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the health information shown on this page...and I'm always looking for more!
A lot of the information has been gathered from various poison control
websites in order to present as complete a list as possible and links to
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The following is a list of plants and other toxins known to be poisonous to
dogs (and cats too!). In the case of plants
some poisonous parts may only be the seeds or leaves or roots. In all cases,
use extreme caution and keep your pets away from these plants. If you cannot
supervise your pets in your garden, replant with safe non-toxic plants. As
with most things there are a lot of other factors that contribute to the
toxicity of the plants, age & size of the animal, how much of the plant they
ingest, where the plant is in it's "growing" stage. Also
please read "Algae Toxicity Killing
Dogs"...click on the link for a "word" download, or
here for a pdf document (you must
have Adobe Reader to open a pdf document).
Puppies, at least most of them, chew just about anything especially when
they are teething and therefore are at far greater risk of poisoning. Also
some dogs love to chew plants as well as the grasses they will chew for
medicinal purposes, you must watch carefully to determine the habits of your
particular pet!
Some of the toxic plants listed below will cause nothing more than a rash or
itchiness but some will cause much more severe reactions (eg. swelling of
the face and throat) just by your dog coming in contact with them. This can
quickly become fatal depending on the amount of swelling…a quick trip to
your vet is still the best idea if you see any swelling or know that your
pet has ingested any of these plants.
Ascertaining the cause of poisoning is always very difficult so make sure
that you take along stool &/or vomit samples for your vet and, if possible,
the plant or pieces of it that the dog has ingested…try and find the leaves,
twigs or berries that have been chewed. This could make a difference between
life and death for your furfriend! Dogs usually will not chew on a toxic
plant because they are not generally appealing but if you ever do have a dog
poisoned by plants remove the plant from your property to prevent a repeat
of the problem.
Ask your local veterinarian and/or nursery for more information. For plants
with a number (ex. *3) beside them, please see the legend below for the most
commonly known toxic effect. If you have anything, plants or otherwise, that
you can add to this list, please send me an e-mail.
Plants & other growing things: (updated 8 August 2010)
|
Aconite |
Adam And Eve |
African Blood Lily |
|
African Blue Lily |
African Evergreen |
African Hemp |
|
African Milk Bush |
Agapanthus |
Alder Buckthorn |
|
Alfalfa (mainly cats) |
Almond *4 |
Alocasia / Caladium |
|
Aloe - A. Barbadensis |
Aloe Vera |
Alsike Clover |
|
Amaryllis *4 |
American Bittersweet |
American Elder |
|
American Holly |
American Mistletoe / Phoradendron |
American Rubber Plant |
|
American Yew *4 |
Ampelopsis |
Andromeda Japonica |
|
Anemone |
Angel's Trumpet |
Anthurium |
|
Apple (seeds, leaves & stems) |
Apple Leaf Croton |
Apple-Of-Peru |
|
Apricot *1 & *4 |
Aralia |
Arnica Root |
|
Arrowgrass |
Arrowhead Vine *3 |
Asian Lily (Liliaceae) |
|
Asparagus |
Asparagus Fern *4 |
Astragalus |
|
Atamasco Lily |
Australian Nut |
Australian Umbrella Tree |
|
Autumn Crocus / Colchicum Autumnale |
Autumn Scilla |
Autumn Skullcap |
|
Avocado (fruit and pit) |
Azalea *4 |
Baby Rubber Plant |
|
Baby's Breath |
Balsam |
Balsam Pear *4 |
|
Baneberry |
Baptisia |
Barley |
|
Basket Flower |
Bayonet |
Bean Boad |
|
Beargrass |
Bearsfoot Hellebore |
Beech |
|
Belladonna |
Benjamin Tree |
