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318 days ago by LeeDogs | 180 views | 7 barks

How Safe is your Yard???

My dog passed away two weeks ago after eating poisonous seeds from a plant many people keep in their yard. She ate Sago Palm Seeds... most common on the coast... Galveston, Houston, anywhere in California and Florida...

 

I had no idea these seeds could be so deadly! PLEASE educate yourself! Know what plants you have in your yard, front AND back, and make sure they're not toxic. If a dog even licks the bark of a sago palm tree they could die. 

 

Other common plants such as Lantana and Azaleas are poison as well. Below is a list of plants to watch out for. The ones in bold are the most toxic.

http://www.cybercanine.com/toxicplants.htm

 

 

 Apricot (stem, bark, seed pits)
Azalea (all parts)
Bird of Paradise (fruit, seeds)
Boston Ivy (all parts)
Caladium (all parts)
Creeping Charlie (all parts)
Castor Bean
Choke Cherry
Daffodil
Daphne
English Ivy
Foxglove
Glacier Ivy
Heartleaf
Hemlock Death within two hours!
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Jerusalem Cherry
Johnsongrass
Jimson Weed
Lantana
Lily-of-the-valley
Mandrake
Mistletoe
Morning Glory (seeds)
Marble Queen
Nightshade
Nephthytis, Arrowhead vine
Pigweed, Redroot
Poinsettia
Pokeweek
Parlor Ivy
Red Sage
Rhubarb
Saddleleaf
Tulip (bulbs)
Umbrella

Yew, English and Japanese




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Bingo!  That's it.  Holy Doggie Doo!  Thank you so much.  Most of it is out back where I can't reach it, but apparently it propigates and migrates rather well.  Some popped up next to our woodshed and Daddy cut it down and sprayed the roots.  And I do know that there is a bit of it in the side flower bed..I don't ever mess with it, BUT...I will pass the info on to Mommy and Daddy, just in case I ever get tempted.  And thanks for your post. 

Sierralynn 309 days ago by Sierralynn

Hi,

I just read your post about Miss Maya.  I'm so sorry.  But she'll always be in your heart and nobody can ever take that away.  I do have a question.. you mention Pokeweek in your list.  I tried to look it up and I'm not finding anything.  I'm asking because we have alot of something that someone told us was "Poke" in our yard and if in fact it is the same thing, even though I don't ever bother it, I want to make sure that Mommy and Daddy do something about it so it doesn't tempt me.  What we have has these little berries on it and the stem gets pretty thick and it's milky inside the stem.  They get pretty big.  Just wondering if you might happen to know about this one in particular. Thanks. Sierra

Sierralynn 309 days ago by Sierralynn

My parents dog got really really sick from eating the Sago Palm Seeds and luckly survived but was so close to dieing.  I'm sorry for your loss and hope everything is ok.

JohndoeWOLF 310 days ago by JohndoeWOLF

We are so sorry about your loss, she was a beautiful dog. We had no idea that so many common plants could be that dangerous to dogs. We will be checking our yard very carefully. Here in Illinois the winter kills off a lot of them, but they return in the spring. Our next door neighbor works for a local landscaper nursery and she has a golden retreiver, I'm going to ask her for help to identify what we have around our subdivision. The lake climate makes the area pretty fertile. Thank-you for the warning, you may have saved several pets by your blog. Kes, Gracie, Pearl

MaryBlanquart 311 days ago by MaryBlanquart

Hi Lee & Pack ~ So sorry to hear this. Today on a photo shoot (FL), a dog was grabbing some orange seeds from a palm tree. I told the owner about your posting and we promptly picked up all the seeds. Just wanted to let you know, that your experience will help others. tina

TinaValant 311 days ago by TinaValant

We are so sorry to hear of your loss.  Thank you so much for the information. We have several things in our yard that are listed and we had no idea they were toxic.  We will be removing them right away.  Thanks again. You very well may have saved our lives.

Bentley and Max 

(Reid) 

Reid 311 days ago by Reid

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for taking the time to share this imortant information.

CarlaGenender 318 days ago by CarlaGenender



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