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Tommy Coyote

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This list came from calls to the poison control center.

 

1. Human medications - including the OTC stuff. I know that adderall is just awful. I've heard about dogs that got ahold of that stuff. If you use that keep in way up out of the way.

 

2. Insecticides made up 20% of the calls

 

3. Rodentcides

 

4. People food : Xyitol, grapes, raisens, onions & garlic.

 

5. Vet meds - especially watch out for the flavored meds because dogs can eat the whole bottle full.

 

6. Chocolate - the darker the worse for the animal

 

7. Household toxins - bleach, other cleaners

 

8. Plants - especially be careful of lillies and sago palms

 

9. Herbacides

 

10. Outdoor toxins - antifreeze, fertilizers and ice melts

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Callie, the really bad danger is household plants. Peace lily is such a common houseplant. Garden lilies aren't all that attractive but it's always a good idea to barrier the garden off anyway, especially if you use any insecticides.

 

Speaking of which, I wonder how many of those insect control toxicity calls were from flea and tick applications?

 

Stupid brain - I don't remember seeing antifreeze on there. If it's not, are people finally wising up to that one? If so, ignore this little trip into the world of Becca's Brain. :P

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I have a Day Lilly that Danny tries to munch on. I am always outside with him and always tell him no because I'm not sure if it's the leaves or flower that is poisonous. Do you know? I'm probably just going to dig it up. I'm not a plant person anyhow.

 

Also, mushrooms are another toxic item. Since it's hard to tell the poisonous ones from the not, they should be avoided at all costs. I have a friend who's dog died when she ate a mushroom in the backyard. I have many little brown ones that grow, so everytime I let the dogs out, I'm walking the yard, picking these things. Good thing my yard is small. :P

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Piper ate / consumed something in the plant variety (probably) this year that made her very, very sick. I went out for groceries after our morning walk, and came back to her drooling, collapsing and having massive tremours and/or seizures with her eyes rolling around in her head. I got her to the e-vet immediately and she made a full recovery. She may even be twice as bitchy now.

 

I suspect it was a mushroom, and I think she picked it up accidentally as she is not a grazer. We pretty much ruled out anything else as we walk on our 10 private acres of vegetation, and there was nothing else she could have eaten other than something plant-like. It was very scary, and since I know several dogs who have died from eating mushrooms, I now hate stupid fungus ten times as much as I ever did before, and I wasn't a fan prior to this anyway.

 

RDM

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Piper ate / consumed something in the plant variety (probably) this year that made her very, very sick. I went out for groceries after our morning walk, and came back to her drooling, collapsing and having massive tremours and/or seizures with her eyes rolling around in her head. I got her to the e-vet immediately and she made a full recovery. She may even be twice as bitchy now.

 

I suspect it was a mushroom, and I think she picked it up accidentally as she is not a grazer. We pretty much ruled out anything else as we walk on our 10 private acres of vegetation, and there was nothing else she could have eaten other than something plant-like. It was very scary, and since I know several dogs who have died from eating mushrooms, I now hate stupid fungus ten times as much as I ever did before, and I wasn't a fan prior to this anyway.

 

RDM

 

 

That must have been so scary! And, yes, that is exactly what happened to my friends dog. She had seizures and just died. They couldn't get her to the vet fast enough. So I've been paranoid ever since. I was just out this morning picking those darn things....they pop up so fast, esp. when it's wet and we've been having a lot of storms lately.

 

I'm glad Piper was ok. That has to be hard for you, having so much land.

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I seem to remember that carob was not toxic to dogs. Can anyone confirm or not? (I am not planning on feeding my dog carob specifically, but am considering making some cookies with carob chips - and my dog may get a few crumbs if carob is not toxic. :)

 

Jovi

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Is garlic toxic? I've been getting mixed answers. From what I've been told it's non-toxic in small doses and is a great home remedy for fleas? Just looking for more reliable info on this! :)

 

@gvc-border I think carob is what they use in doggie bakeries?

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Also, mushrooms are another toxic item. Since it's hard to tell the poisonous ones from the not, they should be avoided at all costs. I have a friend who's dog died when she ate a mushroom in the backyard. I have many little brown ones that grow, so everytime I let the dogs out, I'm walking the yard, picking these things. Good thing my yard is small. :P

 

Cerb is a certified truffle hunter. We took him out for a day of fun up in the Sierra Ancha mountains and he proceeded to find every mushroom in a 200m radius. A good bit of the day was spent watching him snorfel through the leaves on the forest floor and sprinting over to enforce the "Leave It!" command.

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