POISONOUS PLANTS (Marijuana is featured below)
(THIS IS A LIST OF THE MORE COMMON PLANTS BUT IS NOT COMPLETE)
LILIES: Easter, amaryllis, daffodil, tulips, jonquil, narcissus, death camas, autumn crocus, star-of-Bethlehem, lily-of-the-valley
ORNAMENTALS: Caladium, azaleas, philodendron, dumbcane (Dieffenbachia), elephant ear, daffodil, oleander, poinsettia, mistletoe, philodendron, rosary pea, sago palm
FLOWER GARDEN: Delphinium, monkshood, foxglove, iris, lily-of-the-valley
VEGETABLE GARDEN; Rhubarb, spinach, tomato vine, sunburned potatoes
OUTDOOR ORNAMENTALS: Oleander, castor bean, daphne, golden chain, rhododendron, lantana, bleeding heart (Dicentra), Corydalis sp, Wisteria, horse beans, java beans, loco weeds, lupines
SHRUBS: Daphne sp, boxwood(buxus), Nerium oleander sp, yew (Taxus), azalea, privet
TREES: Cherry, peach, oak, elderberry, black locust (Robinia)
OUTDOOR PLANTS: Jack-in-the-pulpit, moonseed, May apple, Dutchman's-breeches, water hemlock, most mushrooms, buttercup, nightshade, poison hemlock, jimsonweed, pigweed, halogeton, bracken fern
GRAIN CONTAMINANTS: Crotalaria, corn cockle, ergot
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TOXIC HUMAN FOODS
- CHOCOLATE
- AVOCADO
- ALCOHOL
- MACADAMIA NUTS
- GRAPES & RAISINS
- ONIONS
- XYLITOL (found in sugar-free gum and some candy and some oral medication!)
- Dogs are extremely sensitive to this drug.
- A dog can potentially die from just having the smoke blown into their face, or just eating a tiny amount.
- Signs can be seen within 1-3 hours of eating the drug: drooling, sleepiness, incoordination/staggering, dilated pupils, sensitivity to light & touch, urine dribbling, vomiting, low temperature, low blood pressure, seizures.
- they can be "out of it" for up to 96 hours
- TREATMENT: If seen by a vet within 1 hour, we can induce vomiting, then, start I.V. fluids, if needed, and treat seizures, if they start to occur. We monitor pulse, temperature and blood pressure until the drug is out of their system.