sheena Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 My girl just discovered that she just 's my dried Goji berries. I only gave her a couple but she immediately starting performing tricks to get me to give her more. When she carries on like that it usually means that she has given something the tick of approval. :laugh: I googled it & a couple of sites said NO & many more others said YES. What do others think & if they are OK, then how many would be too many??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 D loves them too! Why do some sites say they are bad? He's probably only been given 20 at a time, but he's 45kg so he can eat bad things and still get by... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) I have never bought them, so I have no idea how safe they are for dogs, but I would remove all the pips because they contain a form of Cyanide. Edited to remove link because Wikipedia isn't always a reliable source. Edited October 28, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have never bought them, so I have no idea how safe they are for dogs, but I would remove all the pips because they contain a form of Cyanide. Edited to remove link because Wikipedia isn't always a reliable source. They are commercially dried so I doubt if they would contain pips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have never bought them, so I have no idea how safe they are for dogs, but I would remove all the pips because they contain a form of Cyanide. Edited to remove link because Wikipedia isn't always a reliable source. They are commercially dried so I doubt if they would contain pips. They're probably not supposed to contain pips, but I buy pitted Kalamata olives all the time and I sometimes bite down on the occasional pip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vehs Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 ?? hrm maybe I am thinking of something different, mine don't have pips just lots of seeds like figs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) ?? hrm maybe I am thinking of something different, mine don't have pips just lots of seeds like figs Maybe... Personally, I wouldn't feed my dogs any kind of stone fruit. You can never be too sure :) Edited October 28, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 These are Goji berries & I am referring to the pitted & dried variety. They are about 1/3 rd the size of a dried cranberry. I eat them all the time & put them in cookies etc & have never found a pip. They are not really a stone fruit, more like a blueberry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Labradork Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) Here is a pic of some goji berry seeds ETA Okay, here's what I was trying to find... Lycium Barbarum (wolfberry or goji berry) belongs to the Solanacae (nightshade or potato) family. Personally, I would be wary of feeding goji berries to my dogs because they can contain toxic levels of an alkaloid called atropine. Atropine Inconsistency Goji berries can have different concentrations of atropine, a toxic alkaloid. Though the berries are below the likely toxic amount, an overabundance of atropine may cause dizziness, nausea, imbalance, blurry vision, eye pain from light and, in the elderly, confusion and hallucination. From http://www.livestrong.com/article/84227-goji-... Atropine A poisonous alkaloid obtained from belladonna or related plants (nightshades). Atropine poisoning is a severe toxic reaction due to overdosage of atropine. Symptoms include dryness of mouth, thirst, difficulty in swallowing, dilated pupils, tachycardia, fever, delirium, stupor, and a rash on the face, neck, and upper trunk. From http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.c... Solanacae Solanaceae are a family of flowering plants that includes a number of important agricultural crops, although many species are toxic plants. The family is also informally known as the nightshade or potato family. The family includes Datura, Mandragora (mandrake), Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade), Lycium barbarum (wolfberry), Physalis philadelphica (tomatillo) , Physalis peruviana (Cape gooseberry flower), Capsicum (chili pepper, bell pepper), Solanum (potato, tomato, eggplant), Nicotiana (tobacco), and Petunia. With the exception of tobacco (Nicotianoideae) and petunia (Petunioideae), most of the economically important genera are contained in the subfamily Solanoideae. Many members of the Solanaceae family are used by humans, and are important sources of food, spice and medicine. However, Solanaceae species are often rich in alkaloids whose toxicity to humans and animals ranges from mildly irritating to fatal in small quantities. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae Edited October 29, 2012 by Labradork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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