bordernannie Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I received this article from a fellow dog owner and wanted to share the info with others. Subject: Re: Childrens Toys May Be Dangerous for Dogs Last night at agility class, a vet, who is a fellow agility student was telling us about a case she had this week. The dog ate a child's teddy bear and was very sick. When she opened the dog up to remove what she thought was an intestinal obstruction she found a huge gelatin type mess inside and the dogs intestines were black and the tissue dead. The dog will die no surgery can fix him up there was no living intestine left from stomach to colon. This was not an obstruction.This was not an obstruction.<WBR>.... so she called Bear on a quest to find out what the gel was and what killed the dog. Turns out the stuffing in childrens toys contains ingredients for flame retardants and mite control! It is designed to be come a gel. It is highly toxic. Now you would think a child's toy would be safe because it is for children, but they don't expect a child to eat the stuffing of the toys... huummmm that seems a bit scary too. But we all know dogs demolish stuffed toys. So do not give or buy your dog any childrens stuffed animals... some people get them at goodwill etc. The vet will be posting a warning and story and I will send any other facts as needed and as I learn more. Maybe some children's toys do not have this ingredient, but better to be safe then sorry. So meanwhile, make sure all your dog toys are for dogs. Please pass this on... it is a horrible death she described and one that can be avoided. Karlyn <mailto:karlyn%mailto:karmai> _karlyn@northlc.kar_ (mailto:karlyn@northlc.com) P.S. I contacted this person to make sure it wasn't a hoax and she assured me it wasn't. She said the vet who operated on the dog is Sandra Tuoninen, DVM in Northern MN and gave me her email address. Her research found that it looks like the chemical is to discourage bacterial growth and is also found in some comforters and bedspreads." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphillippi Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Thanks for the warning! Not only does this freak me out for our dogs but also our children! I have washed a lot of stuffed animals in the washing machine and they haven't turned to gel so I assume not all stuffed animals have it but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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