On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:02:39 +0000, Suja wrote:

Pretty good list here, although it is plants that are toxic to cats, not
dogs: http://maxshouse.com/Poisonous_Plants_Genus-Species.htm Look for
Prunus spp. Another one he
http://www.dogpatch.org/doginfo/plants.html, which states that Almond
seed is poisonous, although it doesn't specify nut. Of course, the
ASPCA's National Animal Poison Control Center (www.napcc.aspca.org) does
not have it listed, so I don't know what to make of it.

Good links. Thanks. BTW: nut == seed. The nut/seed contains the plant
germ from which a new member will grow given the right conditions. It's
actually a pretty cool elementary school science project to take a nut and
watch a new plant grow from it.

I suspect that the inconsistency over whether almonds are toxic
for canines may be due to the amount required to trigger an adverse
reaction. In which case a couple once in a while may not be a problem,
but if the dog ate a large volume it would be. Which is, of course,
true for most substances. It's a question of how much is too much and
hence what the level of risk is. Personally I don't feed my dogs nuts
of any type, other than an occassional bit of peanut butter, for the
simple reason it's not worth the risk that I'll incorrectly remember
which are safe and which are not.

"Kurtis D. Rader" wrote in message
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Yes, notice that the list is a list of "plants". For example, "potato"
is listed. That doesn't mean a potato is poisonous, it means the sprouts
of and skin of the tuber are poisonous. Cooked peeled potato is perfectly
safe.

Question, you say 'peeled' potato is safe. Is there a reason ( nutrional or
contamination?) not to feed cooked potatoes with the peels?

"Kurtis D. Rader" wrote in message
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Yes, notice that the list is a list of "plants". For example, "potato"
is listed. That doesn't mean a potato is poisonous, it means the sprouts
of and skin of the tuber are poisonous. Cooked peeled potato is perfectly
safe.

Question, you say 'peeled' potato is safe. Is there a reason ( nutrional or
contamination?) not to feed cooked potatoes with the peels?

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:04:27 +0000, shelly wrote:

peanuts aren't nuts. AFAIK they aren't considered to be even mildly
toxic to dogs.

Doh! Thanks for the reminder. I knew that but had forgotten they're
a member of the legume genus. Which is to say, despite their name,
they're a "bean" not a "nut".

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:04:27 +0000, shelly wrote:

peanuts aren't nuts. AFAIK they aren't considered to be even mildly
toxic to dogs.

Doh! Thanks for the reminder. I knew that but had forgotten they're
a member of the legume genus. Which is to say, despite their name,
they're a "bean" not a "nut".

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:50:04 +0000, j.j. wrote:

Question, you say 'peeled' potato is safe. Is there a reason ( nutrional
or contamination?) not to feed cooked potatoes with the peels?

Good question. A little more research turned up this excellent page
which clarifies the matter:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking...sk_8-5-02.html

Basically, it isn't the skin thats a danger, but the possibility of
"an alkaloid, called solanine, may be present under the skin of the
potato." That alkaloid is toxic. Apparently a green coloration to the
skin is a strong indicator that solanine might be present. So, if the
skin does not have any green coloration it's probably safe. But if
you're the paranoid type always peel the potato :-)

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:50:04 +0000, j.j. wrote:

Question, you say 'peeled' potato is safe. Is there a reason ( nutrional
or contamination?) not to feed cooked potatoes with the peels?

Good question. A little more research turned up this excellent page
which clarifies the matter:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking...sk_8-5-02.html

Basically, it isn't the skin thats a danger, but the possibility of
"an alkaloid, called solanine, may be present under the skin of the
potato." That alkaloid is toxic. Apparently a green coloration to the
skin is a strong indicator that solanine might be present. So, if the
skin does not have any green coloration it's probably safe. But if
you're the paranoid type always peel the potato :-)

Kurtis D. Rader said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

[potato]

Basically, it isn't the skin thats a danger, but the
possibility of "an alkaloid, called solanine, may be
present under the skin of the potato." That alkaloid is
toxic. Apparently a green coloration to the skin is a
strong indicator that solanine might be present.

And to keep the lateral thinking going - yams are perfectly
safe, skin and all, because they're not a nightshade plant like
potatoes.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Kurtis D. Rader said in rec.pets.dogs.health:

[potato]

Basically, it isn't the skin thats a danger, but the
possibility of "an alkaloid, called solanine, may be
present under the skin of the potato." That alkaloid is
toxic. Apparently a green coloration to the skin is a
strong indicator that solanine might be present.

And to keep the lateral thinking going - yams are perfectly
safe, skin and all, because they're not a nightshade plant like
potatoes.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.