The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 24, June 17, 2007, Article 32

ZINC COINS DANGERIOUS TO PETS

Dick Johnson writes: "The Good Housekeeping Institute issued a warning
this week about dogs swallowing U.S. cents. 'When a penny sits in your
pet's stomach, the zinc leaches out into the red blood cells, resulting
in severe anemia and kidney problems' according to the Institute's
release.

"It noted that post 1982 cents are more caustic because of the higher
zinc content. It also named other household items to keep away from
pets: sugar substitutes, onions, garlic, grapes, raisins, macadamia
nuts, and pine-oil cleaners."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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