Dear Neighbors, This is a note of warning to neighbors whose dogs, like ours, make a career out of dietary indiscretions. If you like macadamia nuts, DO NOT let your pets near them. Yesterday afternoon, we found evidence that our dog (or dogs) had gotten into a bag of macadamias. We had never heard of macadamia nut toxicity in dogs, and neither dog was sick last night so we thought all was well. However, this morning, our chocolate lab could not get out of her bed and my husband had to carry her downstairs and outside. I looked up dogs and mac nuts online, and it turns out the nuts cause temporary paralysis in the hind legs, muscle tremors, vomiting, fever, etc. Luckily, our dog did not have all of these symptoms. Fortunately, this condition does not require veterinary intervention (unless the dog vomits a lot and gets dehydrated) and thankfully the symptoms are said to disappear in 24-48 hours. I wanted to let pet owners know about this since we didn't know and people often put out bowls of nuts during holiday parties, etc. Cats apparently can also experience the toxicity. Jana