COMMON DOG POISONS


COMMON POISONS FOR YOUR DOG

TOP COMMON DOG POISONS

• Human medication and overdoes of pet medication
• Human food
• Ingested flea and tick products and horse wormers
• Rat and mouse poison
• Household plants, such as:
    - Daffodil & tulip bulbs
     - Rhododendrons and azaleas  
     - Lily pollen & dust
     - Poinsettia leaves
• Wild plants, such as:
     - Hogweed / **Giant hogweed!** 
     - Wild cherry tree (twigs & foliage)
     - Wisteria 
     - Ragwort 
     - Wild cherry tree (twigs & foliage) 
     - Mistletoe (berries) 
• Household cleaners and chemical hazards
• Fertiliser, weed control and slug pellets
• Some mushrooms including Puff Balls
• Alabama Rot (SEE Alabama Rot in Hertfordshire article)

Google https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/help-advice/factsheets-downloads/factsheetpoisonoussubstances09.pdf for a full list.

POISONED DOG

If you think a dog may have been poisoned, and where possible:
• Record the name of the poison
• What the poison is/does and any other info about the poison
• How much was taken
• The time it was ingested
• Pre call the vet and follow their advice
• Some poisons can affect the dog immediately and others can take weeks to show symptoms but both can be emergencies 

Never take a ‘wait-and-see’ approach – ALWAYS contact the vet!
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