If you are an animal owner, animal lover, or just a caring human being, then you must take the time to watch this video. We all know how curious our animals, neighboring animals, even strays can be. It is your job to protect them from dangers in your garden because they just don’t know better. This video is entitled “Discovering Hazards in the Garden for Pets”. David Epstein of Growing Wisdom brings it to you. In this video, he interviews Dr. Sharon Drellich of Angell Animal Medical Center. This video is well done. Production quality is good. The total time for this video is two minutes twenty-three seconds. Everyone should watch this video.
All kinds of useful pet-related information is given in this video. For example, potentially toxic plants are the Foxglove, Monkshood, and Rhubarb. The Castor Bean is also considered toxic to animals.
If you watch this video, you will learn that animals can be quite different. Dogs are very curious. They have a tendency to taste things, but don’t tend to eat plants. Livestock, on the other hand, are a problem if they are around anything poisonous because they do tend to eat plants. With cats, the problem is not that they would try to eat the plants outside, but instead the rodents they would try to kill and ingest. Cats could potentially eat a mouse or rabbit that has gotten into rat poisoning which would be a problem.
Fertilizer is not a problem in general. However, mulches can be a problem. Cocoa mulch is toxic to dogs. You shouldn’t even use it if you have dogs.
If you think one of your animals has gotten into something, you should contact the Animal Poison Control Center. The number is 1-877-2ANGELL
This video is highly recommended. By watching this video you will learn how to protect your pets from garden related harm. You need to watch this video so you can see what potentially these potentially toxic plants look like. It is definitely worth your time.
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