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<DIV>If he used anything with an herbacide in it (weed and feed, halts crab grass remover, et al) then that's a real problem as simply sniffing it can cause a horrible reaction (eyes swelled shut, systemic shut down and worse ... it happened to my Sweet Maggie (ATB) once after a sniffy walk ... we never knew which neighbor used it on their front lawn). An emergency trip to the vet followed where she got benedryl and prednisone brought her back from the brink the time this happened..</DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck,</DIV>
<DIV>Dale<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Esther Strom <esthermstrom@yahoo.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Daily Drool <dailydrool@lists.dailydrool.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu, May 19, 2011 8:29:19 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Dailydrool] Fertilizer question<BR></FONT><BR>The DAILY DROOL<BR>An internet mail list designed to<BR>entertain and inform basset hounds<BR>and their people.<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------<BR><BR> ----<BR> / \__<BR>|\ / @ \<BR>\ \_______| \ .: O<BR>\ ##| | \__/<BR> | ####\__/ \<BR> / / ## \|<BR>/ /__________\ \<BR>L_JJ
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<DIV>I've always refused to use any chemicals on my lawn because Basil likes to graze (as did Waldo before him.) Just this evening, my neighbor kindly informed me that he had fertilized his lawn, and that when he did the fence line, a good chunk of my land got covered as well by the spreader. I'm really pissed, to say the least. He claims that it'll be perfectly safe as soon as it rains and the pellets dissolve; is this true? I was always under the impression that the fertilizer was absorbed by the soil and then sucked up by the growing grass, which would mean that any grass that's in that area would be poisonous to eat.</DIV>
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<DIV>Can anyone clarify which of us is correct? I'm not sure what I can do about it if I'm right, short of having to go out with Basil every single time he goes out to make sure that he doesn't attempt to graze. And how long would it be before the fertilized grass "grows out"? </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
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<DIV>Esther and Basil (who will be missing his daily trips to the salad bar...)</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>