Be-Still-Tree |
|
Bird Of Paradise *4 |
Bird Rape |
Birdsfoot |
|
Bitter Gourd |
Bittersweet / Celastrus |
Bittersweet Woody *1 |
|
Black Cherry |
Black Henbane |
Black Jetbead |
|
Black Locust *4 |
Black Nightshade |
Black Oak |
|
Black Walnut |
Blackberry Lily |
Black-Eyed Susan |
|
Bladder Pod |
Bleeding Heart |
Blood Lily |
|
Bloodroot |
Blue Cardinalflower |
Blue Cohosh |
|
Blue Devil |
Blue Flag Iris |
Blue Squill |
|
Bluebead-Lily |
Bluebonnet |
Blueweed |
|
Bog Laurel |
Boston Ivy *3 |
Bouncing Bet |
|
Box Thorn |
Boxwood |
Bracken |
|
Bracken Fern |
Branching Ivy |
Broad Beans |
|
Brocolli (in large amounts) |
Broom Snakeweed |
Buckeye (Horse Chestnuts) *4 |
|
Buckeye Bottlebrush |
Buckeye California |
Buckthorn |
|
Buckwheat (plant stalks/leaves) *1 & *8 |
Buddist Pine |
Buffalo Bur |
|
Buffalo Nut |
Bulbous Buttercup |
Bur Buttercup |
|
Burke's Lupine |
Burning Bush |
Buttercup *7 |
|
Butterfly Weed |
Cactus |
Caladium/ Alocasia *3 |
|
Caley Pea |
California Bluebell |
California Rose-Bay |
|
Calla Lily |
Canada Nettle |
Canada Yew |
|
Canadian Milk-Vetch |
Candelabra Aloe |
Candelabra Cactus |
|
Caper Spurge |
Cardinal Flower |
Cardinal Spear |
|
Carnation |
Carolina Allspice |
Carolina Cherry Laurel |
|
Carolina Jessamine |
Cassava |
Castor Bean *1 |
|
Castor Oil Plant |
Celandine |
Celery-Leaved Buttercup |
|
Century Plant |
Ceriman |
Chalice Vine |
|
Charming Dieffenbachia |
Chenile Plant |
Cherokee-Bean |
|
Cherry (most forms) *4 |
Chigger Plant |
China Tree |
|
Chinaberry *6 |
Chincherinchee |
Chinese Bellflower |
|
Chinese Evergreen |
Chinese Lantern |
Chinese Scholar Tree |
|
Chinese Yam |
Chives |
Chlorine Lepidella |
|
Chokecherry |
Christmas Cactus |
Christmas Flower |
|
Christmas Rose / Helleborus Niger |
Chrysanthemum *2 |
Churee |
|
Cineria |
Cinnamon Vine |
Clematis |
|
Climbing Nightshade |
Climbing Onion |
Clintonia |
|
Clivia |
Clove Pinks |
Clover |
|
Coastal Leucothe |
Cockle Burr |
Cockle Corn |
|
Cocoa Bean |
Cocoa Mulch |
Coffeeweed |
|
Coleus |
Colorado Rubberweed |
Comfrey |
|
Common Ivy |
Common Poppy |
Common Spiderwort |
|
Coontie |
Coral Bean |
Coralberry |
|
Cordatum |
Coriaria *6 |
Corn |
|
Corn Cockle |
Corn Plant (aka Cornstalk Plant) |
Corn Poppy |
|
Cornflower |
Corsican Hellebore |
Corydalis |
|
Cow Cockle |
Cowbane |
Cow-Itch |
|
Cowslip / Marsh Marigold |
Crab’s Eyes |
Creeping Charlie *4 |
|
Creeping Cucumber |
Creeping Fig *2 |
Creeping Spurge |
|
Crinum Lily |
Crocus |
Crocus Autumn |
|
Crotalaria |
Croton |
Crowfoot |
|
Crown Of Thorns / Euphorbia Milii |
Crown Vetch |
Cuban Laurel |
|
Cuban Lily |
Cuckoo Pint |
Curly Dock |
|
Cutleaf Phiodendron (Aka Ceriman) |
Cycads |
Cyclamen |
|
Cypress Spurge |
Daffodil *1 |
Dahlia |
|
Daphne |
Datura (Angel's Trumpets) |
Day Lily |
|
Dead Man’s Hand |
Deadly Galernia |
Deadly Nightshade |
|
Death Angel |
Death Angel Mushrooms |
Death Camas |
|
Death Cap Mushrooms |
Decentrea |
Delphinium *1 |
|
Destroying Angels |
Devil’s Backbone |
Devil’s Ivy |
|
Devil’s Snuff Box |
Devil’s Trumpet |
Devil’s Walking Stick |
|
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) |
Dieffenbachia / Dumb Cane |
Disporum |
|
Dock |
Dogbane |
Dog Hobble |
|
Dolichos Bean |
Doll’s-Eyes |
Dologeton |
|
Donkeytail |
Downy Thornapple |
Dracaena (All Types) |
|
Dracaena Palm |
Dragon Bones |
Dragon Tree |
|
Drooping Leucothoe |
Drunk Cane *3 |
Dumb Cane |
|
Dutchman's Breeches *7 |
Dwarf Poinciana |
Earthball |
|
Earthstart Scleroderma |
Easter Lily * |
Eastern Redcedar |
|
Eggplant |
Elaine |
Elderberry |
|
Elephant Ear *4 |
Emerald Duke *3 |
Emerald Feather (Aka Emerald Fern) |
|
Emerald Fern |
English Bean |
English Bluebell |
|
English Holly *4 |
English Ivy |
English Laurel |
|
English Yew *4 |
Ergot |
Eucalyptus |
|
