Are horses allergic to peanut butter?

Question

What are horses allergic to? I have a haflinger pony if that makes a difference. Is there a website with this information? I also need to know for cats too. Thanks!

Answer 1

Horses are not allergic to peanut butter but I don't think most would like it... horses are allergic to many things...

HEMLOCK - Conium Maculatum - contains several poisonous alkaloid chemicals. All parts of the plant are poisonous. Hemlock resembles many other harmless members of the parsley family; however, its smooth, purple-blotched stems and unpleasant smell can easily identify it.

Hemlock is found by roads, streams and on waste ground throughout Britain. It is less common in the north.

HORSETAIL - Equisetum - poisoning though rare is most likely to occur from contaminated hay or straw. The effects are similar to Bracken poisoning. They are extremely difficult to kill as they have very long taproots.

IVY - Hedra - clambers over trees and in hedgerows often reaching a great size, it produces greenish-yellow flowers in the autumn and is rarely eaten by horses and ponies.

MOULDY HAY/HAYLAGE/ SILAGE/CERIALS - contain toxins and bacteria produced fungi in 'big bale' silage has been associated with the death of several horses.

NIGHTSHADE (DEADLY/WOODY) - Atropa belladonna/Solanum dulcamara - Woody nightshade grows in woods and hedges and on beaches throughout Britain.

Deadly nightshade though rare is found in hedges, woods and thickets on chalky soils and sometimes near old buildings. These plants are members of the potato family; every part of the plant is poisonous, containing alkaloid poisons that attack the nervous system.

OAK TREES - Quercus - Both the leaves and acorns of the tree are poisonous. Some horses/ponies may develop an appetite for acorns with serious consequences, however the comsuption of small amounts is probably harmless; but to be safe fence off any oak trees during the autumn.

RAGWORT - perhaps has the highest profile in plants dangerous to horses. Ragwort is a member of the daisy family and is so called because of their ragged leaves and appears in four varieties.

MARSH - Senecio aquaticus - is found in damp pasture, especially on peaty soil.

HOARY - S.erucifolius - is found on lime rich soils especially clay, in lowland areas of England and Wales. It can be identified by its hairy leaves and stems and grows between 30cm-120cm (1ft-4ft).

OXFORD - S.aqualidus - is becoming common especially around towns. It grows 22cm-37cm (9ins. -15ins.) and its flowers brighten the corner of a building plot. It was introduced to Oxford from southern Italy and was first noticed spreading elsewhere in 1794. This ragwort begins to bloom in May.

COMMON - S. Jacobaea - grows throughout the British Isles, growing on waste ground, roadsides and neglected pasture.

YEW- Taxus baccata - is the most poisonous tree in the British Isles and even small amounts are fatal. Yew trees grow especially well on chalk. They resist pollution well and can flourish in the shade of taller trees, but little will grow in the shade they themselves cast. The bark is poisonous and so is the cut or dropped foliage. The scarlet berries are harmless, but the seeds are poisonous.

Any garden plants and lawn mowings should be considered poisonous and unsafe for horses and ponies to eat. Some poisonous plants become palatable after spraying with weedkiller


I'm not sure about cats... Google it!!!

EDIT: I forgot if horses comsume large amounts of butter cups they can be poisonous.

Answer 2

Horses can be allergic to anything just like humans and it differs with each horse.
There is a huge list of things that are toxic to horses.
Many leaves and plants and things that will cause a varity of problems for them
Try searching the archive articles of EQUUS they will have a list of things.
For cats look at past articles in CAT FANCY magazine.

Answer 3

It looks like the jeans and a t-shirt girl pretty much answered your question. Horses are also allergic to morning glories. They give them a hallucinogenic trip. As for cats I'm not sure.

Answer 4

As a group, horses are not allergic to peanuts or peanut butter. That doesn't mean that an individual wouldn't have an allergy, but we used to give our horses peanut butter. If you're worried about it, though, there are plenty of other treats they enjor like apples and peppermints.

Answer 5

No, they used to give Mr.Ed (tv show from long time ago), peanut butter to make it look like he was talking.... Cat's are fussy, they probably wouldn't like the consistency of it!!! They could be like humans too, in that some are and some aren't...

Answer 6

Well I don't know about horses like that, but i suggest that you look up horses on a web site and it should tell you everything about it. I don't know to much about horse as you can see so thanx for the two points.

Answer 7

Caffine, Never EVER give an animal caffine