General Chat

I admit I,m a bit cracked, but I always carry a packet of polo mints and offer one to any animal I come across. They are eaten about three or four times in five. Also carry extra strong, mainly for myself, but few creatures will give them the time of day. Anyone else have experience of animals and mints? Happy days

Harry when daughter went horseriding her favourite was a plodder bless him. Did get a bit more spark to him if you gave him tic tacs

Thats funny, im just eating one of me 'Holes' as I call them lol ! Dont see many animals to share them with though Anyone want a 'Hole' ? Elaine x LOLOLOL !

Going to cry. Looks like I,m the only daft person on line. When I,m on the way to golf I pass a field full of horses. Always stop when it,s raining and feed them. They love polo mints (never tried tic-tacs) Thanks for the replies Happy days

one of our cats goes mad over the mint packet if its open, only with polo's, she rubs her face all over it. think she must like the smell. jean

Jean, Know it,s not quite the same thing - catmint plant. Perhaps their is some connection. Don,t know much about cats myself. Happy days.

The squirrels in our local cemetery love extra strong mints, one winter one came right up to me and begged for one, bent down and offered him one, he came up and took it off me so nicely and sat and munched on it. Mind you it was really cold and he was probably starving but I bet that really warmed him up. Would have made a great advert for them!! Kath

My dog will eat anything except Polo mints! But I once had a cat called Monday who loved olives. Went mad for them...funny old world...BC

Harry, my boy dog can smell mints from a mile off. He is potty about extra strong mints and toothpaste, howls when you brush your teeth. My little girl dog goes crazy if she smells cherry menthol tunes.

I knew there was something seriously wrong with my 15 yr old dog when she refused a polo mint, she absolutely adored them. Took her to the vets and he had to put her to sleep, she was nearly 16, a good age. Bless her. She once, under the table unzipped my handbag and helped herself to a whole packet, she also took a packet out of my friend's handbag and ate the lot. I miss her. Sunny R

Nice little tales. Thank you so much. Sunny R, you came in late. thank you. (and Harold, boom boom.) Happy days

Harry, you do realise that giving these mints to the animals( kind as it is) adds to the problem of the 'Holes in the Ozone Layer'. Hal.:o))))))>

Harry I had a horse for twenty years and she got thru bucket loads of polo mints, in fact mints of any shape and size and make!!. I havent bought any since she died in 2000. My first dog also ate polo mints, it was one for the horse and one for the dog but my border collie I have now hates the smell of mints and visibly shies away if you offer him one. Funny that cos he eats everything else!! Marilyn

Harry, it was during the summer holiday which I spent feeding polomints to wasps and watching them feast (one polomint goes a looong way) that I decided to get a life and do my family history instead!

Thanks Marilyn, that just about sums up my experiences. I have a beano when I visit these country farms with the different animals. Phoenix, It,s whatever grabs you, at any particular time. Happy days

Many years ago I had an african grey parrot,he loved polo mints,used to put his beak through the hole and twirl them round and round,then dip them in his water pot,dont know whether he thought it would cool them down. Lol

My horse would almost turn himself inside out for a Polo, but really not so good for his teeth..

Parrots; squirrels; wasps; what next. Happy days