oakway Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Subject: Toy warning > > > Permission to cross post. > > Last night at agility class, a vet, who is a fellow agility student was > telling us about a case she had this week. The dog ate a child's teddy > bear and was very sick. When she opened the dog up to remove what she > thought was an intestinal obstruction she found a huge gelatin type mess > inside and the dogs intestines were black and the tissue dead. The dog > will die no surgery can fix him up there was no living intestine left > from stomach to colon. > > This was not an obstruction..... so she called the manufacturer of the > Teddy Bear on a quest to find out what the gel was and what killed the > dog. Turns out the stuffing in children's toys contains ingredients for > flame retardants and mite control! It is designed to be come a gel. It > is highly toxic. Now you would think a child's toy would be safe because > it is for children, but they don't expect a child to eat the stuffing of > the toys... huummmm that seems a bit scary too. But we all know dogs > demolish stuffed toys. > > So do not give or buy your dog any children's stuffed animals... some > people get them at goodwill etc. The vet will be posting a warning and > story and I will send any other facts as needed and as I learn more. > Maybe some children's toys do not have this ingredient, but better to be > safe then sorry. So meanwhile, make sure all your dog toys are for > dogs. Please pass this on... it is a horrible death she described and > one that can be avoided. > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 There is info on this story HERE (Snopes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Seems this has been partially verified on Snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/stuffedtoys.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I would say that if this story were true, there would be widespread evidence of it... does anyone have any idea how many dogs are allowed to play with stuffed toys? It's plausible, but not probable... T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I appreciate that many materials used for clothing soft toys etc are often treated with chemicals. Formaldehyde being one of them (google it for drtails of this chemical) There fore I always wash any soft toys and clothing purchased for myself to reduce any traces of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Nothing like good old common sense for supervising dogs with dogs if they're destructive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillybob Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Geez my dogs must have killed hundreds of stuffed toys in their lives, they havent been harmed. The only harm has been white stuff all over the house. I always buy second hand ones, that have been used well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormie Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 My dogs have always destroyed toys, but the difference with them has been that they don't eat the stuffing. Interesting and will be keeping an eye out for more info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Anne~ Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 I often buy toys from second stores and markets for my dogs as they destroy them often and buying them from pet stores is very costly. The biggest warning I could give is to not give stuffed toys that have sewn on hard noses or eyes. These are chewed off very quickly and become lodged in throats and intestines just as easily. I specifically look for really strong materials and stitching also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 I purchase 2nd hand toys for the dogs. I have never found anything other than the normal white or coloured stuffing. (hate having to go around the yard to pick it up) But in this day and age who knows ???????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfsie Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Geez my dogs must have killed hundreds of stuffed toys in their lives, they havent been harmed. The only harm has been white stuff all over the house.I always buy second hand ones, that have been used well. And I wash mine in hot water, surely the "said" stuffing would turn to gelatin then.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I suspect this post fits into the 'myths' category. USA legislation comes down like a load of bricks on anything that might -- even with the remotest possibility -- be fatal to children. If someone's putting really toxic fire retardants [for Christ's sake, stuffed animals are not a big contributor to fire hazard] into children's toys, I'd expect that the powers that protect children would have given them a kick (of the $$ kind)where it hurts. I'm not ready to give up buying the $1 special from the Good Sammies that I've been giving my pups for many years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikrhithokaylin Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I appreciate that many materials used for clothing soft toys etc are often treated with chemicals. Formaldehyde being one of them (google it for drtails of this chemical) There fore I always wash any soft toys and clothing purchased for myself to reduce any traces of this. Bad thing is that alot of cleaners and detergents in Australia contain Formaldehyde!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakway Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 I suspect this post fits into the 'myths' category. USA legislation comes down like a load of bricks on anything that might -- even with the remotest possibility -- be fatal to children. If someone's putting really toxic fire retardants [for Christ's sake, stuffed animals are not a big contributor to fire hazard] into children's toys, I'd expect that the powers that protect children would have given them a kick (of the $$ kind)where it hurts. I'm not ready to give up buying the $1 special from the Good Sammies that I've been giving my pups for many years now. Neither am I, and I put it on the list. Better to be aware with a heads up, than sorry later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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