At the Vet yesterday, I was reminded with a pamphlet that some of the plants in our garden are not safe for our Dachshunds. Many of the plants are very toxic to dogs and some are toxic to cats. While we don’t have a cat anymore, the neighborhood cats do visit our yard even if it is a short time before our dogs chase them away.
Oleander
We have many Oleander bushes/trees around the house and we’re always cleaning up after flowers and leafs that continually fall off. When we play outside with the dogs, we throw the ball in the opposite direction of the Oleanders towards the Sago Palm. Some symptoms that your dog may have eating parts of an Oleander are:
- Severe vomiting
- Abnormal heart rate
- Weakness
- Shock
- Death
Sago Palm
Our single Sago Palm lies at the end path where the ball lands. I didn’t even know that this plant was dangerous to our Dachshunds. Sago Palm toxicity may include:
- Vomiting
- Bloody stools
- Liver failure
- Stomach lining damage
- Death
Tulip and Daffodil Bulbs
The Dachshund is a good digger with strong front legs that were breed to root out Badgers in Germany. I often worried that our dogs would dig a hole and get out under the fence. But they never have and have not “rooted” in our Tulip and Daffodil patch. Lucky for us, these bulbs are toxic to dogs and may cause:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal heart rate
- Changes in respiration
Azalea
Odie and Molly always eat the grass/weeds around one of our many Azalea bushes. Who knows if they’re eating part of the Azalea while chomping down on a leaf? At least they don’t have these symptoms:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Neurological signs
- Heart arrhythmias
We often wonder why our dogs occasionally get sick. Perhaps our yard is not “pet safe” as we thought it was. You may want to check around your house to see just how safe it is for your pet. Please visit http://petpoisonhelpline.com or talk to your Vet for more information.