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DOGS TRUST HAVE warned dog owners about the possibility of poisoning dogs over the Easter weekend, and the potentially fatal outcomes of the household pets eating chocolate, hot-cross buns or daffodils.
Dogs Trust are asking owners to be “extra vigilant” this Easter, and hope to increase awareness of the potential toxins that might enter the home over the period. Chocolate, an ever-popular present on Easter Sunday, can be toxic to dogs due to the principal alkaloid in the cacao bean.
Ahead of the bank holiday weekend, veterinary and welfare manager Niamh Curran-Kelly said, “We love seeing dogs being included in the festive fun, but chocolate is something that shouldn’t be shared. Nobody wants to be rushing their dog to the vet with suspected poisoning over the Easter holidays.”
The charity also reminded dog owners to not give their dogs hot-cross buns either, as ingesting even a small amount of raisins could lead to kidney failure. Although the exact toxicity is unknown, Dogs Trust still recommends that you do not feed your pet raisins or grapes.
It is recommended that you take your pet to the vet within two hours if you suspect they have eaten a raisin or a grape.
Additionally, the dog’s charity warned owners about a flower connected with the Easter period, daffodils. Dogs Trust said that “eating the bulbs, flowers or even drinking water from the vase can have similar effects to eating chocolate”.
This is because daffodils also contain alkaloids and glycosides that are toxic to dogs. The bulbs of the flowers contain poisonous “calcium oxalate crystals” which can cause kidney failure and dermatitis. The highest quantity of the alkaloids are also found in the bulbs.
While it’s uncommon that daffodils would be fatal to dogs, it can lead to serious illness.
Curran-Kelly added that owners must be aware if they are organising Easter-egg hunting that they do it safely if it’s “in an area that your dog can easily access”.
Please also remind children that although it may be tempting to share with their dog, that when it comes to chocolate, sharing is not caring.”
According to Dogs Trust, if you suspect your dog might have eaten chocolate or any other toxic item, you must contact your vet immediately. The charity said, “The sooner veterinary treatment is started, the greater your dog’s chances of recovery are.”
Dogs Trust provides a list of all poisonous plants, garden and household substances and food dangers to dog owners, which also includes the symptoms that a dog might have if they are to eat such food.
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The screws should contain a reference or batch number so it should make it easier for them to identify him.
I was just thinking that ann..
If we can figure this out why can’t forensics ??
Forensics are a bunch of amateurs be it in accountancy or crime.
Ha, everyone’s an expert !!!!! Do ye think the Guards are eegits needing your advice on how to investigate these type of crimes.
Ah, Ye’re listening to too much of that Wilson/ Mc Cabe crap.
Leave it to the experts.
“Leave it to the experts.” lmao
the sophie tuscan du plantier et al experts i it?
Screws don’t have reference or batch numbers, only implants or prostheses, so it’s unlikely to be much help.
The operation that the guy had was a major one. the exact procedure is in a database somewhere along with his personal details. It’s not rocket science.
No such database exists outside HIPE, it would be in breach of the data protection act. He had craniotomy so performed which is about the most frequent op the Neurosurgeons do. They’d probably have to do a chart trawl unless the characteristics of the case ring some bells locally. They’ve probably asked in Beaumont and Cork.
Not rocket science , biology :)
So, do you have some expert advice on this one ??? Whose right or wrong ? Maybe we’re all gobdaws on this one too, or, you have other really really valuable evidence to suggest that the GARDAI are totally off the wall, or maybe you’re just the average Mail reader !! Get with the programme.
the daily mail is the the daily garda
Screws do have reference numbers every last one of them from ones for your fingers to ones for your head and reference/batch numbers are recorded in medical charts and can be used to identify.
No, they do not.
Looks like a job for Gil Grissom
Elaine if they can they will.
They should have his identity already. A search of the neurological databases in Irish and european hospitals will do it.
Can i bypass templemore and go straight to interpol?
No cause you sent your vetting form to the Phoenix park , and a monkey ate it….
i didn’t send it, the desk sargeant did:-)
No database I’m afraid. Every patient registry in Ireland needs an individual act of the Oireachteas, that was established when the national cancer registry was created. The could do an individual chart check but it would take forever. More sensible to release details to the general public and see what turns up.
sorry that doesn’t wash,
There are less than ten neurologists in this country, of them only a couple would do an operation like this guy had and they would remember doing an op like the one this guy had.
Sorry, they probably do a craniotomy on the majority of cases they see, it’s just a hole in the skull. I’m sure they’ve checked with Beaumont. There are actually closer to 25 neurologists in the country, but they don’t do craniotomies, Neurosurgeons do. There are 7 or 8 of them in Beaumont but I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t remember an individual case they did a few years ago.
i’m pretty sure a neurologist would remember the names of all his patients who had teir skulls opened by him.
Shouldn’t you be doing something constructive in the barracks, like paperwork.
*sergeant
You wouldn’t be able for it. Best your type stay safe behind the keyboard .
No seeking you wouldn’t be able for it. Your type are better staying safe behind the keyboard. Mind yourself now x
And the possibility that this work could have been done in another country, (very likely ) hasn’t crossed your mind.
Nidge is after getting Tommy clipped and chopped up!
A good lead so, won’t need to go out on a limb to solve this one.
I’m pretty sure the Gards do actually know how to do their job! Love all the Sharky and George style comments though!
1998 Hide & Seek champion..
Hi Paul, thanks for your input but lets not confuse a scandal of the 50′s with what is most probably the discovery of a criminal found in a rubbish dump. Even you should realise that its a bloody stupid comparison.
Heard you the first time, Tony.
Mark was not a criminal
Looks like the work of Tony Soprano
Maybe its Enda Kenny – hes got a few screws loose
Tony
An appalling murder that ended the life of a young man provides you with a platform to make a sick joke about the body being that of the Taoiseach. At first I just thought you suffered from a complete absence of any social filter but now I’m convinced your intellectual development suffered an irreversible collapse some time ago!
As did your humour development Richard.
Richard
Common sense would suggest that somebody who is found in a rubbish dump was no pillar of society by any stretch of the imagination. My social filter and intellectual development however remain intact although one must add that the Taoiseach and his army of baboons are presently working hard to change that.
Richard is correct about it being an appalling murder, and the deceased deserves more respect than Tony’s comment indicates. Of course Richard ignored earlier disrespectful comments that made light of this murder, choosing only to comment on a wry observation that Kenny has a few screws loose, which leads me to think Richards moral compass only points to Enda.
Tony, you should reflect on what you said in light of the mother and baby home scandal where innocents were interred in cess pits.
Sick puppy.
Hi Paul, thanks for your input but lets not confuse a scandal of the 50′s with what is most probably the discovery of a criminal found in a rubbish dump. Even you should realise that its a bloody stupid comparison.
I’m pretty sure the Guards do actually know how to their jobs! Love all the Sharky and George style comments though!
I’d say the cops have a fair idea who this could be….I think they do a very good job the majority of the time…there’s twits/bad apples in every large organisation!
Frankenstein?
Screws either side of his head?? Holy shit, I know who it is!!! http://finnishfoodgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/frankenstein.jpg
Job done
Well I hope, at least, that the female sargeant that admitted she didn’t know how to read a map on the Tynan case in portarlington a couple of weeks ago was not allowed near this. Or any other upcoming case for that matter. There’s an excuse for cutbacks but there’s no excuse for incompetency.
Garda are down in the dumps over this!
It’s Frankenstein’s monster. There should be a pair of nuts and bolts lying around there too.
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