During the past few weeks, many dog-park visitors and obedience-school classmates have asked me why my puppy’s front legs were shaved.
When they hear the answer, they’re taken aback. Six-month-old Beauregard was hospitalized overnight after stealing and eating moldy bread and vegetables from the compost bin.
The vet techs shaved his front legs to insert IV catheters so he could receive a steady drip of anti-seizure medication intravenously. They also induced vomiting, gave him a muscle relaxer and made him drink a charcoal liquid — and his was a mild case.
Most people I’ve talked to about the ordeal didn’t realize that compost could poison a dog. After all, it’s just fruits, vegetables, grains, eggshells and paper, right? The problem is a fungus that can be in decomposing objects, particularly those with moist food, including compost and garbage.
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When they hear the answer, they’re taken aback. Six-month-old Beauregard was hospitalized overnight after stealing and eating moldy bread and vegetables from the compost bin.
The vet techs shaved his front legs to insert IV catheters so he could receive a steady drip of anti-seizure medication intravenously. They also induced vomiting, gave him a muscle relaxer and made him drink a charcoal liquid — and his was a mild case.
Most people I’ve talked to about the ordeal didn’t realize that compost could poison a dog. After all, it’s just fruits, vegetables, grains, eggshells and paper, right? The problem is a fungus that can be in decomposing objects, particularly those with moist food, including compost and garbage.
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