Salamander
Fire Walking

I have to order my parents not to give any chocolate to the dogs this Christmas. They always insist that a few pieces won't hurt them but they can do without it. We can give them something not dangerous instead.

The vets I worked told clients that they could use a buffered aspirin, but that's been years ago.
Regarding the spam issue, yes, I know it validates my email address. I only do it is there is a disclaimer stating they will not give my address out. 99% of the time I block them, but even that is useless. It does give me abit of satisfication though...

I also warn my friends with dogs about the dangers of onions, not sure if and how they affect cats.
I always refer folks to www.doglogic.com for more tidbits.
Alli

Yup, onions, and to a lesser extent garlic, can give dogs and cats a potentially fatal blood disorder called Heinz body anemia. Some people advocate putting a little garlic powder on a dog's or cat's food if they won't eat, to make it more enticing. It does work, and in small amounts can't harm them. I've never felt good about that though, and resort to other tricks to get mine to eat.

Not that they need me to resort to any of those tricks very often!

I remember the first time I told Mrs. Teabags about chocolate being bad for dogs she didn't believe me. We didn't have internet or anything like that then, and it took forever to be able to find something to show I wasn't pulling her leg.

Thanks for the pet care tips!