JACQUE's Blog – October 2008 Archive (6)

Foods to avoid are....

Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)

Potato peelings and green looking potatoes

Rhubarb leaves

Mouldy/spoiled foods

Alcohol

Yeast dough

Coffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)

Hops (used in home brewing)

Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)

Broccoli (in large amounts)

Raisins and grapes

Cigarettes, tobacco,… Continue

Mother duck's 'bird brain' saves ducklings



She grabs police officer by pant leg to lead him to her brood trapped under grate

Nicholas Read Vancouver Sun









Ray Peterson, Special to the Sun / Mother duck shows police officer where her ducklings fell through a grate into a sewer underneath the Granville Street Bridge.



Don't mention "bird brains" to Ray Petersen, because after what happened this week, he won't hear a word of… Continue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7680429.stm

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/clemency-for-ratchet

http://www.baghdadpups.com/

NSAIDs

NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like ibuprofen or naproxen are the most common cause of pet poisoning in small animals, and can cause serious problems even in minimal doses. Pets are extremely sensitive to their effects, and may experience stomach and intestinal ulcers and—in the case of cats—kidney damage.



Antidepressants

Antidepressants can cause vomiting and lethargy and certain types can lead to serotonin syndrome—a condition marked by agitation,… Continue

PLEASE DO THIS "FREE" GOOD DEED - Animal Rescue



Animal Rescue

Hi, all you animal lovers. This is pretty simple... Please tell ten

friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble

getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of

getting free food donated every day to abused and neglected animals.

It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their site

and click on the purple box 'fund food for animals'… Continue

Q: I use air fresheners in my home, but have been told I shouldn't. Are they bad for my health?



A: It certainly looks like they are. Recent research strongly suggests that they raise your risk of a number of pulmonary diseases. Last year researchers found that being exposed to chemicals from air fresheners as little as once a week may increase your odds of developing asthma symptoms by 71 percent. And a 2006 study showed that people with high blood levels of the chemical 1,4… Continue