Any one here lose a pet to RoundUp poisoning?

[bluesmail]

I have reasons to believe we were unknowingly exposed to RoundUp. (For years). Two of my pets are deceased, one has breathing problems, one (a feral cat, now tamed) is the only one w/o breathing problems.

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Were your pets exposed to RoundUp before it had dried?

Did they eat plants that were sprayed in RoundUp?

Has someone been spraying it when it was windy, and the spray was carried to your pets while outdoors?

Just wondering why you think RoundUp may be the problem.


Sorry your pets are suffering/have suffered. :hu:

[bluesmail]

3. I have an acre. I need help with mowing and hedging. I hired

a latino man to help. This is going on 6 years. Economically I've been downsizing my life and asked through his wife to only come over every 11 days. When I felt comfortable economically I called and said resume to once a week. She asked me Do you want Manuel to use RoundUp in the back? Well epiphany poof time! My dead pets, my crappy garden since my tiller died, absence of honeybees, and my living dog and I have breathing problems, (like the two that died). Last spring I Freaked, I asked him to shovel organic manure in and till it, then I planted starts, and they died within a day. He did this while I was at work. I freaked, and I let them know how upset I was. I was mad! Thanks for the concern and especially the reply whoa_nelly. BTW this year's garden is flourishing b/c a friend and I tilled it up. It's beautiful. Tomorrow I am calling the county Environmental Health Department and wanted to be prepared. Thanks again. Julie

[suston96]

2. I tried Google: Roundup poison pets......

http://www.scotts.com/smg/learn/infoHowToArticle.jsp?detailId=200002&subNavId=page900123&navId=page900107&title=&parentId=page900102

On the container it says "safe after it dries on the weed's leaves."

I have a pet and I use it now and then. Keep the pet away for a few hours after spray.

[tularetom]

4. I used it for a long time to kill weeds along fence lines

but it got too expensive. I have dogs and some outside cats and never noticed any problems with their breathing.

I got one of those propane torch thingies and now I can just burn the weeds away from the fence.

Yeah I know propane is expensive too but it's not like paying $40 or $50 for a little jug of Roundup.

[kestrel91316]

5. Roundup is not toxic to dogs or cats (or other mammals for that matter).

The surfactant in it can cause gastrointestinal irritation.

I posted some info on this in your other thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=222&topic_id=37159&mesg_id=37167

On edit: A cat with breathing problems COULD have asthma/allergic bronchitis or any of a number of potentially very serious medical problems. Roundup toxicity is not among them. A trip to the vet is in order, and probably chest radiographs, blood panel, urinalysis, other tests, maybe trial of some medication or another depending on your geographic area and other considerations.

Roundup could make your cat vomit, salivate, or lose appetite if ingested, but most cats have better sense than to ingest it.

[bluesmail]

6. My first pet that died was an older cat

when I took him to the vet they asked me if he had been around any toxins and I said NO, because I didn't know at the time he may have been. Thanks for the reply, I'll find out more tomorrow when I call Environmental Health.

[kestrel91316]

7. Sudden death in cats, particularly middle-aged males

can be associated with heart disease. It's a LOT more common than we used to think, and lots of them never show any obvious signs of illness until they drop dead. I have sad personal experience with this.

Sorry about your kitty.