Growing hops with dogs.

[SteveBeitz]

Hops DO KILLL DOGS!! Especially Greyhounds. Please do not let your dogs any where near hops!! My 17 month old Doberman ate some spent hops after my brew day last Saturday and died early Sunday morning - the cause was Malignant Hyperthermia, in which the body temperature rises uncontrollably. This can be very harmful or fatal to the dog. Some symptoms are restlessness, panting, vomiting, abdominal pain, seizures, rapid heart rate, and high temperature. If a dog has possibly ingested hops and exhibits symptoms, they should be taken to an emergency pet hospital immediately for treatment.

Don't take any risk! I never thought that the dog would eat hops either, nor did I know that hops were even toxic to dogs - don't take the risk keep your dogs away from hops!

 

[HoppyDaze]

Hops DO KILLL DOGS!! Especially Greyhounds. Please do not let your dogs any where near hops!! My 17 month old Doberman ate some spent hops after my brew day last Saturday and died early Sunday morning - the cause was Malignant Hyperthermia, in which the body temperature rises uncontrollably. This can be very harmful or fatal to the dog. Some symptoms are restlessness, panting, vomiting, abdominal pain, seizures, rapid heart rate, and high temperature. If a dog has possibly ingested hops and exhibits symptoms, they should be taken to an emergency pet hospital immediately for treatment.

Don't take any risk! I never thought that the dog would eat hops either, nor did I know that hops were even toxic to dogs - don't take the risk keep your dogs away from hops!

Sorry to hear that, Steve. That sucks

 

[Bamsdealer]

Wow. I must have gotten lucky. My dog is only about 35 lbs and has eaten a bunch of fresh hops and leaves off the plants in my yard over the last 3 years. When he has an upset stomach, he'll ravenously eats whatever greens or dried up leaves he can find.

 

[SteveBeitz]

Wow. I must have gotten lucky. My dog is only about 35 lbs and has eaten a bunch of fresh hops and leaves off the plants in my yard over the last 3 years. When he has an upset stomach, he'll ravenously eats whatever greens or dried up leaves he can find.

Yes you're very lucky! Hops don't seem to affect every breed the same, but why risk it. Now that you know I hope you can find a way to keep him out of your plants, I would hate to hear about anything happening to him. Sadly too little is known as to why hops kill some dogs to say whether or not they'll be safe eating a lot vs. a little or one time over another.

 

[NabilMish]

I have a Miniature Schnauzer. A few years ago I was syphoning from my primary to the secondary and spilled some hoppy trub on the floor, where my velcro-dog (always sticking by me) lapped up a little. I shooed him away pretty quickly and knew he didn't get much, but for a full day after that the little guy was panting. After a day or so he got over it, but I'm always a lot more careful now to keep him away from anything with hops, and I dispose of the spent hops where he can't get at it.

With that said, I'm planning to start growing some hops next year and am only slightly concerned about him eating them - plus I know how much more concentrated the dried compressed hops are than the very airy flowers, so I expect that even if he nibbles a little it probably won't be enough to hurt him.