Dog and Cat No Nos....

When visiting the vet recently, we picked up these cards which list things that are dangerous for cats and dogs and should not be fed to them.  We only have dogs, but I found some of the items listed on the cats' list quite interesting and wondered, first, why they were there, and secondly, why they were not on the dogs' list.

For instance, the first item on the cats' list is rat poison.  So, do NOT give cats rat poison.  Got it!  Who does not already know this?!  Are you kidding me?  This is an item that actually needs to be put on a list, printed out, laminated, and handed out to cat lovers so that they know NOT to feed their feline friends rat poison?  You will note that it is not on the dogs' list.  Does this mean that dog lovers are smarter and already know not to give rat poison to dogs, or that rat poison is ok to give to dogs?  Yes, it means that we already know that rat poison is not ok to give to our canines.

The third item on the cats' list is marijuana.  Cats are allowed their cat nip, but not pot!  Again, this too is not on the dogs' list.  Also, it does seem a bit unfair that there is no dog nip.  So, I think I will head out back and smoke a doobie with Fido! It is allowed, according to 'the list', and it is evening the score!  Sorry Frisky!