Plants that are toxic to toy breed dogs can be found in our households, our backyards and in the wild, and at times all it takes is a tiny bite to lead to a crisis trip to the veterinarian. It's said often that the way to a toy breed dog's heart is through its stomach. That may be true, but the mixture of a ravenous appetite, normal inquisitiveness and unselective taste can lead to suffering for our toy breed doggy buddies.
These 10 vegetation are amongst the most poisonous to toy breed dogs.
1. Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane) -- With its wide rainbow leaves, the dieffenbachia is frequently endorsed as an ideal houseplant for natural air cleansing.
But if you choose to have one in your home, be sure it's well out of your dog's reach. When eaten, it not only burns the mouth and throat but causes the esophagus to swell, potentially blocking the dog's airway.
2. Grapes -- The poisonousness of grapes to small breed dogs was thought to be an urban legend, but it's true; even a trivial portion can cause vomiting and diarrhea, while larger quantities can lead to kidney failure. Scientists aren't sure what precisely causes this reaction to toy breed dogs, whether insecticides or a fungus poison.
And while keeping the grapes and raisins in your pantry away from your toy breed dog (Yorkie, Bichon, Maltese, Havanese) is a concern, you should be on the lookout for grapevines outside as well.
3. Marijuana -- Regardless of your view of marijuana's safety for human use, it has absolutely no benefits for your toy breed pet. For most people, the likelihood of your pet gaining access to marijuana -- whether on a live plant or not -- is relatively low.
After eating marijuana, a toy breed dog can experience symptoms like slow heart rate, lack of coordination, confusion, salivating and trembles that can continue for up to three days.
4. Lilies -- While lilies are well-known as a serious danger to cats, certain variations are extremely poisonous to smaller toy breed dogs too.
The peace lily, calla lily, amaryllis, lily of the valley, autumn crocus and the common houseplant, giant Dracaena or palm lily, are all considered hazardous to dogs. Ingestion of lilies can cause intestinal upset, depression, anorexia and tremors.
5. Mushrooms -- While there are plenty of great-tasting, totally harmless mushrooms out there, dogs just don't seem capable of discriminating the difference between the eatable and the poisonous. To be on the safe side, it's best not to allow toy breed dogs to eat any wild mushrooms, except if you can positively recognize the types yourself.
Lepiota, Galerina, and Amanita mushrooms are especially perilous because they contain toxins that cause a sequence of deteriorating symptoms, from vomiting to swelling in the brain. Amanita phalloides, the Death Cap mushroom, is accountable for most of the reported fatal mushroom poisoning cases in toy breed dogs.
6. Black walnuts -- Dropping from black walnut trees by the thousands, the nuts themselves don't contain anything that can harm your dog.
But once they start to decompose, they grow molds that can cause tremors and seizures. If you have one of these trees in your yard and your dog seems attracted to the nuts, it might be a good idea to rake them up on a regular basis.
7. Sago palm -- Often used in landscaping and as houseplants, sago palms develop seed pods that are often very tempting to toy breed house dogs.
Unfortunately, the whole plant and the seeds in particular contain a powerful toxin called cycasin. Eating of any part or quantity of this plant merits instantaneous emergency action.
8. Azalea -- The azalea in many varieties is found all over the United States and is usually used as a decorative blossoming bush in landscaping.
Ingestion of just a few leaves can cause serious issues like digestive upset, drooling, loss of appetite, weakness and leg paralysis. In some cases, eating azalea can lead to coma or death.
9. Castor bean -- This decorative temperate plant, also used as a yield for castor oil, has the toxic protein ricin.
At the least, eating this plant can burn a toy breed dog's mouth and throat and lead to excessive thirst, vomiting and diarrhea. But ingestion of even an ounce of seeds can be lethal.
10. Daffodils -- Contain poisonous alkaloids that can cause vomiting, extreme salivation, diarrhea, seizures, tremors and heart difficulties. The bulbs are the most dangerous part of the plant.
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