Marble Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 does anyone know if moths have negative health effects on dogs ? i know you're laughing, i am too, but yesterday and today it's been really warm and there have been moths all over our windows and dresden is freaking out like crazy because she wants to catch all of them. last night i finally closed all the curtains because even after being corrected several times she kept jumping on the windows. i took her outside so she could catch one (thinking it would get it out of her system, yeah right) and immediately felt terrible for letting her kill a little moth and eat it. then she came indoors and snatched one off the wall. so at least i know why she has that long tongue now, she's a rare breed called a mothsnatcher, they were bred by the royalty in uh, india to roam in their palaces to keep the moth population at bay, so the moths would not be able to eat their silk. she also loves candied ginger, she'll sit and wait so long while you're eating it that she'll have drool coming out of the corners of her mouth. what are the wierdest things your dogs eat ? do you think moths can be bad for dogs ? i'm just curious........ :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 I think they probably won't hurt her, in moderation LOL. So long as there aren't any pesticides on them but I'd imagine they'd be dead if they did. Weirdest things my dog eats...hmm, depends on what you think is weird! He loves tomatoes. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 My dog prefers Veggies over Meat :o LOL We did a test back in the day, before she was even on the BARF diet, and we set down a plate of left over steak, and then a plate with left over potatos and carrots... she went STRAIGHT for the veggies! LOL wait... are potato's veggies? :o Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Potatoes are tubers. Most people call them veggies but they're really a starch. Peanuts are tubers too. Oh, and Parker really likes pistachios. I only give him a couple though. He likes veggies and potatos too, enough that I don't always mix them and he'll eat both but I bet he'd still head for the steak first! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 My "grandson" Milo (or grand-pup) loves boxelder bugs..... :roll: They are like candy to him. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Jac eats ANYTHING but celery... My cocker will not eat sliced meat of any kind!! Forest and Maddie are funny due to the shape of their mouths.. They will try to eat anything but what they CAN eat is a different story!! :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Jacsmom napisał(a):Jac eats ANYTHING but celery... My cocker will not eat sliced meat of any kind!! Forest and Maddie are funny due to the shape of their mouths.. They will try to eat anything but what they CAN eat is a different story!! :lol: :lol: :lol: BTW, I think it's time for puppy pix updates. Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 when we had Alice she could catch moths and flies in flight as they flew past her. She was a clever dog :D Quote
bk_blue Posted February 5, 2003 Posted February 5, 2003 mouseatthebusstop napisał(a):when we had Alice she could catch moths and flies in flight as they flew past her. BK still does that though he has about a 10% success rate. When we were at our old house it had floor to ceiling windows in the lounge and he would lie at the window and bang the flies against the window to kill them. You always knew when he was catching flies because you could hear a big "clunk" as his head hit the window. :roll: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 thanks for your replies, i was just curious........dresden also loves raw carrots, she'll do anything for them. she apparently also likes chunks of wood because when i left someone to watch her this morning they apparently slacked off. when i got home there was a ton of bark and two shredded blocks of wood all over the floor, which i never would have let her near had i been home........... Quote
Luka-pop Posted February 6, 2003 Posted February 6, 2003 Luka will eat anything! Carrotts, celery, meat of course. But he will not eat cooked spinach. Wonder why... I don't think moths will hurt your dog, although there are some moths that are poisonous. It's caused by the little hairs and powders on their wings, and when humans come into contact with them, they can get an ugly rash. Itchy, but sore, at times bubbly, like poison ivy. They're not as rare as people think either. I think that with the amount your dog's eating, he'll be fine, but I would watch out. Although moths are the main diet of frogs... Maybe they know which ones are poisonous and which ones are safe :-? ... Maybe animals are naturally immuned to their poison :-? ... Quote
Marble Posted February 7, 2003 Author Posted February 7, 2003 [It's caused by the little hairs and powders on their wings, and when humans come into contact with them, they can get an ugly rash. Itchy, but sore, at times bubbly, like poison ivy. They're not as rare as people think either. I think that with the amount your dog's eating, he'll be fine, but I would watch out. Although moths are the main diet of frogs... Maybe they know which ones are poisonous and which ones are safe :-? ... Maybe animals are naturally immuned to their poison :-? ...[/quote] wow :) that's interesting to know. have you ever gotten stung by a puss catapiller ? i almost had to go to the emergency room, short of breath, heart beating too fast, wierd aches and pains, rashes, asthma like symptoms etc. defintely the worst allergic reaction i've ever had to anything in my life. saddleback catapillars are really bad too........ Quote
