Slug and Snail Bait...Don't Do It

IMPORTANT****SLUG AND SNAIL BAIT IS A DOG KILLER

We recently went through a horrible experience I would hate to see anyoneelse endure. Last year we moved here to the country and I have dabbled in gardening for years and now finally have the opportunity to do it on a much grander scale. Well I wanted to do it right to get a good harvest. I had spotted a few slugs and signs of insect feeding on my cabbage leaves
I decided it was time to use some products to handle the problems. I purchased Correy's Slug and Snail Bait and a can of Sevin. I got up early and went out to fertilize with miracle grow and then later in the day dust with Sevin and cast the slug/snail pellets. My smallest Miniature Dachshund crawled through the fence of the dog yard into the garden. I yelled at her to get back in the dog yard and she did. But then when i went to go back into the house she followed me in (obviously once more escaped from the dog yard. I thought nothing about the slug and snail bait as I had no idea dogs would be attracted to it. About 15 minutes later i heard what sounded like dog food being scattered and snarling and growling. I jumped up and went to investigate to find my little dachshund having seizures.To make a very long story short... We ended up taking her to emergency vet care with a 50/50 chance of survival. we arrived at 9:00pm and stayed all night with her on an IV and sedated. She did not stabilize until about 4:00am. We couldn't bring her home until 5:00 pm. Even at that point she was still sedated to the point that she didn't recognize us. It took an hour being home before she recognized mike and gave him a couple little licks. She really did not relize she was home until much later in the middle of the night. Please do not use this very dangerous product around your pets. instead try one or a combination of the following methods:

Fill a small bowl with stale beer. Put it in the areas where the slugs are active. Stale beer attracts the slugs and they drown. You may also
use grape juice or a tea made from yeast, honey and water.

Oat bran will kill slugs when they eat it... sprinkle some around.

Certain herbs (Rosemary, lemon balm,wormwood, mints, tansy, oak leaves,
needles from conifers and seaweed will repel slugs. However using a
mulch of these plants will only turn the slugs away, in search of other
food sources.