frufru Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) Our 4 month old standard poodle puppy loves hunting and eating the large number of snails that are around our garden - we try to monitor but she invariably ingests quite a few. Does any one know of any problems caused buy eating snails - I was thinking specifically of parasites? Hopefully she will grow out of the behaviour with some ongoing training. Edited September 28, 2010 by frufru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) Can't help on the parasites but eeeeuuuuu Mind you Darcy the poodle loves snacking on soldier crabs if he gets the chance. On a happy note its a very environmentally friendly way to desnail the garden. :D Edited September 28, 2010 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoTTy Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 My Mini Schnauzer also lovesss snotty snails .. It's rather gross but i'm not 100% sure he eats them ... he loves to smash the shells and get the little buggers out ... I'd be interested in knowing if its a good or bad thing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I can't help either but just thinking about it makes me want to vomit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) I suppose FruFru could always saute them in garlic. Surelyl that's how poodles should eat snails. I just googled "snail parasites". Snails can be secondary hosts to stomach and liver flukes but I have no idea if that affects dogs or not. Edited September 28, 2010 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Lung worm seems to be the biggest threat. Heres a UK story on it Snails and dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grace Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Please dont let any puppy eat slugs or snails they could be infected with rat lung worm which can be fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokhahouse Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) My main concern along with the lung worm (never heard of it before) would be if any of your neighbours use snail bait that the snails could have poisen in them, especially if she is eating lots of them. We had the same problem with Mokha so had to be very vigilant about catching him trying to eat them and telling him to leave it. Thankfully he did loose interest in them as he got older, probably about a year of age, and he is a labrador so giving up eating anything that is edible is a miracle. Edited September 28, 2010 by mokhahouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Please dont let any puppy eat slugs or snails they could be infected with rat lung worm which can be fatal. Just googled that - nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 first off... ewww. Charlie once bit into a snail and spat it out and never went close to one ever again. Whereas Emmy likes poking them with her nose and make them roll around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frufru Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Thanks for the links all - as I said we do monitor but she is quite determined being a brown standard poodle puppy LOL. None of my neighbours use snail bait so I am more concerned about the parasites - never seen a rat in 10 years so I am hoping we sidestepped that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgrumblebum Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 When Bindi was a puppy she would eat a few snails but to my horror she would mainly bring them inside one at a time, was quite commical to watch her but, we discouraged it from the start, didn't take long for her not to worry about the snails. She now has a sniff and leaves them alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac'ella Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 my boxer used to eat them but hes too slow to catch them these days, but seriously there was a story in the news earlier this year on some guy who ate a slug as a dare and he picked up some parasite which was pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveBoundaries Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Kosmo loves a nice tasty snail. Maybe its the canine equivalent of the crackling on a Pork roast? Personally I find dogs chewing on 'their own stuff' far more disguisting, so was fairly comfortable with snails. I'll stop him if I see it, but there is very little you can do because snail bait is such a no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac'ella Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Kosmo loves a nice tasty snail. Maybe its the canine equivalent of the crackling on a Pork roast?Personally I find dogs chewing on 'their own stuff' far more disguisting, so was fairly comfortable with snails. I'll stop him if I see it, but there is very little you can do because snail bait is such a no-no. could be the poodles french origin ''escargot'' I have seen some snail baits eg (Multicrop MULTIGAUARD) which contain different chemicals and are only dangerous in large amounts, ie getting hold of a full box.We use this in a fenced off vege garden. Has anyone used these and what do you think about their claims ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog_Horse_Girl Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 One of my dogs (can't honestly remember which one now, might have been the greyhound) used to eat snails and they made her sick - as in throwing up sick. I then started using snail traps and end of problem. Snail traps are a much safer alternative to baits. You should be able to find them in garden supply shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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