Poisonous Foods and Plants

Basic Dog Grooming
Written By Kerry Morgan

🚨 If you suspect your dog has injested a poisonous substance, call the Animal Poison Control Center, through the ASPCA, at (888)-426-4435 immediately.

Knowing what your dog ingested, and how much, can be vital information to best help your pet.

It is also important to call your veterinarian and inform them. If you need to take your dog for immediate care, calling on your way can give the vet time to prepare, giving your dog the best chance for quick treatment.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE

This list is specific to dogs, poison toxicity to other household pets may differ. These lists are not all-inclusive and you should take caution leaving out or allowing your dog to ingest anything.

Common Poisonous (or potentially dangerous):

Foods

 

  • Alcohol

  • Apricot, peach, and cherry pits

  • Candy, gum, and chocolate

  • Coffee

  • Grapes

  • Mushrooms

  • Onions, onion powder, onion flakes

  • Salt

  • Walnuts

  • Apple seeds

  • Avocados

  • Chives

  • Garlic

  • Macadamia nuts

  • Mustard seeds

  • Raisins

  • Tea

  • Xylitol-common artificial sweetener

Household Items

 

  • Animal repellents

  • Aspirin

  • Bleach

  • Cleaners-solvents, detergents, any phenols

  • Garbage

  • Germicides, fungicides, insecticides, herbicides

  • Mace

  • Mothballs or flakes(napthalene)

  • Medicines/pharmaceuticals

  • Various workshop supplies and chemicals

  • Antifreeze

  • Batteries

  • Cars-internal fluids, exhaust, cleaners

  • Fireworks(phosphorus)

  • Flea treatments-ingesting too much or non-oral types

  • Linoleum(lead)

  • Matches(phosphorus)

  • Paint

  • Space heaters(carbon monoxide)

House, Garden, Yard, and Wild Plants

This list includes both toxic plants and not-toxic plants that can cause irritation. If you have questions about a plant and its level of toxicity, which parts of the plant are dangerous, and the symptoms, please do further research or consult your veterinarian

 

  • Acorns

  • Aloe-Vera

  • Amaryllis

  • Apricot(pits)

  • Asparagus(berries)

  • Avocado(pits)

  • Azalea

  • Bird of Paradise

  • Black Locust

  • Buckeye

  • Buckthorn

  • Buttercup

  • Caladium(elephants ear)

  • Calla

  • Cashew(leaves)

  • Castor Bean

  • Cherry

  • Christmas Rose/Cherry

  • Chrysanthemums

  • Crown of Thorns

  • Daffodil

  • Delphinium

  • Devil's Ivy(pothos)

  • Dieffenbachia

  • Eggplant(leaves)

  • Elderberry

  • English Ivy

  • Flax

  • Foxglove

  • Holly

  • Horsechestnuts

  • Hyacinth

  • Hydrangea

  • Iris

  • Jaquirirty Bean(rosary pea)

  • Lily-of-the-valley

  • Lupine

  • Mango(pits)

  • Marijuana

  • Mayapple

  • Milkbush

  • Mistletoe

  • Monkshood

  • Moonseed

  • Morning Glory

  • Mother-in-law

  • Mountain Laurel

  • Mushrooms(various)

  • Mustard

  • Narcissus

  • Nephythtis

  • Nightshade

  • Nutmeg

  • Oleander

  • Oak

  • Pansy

  • Peach(pits)

  • Peony

  • Philodendron

  • Poinsettia

  • Poison hemlock

  • Poison Ivy/oak/sumac

  • Potato

  • Rhodendron

  • Rhubarb(leaves)

  • Sedum

  • Shamrock

  • Skunk Cabbage

  • Sweet pea

  • Sweet Potato(leaves)

  • Tobacco

  • Tomato(stems, leaves)

  • Tulip

  • Virginia creeper

  • Water Hemlock

  • Wisteria

  • Yellow Jasmine

  • Yew

  • ZZ plants

If you suspect your dog has ingested or been exposed to a toxin or poison, call the animal poison center and your veterinarian. Seek assistance immediately. If you have non-emergent questions about any poisons/toxins, call your veterinarian for more information.

Kerry Morgan
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