Luka-pop Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Hey Marble! Wow, that was quite an emergency you had. You experienced an anaphyletic (sp?) shock, which is when the body produces chemicals to fight against the poison, except it's way too much for your body to handle, so parts of your body start panicking and "shutting off" I'm really glad you were okay. Some people may die, fall into shock, or become paralyzed in parts of the body, etc. I've never come in contact with a poisonous animal, but I have a natural interest in medicine. Actually, when I was younger, when all the girls would be freaking out about bugs and reptiles and amphibians and what not, I would be the "odd ball" mixing in with the boys, wanting to pet them. I'm still like that :lol: . I live in NH, where there are no poisonous animals as far as I'm concerned, but I lived in Japan, where there are lots of poisonous insects and snakes, where I just kinda picked up all my information. Quote
courtnek Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 I'm allergic to bee stings - my throat will close up inside of minutes if I get stung. I have a syringe with a special "adrenaline" type solution in it that I have to carry everywhere... as far as the dogs - Alex will watch bugs go by and not move. Freebee will leap off the floor and try to catch them. But the funniest thing is the cat. He will kill them, then go get Freebee to eat them. He wont eat them under any circumstances, but he'll kil them for her... :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 Luka-pop napisał(a): Actually, when I was younger, when all the girls would be freaking out about bugs and reptiles and amphibians and what not, I would be the "odd ball" mixing in with the boys, wanting to pet them. I'm still like that :lol: I'm the same way! I LOVE bugs and reptiles!!! They are so cool! :D Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted February 7, 2003 Posted February 7, 2003 bk_blue napisał(a):mouseatthebusstop napisał(a):when we had Alice she could catch moths and flies in flight as they flew past her. BK still does that though he has about a 10% success rate. When we were at our old house it had floor to ceiling windows in the lounge and he would lie at the window and bang the flies against the window to kill them. You always knew when he was catching flies because you could hear a big "clunk" as his head hit the window. :roll: she was 100% never missed one unless it was too high for her Quote
Marble Posted February 7, 2003 Author Posted February 7, 2003 yeah, i grew up with seven brother's so they toughened me up on the insect/snake etc front. i've always liked both. actually i'm an artist (and landscaper too) and my favorite thing to paint or draw is insects. right now it's a praying mantis someone found dead and gave to me....... Quote
bk_blue Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Marble napisał(a):my favorite thing to paint or draw is insects. right now it's a praying mantis someone found dead and gave to me....... You can come and get rid of all the bugs at my place if you want... for artistic purposes... :D Quote
Luka-pop Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Japan is the place to go if you like bugs (well, besides Africa and the Amazon and stuff like that). There are praying mantises everywhere. Up to when I was 9, when I had to move here, I used to catch them all the time, with my bare hands, and my record size was 3 inches long! There are also all kinds of cicadas singing during the summer. I caught those too. And stag beetles, I caught every summer at our cabin, and horned beetles, and snails, and snakes, and frogs, and toads. At the cabin, in the backyard, there would be so many frogs hopping around, and once, my cousin and I saw a snake catch one, in front of our eyes! I used to catch snails and keep them ina little critter cage. one day, there were thousands of white eggs in there, and a couple of days later, thay all hatched, so I had thousands of baby snails. Too bad I had to let them all go when I moved to the US. The mother snail was pretty big, with about a 2.5 inch shell. I miss Japan :cry: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 awe, sounds like a great place Luka! I'd love to go there and see all the awsome wildlife! Although I know some people who have been like "You've had bears in your backyard?!" or "You've actually SEEN a wolf?!" so, I like to consider myself lucky too. Quote
courtnek Posted February 8, 2003 Posted February 8, 2003 Insects dont bother me except for roaches - those give me the screaming meemies...I lived in an apt that had them and I moved out FAST.... My neighbor had roses growing, and had bought some mantis' to keep the aphids and stuff away. I found one in my yard one morning. It was staring Jarvis down. He was barking at it, and it wouldnt move (scared, defiant?) I came out to see what was up, and found this huge bug staring down my dog....I busted out laughing. It let me pick it up (that really surprised me) and return it to it's garden.... Why would a mantis let me pick it up? Scared of the dog maybe? Quote
Luka-pop Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 The roaches here are tiny! They're about an inch long, aren't they? Japan is the kingdom of roaches, and those are the one species of creepie crawlies that I dislike. The ones in Japan are at least 2 inches long, really oily, hisses, scatters, and multiply in days! They're found in most houses in Japan. They're just everywhere - yuck! The only "interesting" creatures I've seen here in NH are squirrels and chipmunks, opposums, hawks, owls, mice, garter snakes, frogs, salamanders (I caught a black one with yellow spots on it!), woodchucks, turtles on the roads, and a raccoon. No bears or deer or moose. Quote
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