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Date Posted: Thursday, May 22, 01:20:55pm
Author: Nancy
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Warning!!

PLEASE CROSSPOST

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and
other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient
called "Theobromine".

It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really
attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths
already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution --
check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your
gardeners are using in your gardens. Theobromine is the ingredient
that is used to make all chocolate -- especially dark or baker's
chocolate -- which is toxic to
dogs. Cacao bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of
theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and
theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch
made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17
hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao
bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

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