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Dogs and poisonous substances

April Nicole

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So I know that chocolate, onions, and raisins are poisonous for dogs.

I've also heard sago palms are extremely toxic especially the seeds....

Logan has of course been trying to chew on everything outside. Including the monkey grass. I keep him away from it, not knowing if it's toxic. He also ate some of my parsley. The new house has a lot of plants. I'm going to have to do some research on them to see if any are toxic for dogs...

So if anyone knows of something that is toxic/ poisonous to dogs, please post it.
Thanks so much.
 

Boxergirl

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Gosh, there are so many things that can make them sick even if it's not lethal. I find it's usually best for me to go through the yard and identify everything that's growing and then eliminate stuff. Toxic things that people don't always think of are milkweed, foxglove, lilies, crocus, azalea .... also watch out for acorns and oak leaves.

More here:
https://www.thespruce.com/plants-poisonous-to-dogs-2132451

Here's a big one, and I specifically always remind people that have kids. Xylitol. Many sugar free food products, including gum, use xylitol and it can be highly toxic. Xylitol is also being used in some peanut butter brands now.
 

Nik

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snail bait! And it tastes really good to them too so make sure it is never where your dog could possibly reach it.
 

April Nicole

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Gosh, there are so many things that can make them sick even if it's not lethal. I find it's usually best for me to go through the yard and identify everything that's growing and then eliminate stuff. Toxic things that people don't always think of are milkweed, foxglove, lilies, crocus, azalea .... also watch out for acorns and oak leaves.

More here:
https://www.thespruce.com/plants-poisonous-to-dogs-2132451

Here's a big one, and I specifically always remind people that have kids. Xylitol. Many sugar free food products, including gum, use xylitol and it can be highly toxic. Xylitol is also being used in some peanut butter brands now.

Thanks Boxergirl. I'm going to make a list. The owner of the house said she has 2 German Shepard's and they always nibble on the plants and never get sick. But I would like to be sure...

Xylitol... That's good to know, we make homemade toothpaste and sometimes use xylitol as a sweetener.
 

Nik

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Ya when I first moved home from college my Cerberus (since passed) and I lived with my parents for a short while. They had snail bait in their garage and he got into it one day. We nearly lost him and it was a very expensive over night vet visit. The vet warned us that snail bait smells and tastes like the most delicious thing ever to them so if they find it they will eat the entire bagand it is extremely toxic.
 

April Nicole

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Ya when I first moved home from college my Cerberus (since passed) and I lived with my parents for a short while. They had snail bait in their garage and he got into it one day. We nearly lost him and it was a very expensive over night vet visit. The vet warned us that snail bait smells and tastes like the most delicious thing ever to them so if they find it they will eat the entire bagand it is extremely toxic.

That's awful.. I'm glad you were able to get him help so quickly.
 

April Nicole

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I seen it on a crime show, documentary type show, a neighbor poisoned his neighbors dog with them.

We had a psycho neighbor once that liked to poison dogs. The guy who lived on the other side of him said he knows the man poisoned his dog, he just couldn't prove it. He did a lot of other crazy stuff too.. So I would love to teach Logan to not eat anything on the ground. I just don't know how to go about it. Right now he's trying to eat everything! I'm working on leave it, and I know it takes time. I'm going to definitely look into the technique it would take to get him to avoid eating anything I don't provide.
 
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April Nicole

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The sad part is dogs are probably at the same risk of getting poisoned by a person, as they are from getting into something they shouldn't have.
 
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