic species are called newts; terrestrial species are called efts. Newts have a long, slender body, and the tail is higher than it is wide. They eat earthworms, insects, snails, and other small animals. Both aquatic and terrestrial species breed in ponds. The three species (genus Triturus) in Britain are sometimes called tritons. The red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens) of eastern North America is bright red during its terrestrial youth, after which it becomes permanently aquatic and dull green.
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