PLANTS POISONOUS TO DOGS

There are many plants commonly found in the home garden which could prove lethal to dogs and especially puppies (who chew everything)). A brief summary follows.

Azalea (entire plant)

• Paralysis of the muscles, including the heart
• Depression of the central nervous system. Sometimes fatal.

Bird Of Paradise (seed pods)

• Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea

Calla Lily (entire plant)

• Intense burning and irritation of the mouth and stomach

Daffodil (bulb)

• Severe vomiting and diarrhoea, trembling, convulsions and occasionally death.

Daphne (entire bulb)

• Burning and ulceration of the stomach and intestines, bloody vomiting and diarrhoea

English Ivy (leaves and berries)

• General excitement, difficulty breathing and coma

Holly (berries)

• Vomiting, diarrhoea, and weakness and collapse

Iris (leaves, roots and fleshy portions)

• Severe digestive upset

Jerusalem Cherry (berries)

• Vomiting, diarrhoea and collapse

Lantana (berries)

• Gastrointestinal irritation, muscular weakness and circulatory problems

Oleander (entire plant)

• Nausea, depression, bloody diarrhoea, cardiac failure and paralysis

Poinsettia (leaves and stem)

• Diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and delirium.
• Sap can cause skin irritation and, if rubbed in eyes, blindness

Privet (entire plant)

• Bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, severe irritation of digestive tract and general nervous symptoms

Rhubarb (leaves)

• Vomiting, severe abdominal pain, muscle cramps, convulsions and death

Wisteria (entire plant)

• Severe vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea

Yesterday Today Tomorrow (whole plant)

•CNS disturbance and seizures


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