Sago Palms will kill puppies?

Did you know that a sago palm will kill your puppy. I don't believe it is because it is toxic, its because they chew on the leaves or bristles and they are like needles and tear up the puppies intestines. Anyone out there agree?

Sago Palms will kill puppies?
The Sago Palm is not a palm at all, but rather a Cycad. Cycads are a group of plants that are very primitive in their origins. Fossils have been found on almost every continent on the planet. It is often stated that cycads have evolved little since the days of the dinosaurs. There are species that have gone extinct, while there are others that seemed to show little evolution over millions of years. Therefore as a group, cycads are often referred to as “living fossils”. The scientific name for the Sago Palm is Cycas revoluta. Cycas refers to the genus, the genus refers to a particular group of similar plants in the Cycad family and revoluta further describes the exact species of the group Cycas. The latter was given to this species because of the revolute (to curl back) nature of the leaflets; the edges roll under the leaflet.





Puppy death attributed to ingesting Cycas leaves is quite possible as the veins in the leaves are quite tough and resistant to breaking down in a puppy's digestive tract. Thus intestinal blockage is a very real possibility along with intestinal wall lacerations due to the rough nature of the Cycas material including the sharpened points of the leaves.
Reply:Yes, I have several cycad trees, I don't believe that they are toxic, however, I agree with you that the sharp serrated leaves are apt to do harm to a puppies intestines.