odnarb Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 On another board, there have been warning of dogs attempting to lick paper shredders and having their tongues caught in the shredding blades. One dog didn't have sufficient muscle left to swallow afterwards, and didn't make it. Please unplug your paper shredders when not in use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefeathers! Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I pulled my husband out of his chair from eating dinner to show him this :o . I always, always, always unplug the shredder when not in use and he usually does, but he thinks I'm a crackpot for worrying about it. I never thought about a dog trying to lick it as much as I worry about a c@t tail or long fluffy ear getting caught in it. My c@ts like to sit on it. :-? Thank you for posting this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAmericanPUP Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 ouch! poor dogs :cry: we have a paper shreader..but we never use it..it's still in the box sitting in the closet :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 holy cow, thanx for the warning. Poor poor puppy, what a terrible thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_blue Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Oooh nasty, poor dog :( We have a paper shreddder that the cats like to sit on so I am paranoid about making sure it's off at the point. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincoandDahlilasgirl Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 we have 1 but it's never on or plugged in when not in use and it's also kept in the office at home which the door is always closed so the dogs can't get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 very good advice. We cant determine what pets think about these things, better to keep them unplugged when not in use... now for a funny story. I work for a computer company. We had a guy call us on his cell phone screaming because his tie was caught in the dot-matrix printer., he leaned over too far apparently. There were all kinds of people there, talking in the background, and NO ONE thought to TURN IT OFF until we told them too? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: after being turned off, he griped about ruining an expensive tie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarFox Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I'm parinoid about this too. I always think about the "What if..."'s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairn6 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 I knew those were a hazard I am so paranoid I won't even leave it out unplugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marion Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Thanks, never give it a thought. :oops: I've just unplugged ours, the thought of it is horrendous. That poor dog. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 that sounds very nasty - thanks for the warning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Kat Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 wow thats a terrible thing to happen to a pup. Thanks for the warning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogPaddle Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Good warning. Although when I first saw the thread title I thought your dog was a paper shredding machine like mine. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[email protected] Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I can't imagine having something that horrible happen to my dog. I'm always worried about that. That's why I bought the weakest shredder [URL]http://www.abcoffice.com/shred1.htm[/URL] sold, that way it will have the thinnest opening. I still always unplug it though. :)8) You can never be too careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mylittlehoneybear Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 [quote name='odnarb']On another board, there have been warning of dogs attempting to lick paper shredders and having their tongues caught in the shredding blades. One dog didn't have sufficient muscle left to swallow afterwards, and didn't make it. Please unplug your paper shredders when not in use.[/quote] Oh my gosh, I never thought of that. How horrible. Thank you for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmcr80 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 That is absolutely awful!!!! Thanks for the heads up, I would have never thought of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_stimpo Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks for the warning, what a horrible thing to happen, poor thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markming Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Ouch.:oops: It sounds like a horror movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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