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My wife and I spent a rough night, plus close to $1,000 at a Veterinary Emergency Clinic, because our two Labs ingested Sago Palm seeds.
Remember the freeze last week? I trimmed off all the yellow leaves from the five big sago palms in our front yard last weekend and found one was full of seeds, which I harvested. The seeds are reddish brown, smooth hulled, and shaped like a Hazel Nut the size of a small hard-boiled egg. I've never seen them before, and since the plants are pretty, I put the seeds in an open plastic can on a stool in our garage.
Yesterday around 11:00 a.m. we noticed one of our labs upchucking on the back lawn, and two other piles were a few feet away. We ended up searching for what had been eaten, and found the Sago Palm seed container overturned on the floor. All the seeds were gone. It made sense the dogs had eaten the seeds and that's what had sickened them. What I didn't know, was just how serious the situation was.
When they wouldn't touch their dinner we went to the computer and discovered that Sago Palm seeds and leaves are extremely toxic and deadly to dogs -- there is about a 50% death rate to canines after ingestion.
The worst damage from the toxin causes the liver to fail. Our dogs are okay this a.m. and at our regular vet for meds and tests today. We're told if they make it past the first 48 hours without showing liver damage, we're most likely in the clear. Costwise, we're already past $1500.00.
Remember my fellow dog lovers, one seed is enough to kill, and if your dog chews any of the Sago Palm's leaves, it could be serious.
We'll know how our two lovin' labs are by 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Keep your fingers crossed for us, huh?
Reality.
Remember the freeze last week? I trimmed off all the yellow leaves from the five big sago palms in our front yard last weekend and found one was full of seeds, which I harvested. The seeds are reddish brown, smooth hulled, and shaped like a Hazel Nut the size of a small hard-boiled egg. I've never seen them before, and since the plants are pretty, I put the seeds in an open plastic can on a stool in our garage.
Yesterday around 11:00 a.m. we noticed one of our labs upchucking on the back lawn, and two other piles were a few feet away. We ended up searching for what had been eaten, and found the Sago Palm seed container overturned on the floor. All the seeds were gone. It made sense the dogs had eaten the seeds and that's what had sickened them. What I didn't know, was just how serious the situation was.
When they wouldn't touch their dinner we went to the computer and discovered that Sago Palm seeds and leaves are extremely toxic and deadly to dogs -- there is about a 50% death rate to canines after ingestion.
The worst damage from the toxin causes the liver to fail. Our dogs are okay this a.m. and at our regular vet for meds and tests today. We're told if they make it past the first 48 hours without showing liver damage, we're most likely in the clear. Costwise, we're already past $1500.00.
Remember my fellow dog lovers, one seed is enough to kill, and if your dog chews any of the Sago Palm's leaves, it could be serious.
We'll know how our two lovin' labs are by 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Keep your fingers crossed for us, huh?
Reality.
