Dogs and Plant Allergies - Page 1 of 2
Those plants with the photos below are rated as medium to highly
toxic and should be avoided.
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Toxic or Slightly Toxic Plants
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Name
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Parts
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Clinical Signs
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| Apricot |
Stem, bark, seed pits |
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| Azalea (Rhododendron spp.) |
All parts, mostly leaves |
Stomach irritation, abdominal pain, abnormal heart
rate and rhythm, convulsions, coma, some death. |
| Bird of Paradise |
Fruit, seeds |
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| Boston Ivy |
All parts |
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| Caladium |
All parts |
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| Creeping Charlie (Glecoma hederacea L.) |
All parts |
Sweating, drooling, usually not fatal. |
Castor Bean (Ricinus communis) |
All part but mostly seeds, if chewed |
Nausea, abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea,
tenesmus, dehydration, shortness of breath, excessive thirst,
weakness, muscle twitching, convulsions, coma. |
| Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) |
Leaves, seed pits, stems, bark |
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| Daffodil (Narcissus spp.) |
Bulbs |
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| Daphne |
Berries, bark, leaves |
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English Ivy (Hedera helix L.) |
Leaves, berries |
Stomach irritation, diarrhea, troubled
breathing, coma, death. |
| Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea L.) |
Leaves, seeds, flowers |
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| Glacier Ivy |
Leaves, berries |
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| Heartleaf |
All parts |
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Hemlock, Water (Cicuta maculata L.) |
All parts, root and root stalk |
Dilated pupils, frothing at the mouth,
spasms muscles spasms, restlessness, convulsions, and death (within
15 min to 2 hours) |
| Hyacinth (Hyacinth orientalis) |
Bulbs, leaves, flowers |
Colic, vomiting and diarrhea, usually not fatal. |
| Hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.) |
Leaves, buds |
Irritation and inflammation of the
digestive tract, diarrhea, bloody stool. |
| Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum L.) |
All parts, unripe fruit |
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