11:48 am on Saturday July 17, 2010
| Posted by Ken Hawkins
Charleston's sago plants pop up as a largely unknown risk to dogs
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There's a bit of local buzz about the recent re-discovery about just how dangerous sago palms can be to pets.
Read more stories on this subject in our pets topic page.Originally native to Japan, they're common in our area and are sometimes eaten by dogs. ABC News 4 has a report about a local dog owner that was taken off guard and mystified as to why her lab was so ill; check out their report over here.
Within 12 hours your pet may begin include vomiting, having diarrhea or showing general weakness and appear bruised, have nose bleeds, or have blood in the stool.
There's also plenty of reports online about just how dangerous this plant can be to dogs.
For the record it's also toxic to people, it's just that dogs are more likely to ingest it.
All these new studies reveal it as the most poisonous plant which cannot be chewed or taken by dogs. This is truly shocking to know the results to write my essay easy on this subject. I am happy that a new topic is introduced here in this article.