Re: Hunter's Biopsy Report-Now Mushroom' Renee?

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

At 06:14 PM 11/14/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I have a question about mushrooms.  I just picked up a tidbit about dogs
>eating mushrooms in an earlier post, but I must not have been privy to
>the earlier communication on this.  Just this past month we have been
>having a ton of large brown curvy mushrooms growing in our dog run in
>the gravel area.  I've been chopping them down and discarding them as
>soon as I see them. Can they be dangerous to our dogs?  What is the best
>way to get rid of these pesky things?  We didn't have these in Kansas!!!
Judi,

We have a biologist on the list and perhaps Renee can tell us more but YES 
wild mushrooms can be a serious health hazard to dogs.  I do as you do 
daily inspections and plucking.  They grow over night as mushrooms grow in 
wet dark places.

What you missed out on was way back when,,, Carol and Shaun Jackson took 
Hunter on a over night camp out and the little bugger got a hold of some 
mushrooms that made him quite ill.  He was very young, even though he 
probably only got a little bit as Carol dug most of it out of his mouth 
being so small was not to his advantage.

If it makes you feel any safer, I have not noticed that our dogs are 
attracted to mushrooms.  I think dogs do tend to know what is not safe for 
the most part, but puppies well need I say more?  Taste everything.

Gina