• RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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    If they did it deliberately and I could prove it, I’d rent a billboard across the street from where they worked

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    Don’t. What the fuck? Did they do this on purpose? Then do not associate with them again, they’re a psychopath. If it was an accident, and their apology is half assed, then they’re not really sorry. Not a sociopath, but a jerk.

  • andrewta@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I need more context.

    What do you mean by bad faith apology. Be specific. Also how did they poison the dog?

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    That largely depends on whether the poisoning was deliberate, and whether the dog survived.

    I’ve only recently learned that onions and garlic are toxic to dogs and can and will cause seizures and even death. Not like anyone goes out of their way to feed onions or garlic to their dogs, but humans commonly add those things to our own food for extra flavor, which is partly why they say people shouldn’t feed their dog table scraps.

    So if it wasn’t intentional, I’d be inclined to forgive them. But if it was intentional such as antifreeze or chocolate poisoning, I’d never forgive them, and I’d call the cops and report animal cruelty.

    https://yourdogadvisor.com/foods-dogs-cant-eat/

    Edit: Spelling, plus added chocolate.

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      Note that a dog would need to eat a surprisingly large amount of onions, garlic, or chocolate in order to get sick. According to the AKC:

      Onion powder is in a surprisingly wide range of foods, from soups to baby food. It only takes 100 grams of onion (about the size of a medium onion) per 20 kilograms of a dog’s weight to cause toxic effects, which means that a 45-pound dog would only have to eat one medium-to-large onion to experience dangerous toxicity levels. Since most dogs would happily devour a bag of unattended onion rings or an onion casserole given the opportunity, this is a serious concern.

      Scientific studies have found it takes approximately 15 to 30 grams of garlic per kilogram of body weight to produce harmful changes in a dog’s blood. To put that into perspective, the average clove of supermarket garlic weighs between 3 and 7 grams, so your dog would have to eat a lot to get really sick. However, some dogs are more sensitive to garlic toxicity than others, and consumption of a toxic dose spread out over a few days could also cause problems.

      In simpler terms, that means a very concerning dose of chocolate is approximately one ounce of milk chocolate per pound of body weight. Since an average milk chocolate bar may be around 1.55 ounces, consuming even one chocolate bar can have serious consequences, especially for small dogs. Eating a crumb of chocolate cake or a very small piece of a chocolate bar, on the other hand, probably won’t kill your dog, especially if it is a larger breed.

      One time my dog ate some chocolate and I was worried until I calculated that a dog his size (and he wasn’t a big dog) would have to eat an entire full-sized bar of dark chocolate before experiencing any symptoms at all. It’s probably best not to give dogs food containing small amounts of onions, garlic, or chocolate just in case, but there’s no need to worry if a dog eats human food containing small amounts of these ingredients.

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        Well, a few months ago, before I learned of the onion and garlic sensitivity thing, a friend of ours fed our dog a few bites of some awesome home cooked meat with garlic and onions in it.

        It wasn’t a whole lot, just a few bites really, and our dog weighs right around 20 pounds. Anyways, after he had some time to digest it, around noon the next day he had an all out seizure for around 30 seconds, and then spent the next few hours shivering and obviously a bit scared and confused.

        Luckily it wasn’t worse, and thankfully he hasn’t had any other seizures since. That was when I went ahead and looked up that much more complete list of foods dogs shouldn’t eat, to prevent any future episodes or worse…

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        Your statement contradicts your quotes.

        Note that a dog would need to eat a surprisingly large amount of onions, garlic, or chocolate in order to get sick.

        which means that a 45-pound dog would only have to eat one medium-to-large onion to experience dangerous toxicity levels. Since most dogs would happily devour a bag of unattended onion rings or an onion casserole given the opportunity, this is a serious concern.

        However, some dogs are more sensitive to garlic toxicity than others, and consumption of a toxic dose spread out over a few days could also cause problems.

        consuming even one chocolate bar can have serious consequences, especially for small dogs.

        So, no surprisingly large amounts at all here.

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          I think “an entire large onion” or “one chocolate bar” are surprisingly large amounts, because my default assumption when something is called poisonous is that any amount is dangerous.

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      Didn’t survive. Radiator coolant and dog feces. Veterinarian that put him down told me.

      yeah why tell the people that the person works for ?

      anyways thank you all for the answers.

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        But you didn’t answer the most important question - was it done on purpose or was it an accident?

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    My dog is better than all humans. There’d be no forgiveness. Only murder.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Excuse me what the fuck

    I came to Lemmy for shitposts

    No, there’s no forgiveness, what the actual fuck. How does someone murder a dog for no reason? I’d probably report the person for animal cruelty

    Jesus fucking Christ who does this?

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      I think it depends on the context. Was the poisoning accidentally, unintentional because of not realize a dog can’t have that item, or left poison out for something else and the dog somehow got into it? Context is important.