Pembroke & Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Jane Austen · 07-19-2006, 07:17 AM

There is a warning to pet owners in "People Places and Plants Magazine" stating that there is possibitity of an animal getting sick or dying of ingesting cocoa bark mulch. The mulch contains theobromine the same ingedient that makes chocolate toxic to dogs. Knowing that Corgis will eat almost anything I thought it is best to bring this to the website.

ChloeLouise · 07-19-2006, 07:20 AM

SCARY! Thanks for bringing this to our attention!

corgimom · 07-19-2006, 07:26 AM

Lots of neighbors have mulch in their yards around here - By it's name, I am
assuming this is the really dark colored mulch?

Linda

CorgiMum · 07-19-2006, 08:35 AM

Thanks so much for that reminder Jane.

We are lucky that our much here is pretty much all cedar. But that can get into the skin as splinters and cause problems too.

Anyone up on noxious plants and pets links?

Fluffypants · 07-19-2006, 08:41 AM

Cocoa Mulch is made by Hershey. They use the hulls of the cocoa beans that are left over from making their chocolate. You can buy it in Home Depot & other large stores. I've never seen it, but I imagine it is chocolate-colored. Also, it smells like chocolate.

There was a blurb about it in either Dog Fancy or AKC Family Dog last month (can't remember which). And it has been mentioned on dogster too.

darci · 07-19-2006, 11:04 AM

There should be a warning on the bags.
Another forum I visit, There was a dog very ill from it, thankfully he lived.

Heza · 07-23-2006, 12:59 PM

Thank you for this useful information.
Although I do not own a Corgi, I'm thankful to have noticed
this thread with being the owner of two other dogs.

07-19-2006, 07:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jane Austen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: .Massachusetts Posts: 819	warning of cocoa mulch There is a warning to pet owners in "People Places and Plants Magazine" stating that there is possibitity of an animal getting sick or dying of ingesting cocoa bark mulch. The mulch contains theobromine the same ingedient that makes chocolate toxic to dogs. Knowing that Corgis will eat almost anything I thought it is best to bring this to the website.

07-19-2006, 08:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
CorgiMum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 931	Thanks so much for that reminder Jane. We are lucky that our much here is pretty much all cedar. But that can get into the skin as splinters and cause problems too. Anyone up on noxious plants and pets links? __________________ Greentrees' Top Royal Escort - DYLAN HIC, CGN, CD, FDN Texanda's Montrose - MONTROSE (aka Monty) HIC

07-19-2006, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fluffypants Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,447	Cocoa Mulch is made by Hershey. They use the hulls of the cocoa beans that are left over from making their chocolate. You can buy it in Home Depot & other large stores. I've never seen it, but I imagine it is chocolate-colored. Also, it smells like chocolate. There was a blurb about it in either Dog Fancy or AKC Family Dog last month (can't remember which). And it has been mentioned on dogster too. __________________ Jessica (aka Fluffy-P) Jackie's Dogster Page: www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?i=262231 My Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/71443492@N00/

07-19-2006, 11:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
darci Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,049	There should be a warning on the bags. Another forum I visit, There was a dog very ill from it, thankfully he lived. __________________ Cindy ( darci's mom )

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