Things poisonous to puppies?

Animals are pretty savvy about what's toxic and even youngsters learn really fast. A quick playful bite on something toxic is absolutely NOT going to result in their requiring medical attention or result in their demise so don't worry.

It took one of my (VERY WELL FED!) outside cats over two years to get out of eating lizzies' heads which are very toxic and result in pupil dilation. I kept telling her that if she had this thing about chasing and eating lizzies she should just munch on the body and NOT the head. The head-munching is toxic and she did learn.. Oleanders are lovely but toxic to animals

Let me not digress here - I save lizzies as much as possible and, Piaa, fret not too much about your new babies. Just make a life commitment to them. Cheers, dear!

Thanks so much....knew you would help 🙂

The black wormy things that curl up into a hard ball have left a pretty big stink when chomped. My pooches soon learned to stay away.

I recently learned that onions and related plants are toxic to dogs (and cats), causing hemolytic anemia. I had no idea!

I planted and herb garden on my patio and naturally my cat started chomping on the chives. Three times. Vomited each time. I dug them up and put them on the windowsill.

One of my 100 lbs. Rottweilers ate a gongola or whatever it is they are called and yakked for 2 days...

Here's some links of plants and human foods that are poisonous to animals, as well as a national pet poison hotline number

hotline. http://www.uexplore.com/health/poisonplants.htm

http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?specie=Dogs&story_no=257

http://www.thepetcenter.com/wai/poi_PP.html

the "black wormy things that curl up" are Gongolos

And they do stink when crushed. The liquid is supposed to be bitter and acidic. They don't really do any harm.. just an annoyance. Sweep them up and toss them out.

Thanks everyone.
We went to the vet today and he is fairly new to STJ so he really didn't know what they should not be eating but he is willing to learn. Thanks again everyone, and if you have anything else I should be watching for please post and thanks in advance 🙂

hey Piaa

I just remembered something a local lady told me—that frogs can kill small dogs. Her chihuahua swallowed a small frog and the frog swelled up in the dog's throat. They couldn't get the frog out (they tried just about everything they could think of) and the poor dog died. I have also heard that some frogs have poison on their skin that can make animals sick.

Hello there. As I have two older dogs when I first moved here, I was told that there is a large toad that is very poisonous to dogs. Well, I found lots of them and as repulsive and against my ethics I found it, more that a couple of toads had an early sunset on STX. I then asked both a veterinarian and at Gallows Bay hardware, garden department, as was told that although their secretion may make the dogs foam at the mouth due to some nasty taste, it was not going to kill them.

Having lived in SC, these monster toads seemed to live there as well (I have studied their marking, structure etc. pretty carefully). Each of my dogs had come back a foaming, but beyond bad breath, they were fine.

I no longer walk out in the yard an have a generalized anxiety attack amongst the toad population, and my dogs ignore them, kind of as they would anything else that is not edible. Other things, like the Gongolos, etc., my kitten just likes to take and throw up in the air, but no bites, no problems.

Hope this is of some help,

Warm regards,

Dan

Thanks to everyone who responded - your all wonderful 🙂 So far they are adjusting really well and we (fortunatley) have not yet come across any of the "bugs/frogs" but I'm sure we will and at least I'll be more aware of what they have in their mouth - so far they are only fascinated by rocks, pebbles and sticks 🙂