Euonymus Japonicus / Japanese Euonymus |
Euphorbium |
European Bittersweet Vine |
|
European Buckthorn |
European Elder |
European Spindletree |
|
Evergreen |
Everlasting Pea |
Eyebane |
|
Fairy Lily |
Fall Poison |
False Cactus |
|
False Hellebore |
False Indigo |
False Jessamine |
|
False Morels |
False Poinciana |
False Ragweed |
|
Fava Bean |
February Daphne |
Ferns |
|
Fetterbush |
Fiddleheads |
Fiddle-Leaf Fig |
|
Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron |
Fiddleneck |
Field Horsetail |
|
Finger Tree |
Fire Cherry |
Firecracker Plant |
|
Fishtail Plam |
Five-Hooked Bassia |
Flamingo Lily |
|
Flamingo Plant/Flower |
Flax |
Florida Arrowroot |
|
Florida Beauty |
Florida Leucothoe |
Florist’s Calla |
|
Flowering Spurge |
Fly Agaric |
Fly Honeysuckle |
|
Four O'Clock |
Foxglove *1 |
French Hydrangea |
|
Fritillaria |
Fruit Salad Plant |
Fruit Seeds &/Or Pits |
|
Garden Calla |
Garden-Sorrel |
Garland Flower Dahne |
|
Garlic (In Larger Doses) |
Gas Plant |
Gemmed Amanita |
|
Geranium |
German Ivy |
Giant Dumb Cane |
|
Giant Dumbcane |
Giant Hogweed |
Gill-Over-The-Ground |
|
Ginger Lily |
Glacier Ivy |
Gladiolas |
|
Glocal Ivy *4 |
Glory Lily |
Goat’s Rue |
|
Gold Dieffenbachia |
Gold Dust Dracaena |
Golden Chain Tree |
|
Golden Club |
Golden Deiffenbachia |
Golden Fowl |
|
Golden Glow |
Golden Hurricane Lily |
Golden Pothos |
|
Golden Seal |
Golden Spider Lily |
Golden Bean |
|
Golden Trumpet |
Good Luck Pland |
Gopher Purge |
|
Grapes & Raisins (all kinds) |
Grass Pea |
Greasewood |
|
Great Lobelia |
Greater Celandine |
Green Dragon |
|
Green Gill |
Green Gold Nephthysis |
Green Tansy Mustard |
|
Green-Spored Parasol |
Grevilles “Robyn Gordon” |
Ground Cherry *1 |
|
Ground Ivy |
Groundsel |
Guelder-Rose |
|
Gum |
Hahn's Self Branching English Ivy |
Hairy Vetch |
|
Halogeton |
Hashish |
Heart Ivy *4 |
|
Heart’s A Bustin’ |
Heartland Philodendron |
Heartleaf Philodendron |
|
Heart-Leaved Philodendron |
Heavenly Bamboo Shrub |
Hedera Helix |
|
Heliotrope |
Hellebo |
Hellebore |
|
Hemlock, Poison |
Hemlock, Water |
Hemp |
|
Hemp Dogbane |
Henbane |
Hercules’ Club |
|
Holly Shrub |
Holly/American |
Honeysuckle |
|
Hops |
Horse Chestnut (Buckeye) *4 |
Horse Nettle |
|
Horse Radish |
Horsebeans |
Horsebrush |
|
Horsehead Philodendron |
Horsetail |
Hot Pepper |
|
Hound's Tongue |
Houseleek |
Hurricane Plant |
|
Hyacinth |
Hydrangea |
Iceland Poppy |
|
Indian Hemp |
Indian Mustard |
Indian Pink |
|
Indian Poke |
Indian Rubber Plant |
Indian Tobacco |
|
Indian Turnip *1 |
Inkberry |
Iris (All Kinds) |
|
Iris Ivy |
Irish Potato |
Italian Arum |
|
Ivy (All Kinds) |
Jack-In-The-Pulpit |
Jackolanter (Mushroom) |
|
Jack-O'lantern Fungus |
Jamestown Weed |
Janet Craig Dracaena |
|
Japanese Andromeda |
Japanese Aucumba |
Japanese Boxwood |
|
Japanese Honeysuckle |
Japanese Pagoda Tree |
Japanese Pieris |
|
Japanese Plum *4 |
Japanese Poinsettia Japanese Show Lily * |
Japanese Show Lily |
|
Japanese Skimmia |
Japanese Wisteria |
Japanese Yew |
|
Jasmine *7 |
Jasmine Confederate |
Java Beans |
|
Jequirity Bean |
Jerusalem Cherry / Solanum Pseudocapsicum |
Jessamine |
|
Jetberry Bush |
Jewled Deathcap |
Jimson Weed |
|
Johnson Grass |
Jonquil |
Jungle Trumpets |
|
Juniper |
Kaffir Lily |
Kalanchoe |
|
Kentucky Coffee Tree |
Klamath Weed |
Kochia |
|
Lablab |
Laburnum |
Lace Fern |
|
Lacy Tree |
Lacy Tree Philodendron |
Lady Slipper Orchid |
|
Lambkill |
Lamb's Quarters |
Lantana |
|
Large-Leaved Lupine |
Larkspur *1 |
Laurel |
|
Leadwort |
Leafy Spurge |
Leatherwood |
|
Lemon Scented Gum |
Lemon Yellow Lepiota |
Lenten Rose |
|
Leopard’s Bane |
Ligustrum / Japonicum'texanum |
Lilac Daphne |
|
Lily (Most Forms) |
Lima Bean |
Live Forever |
|
Lobelia |
Locoweed |
Loquat |
|
Lords And Ladies |
Low Larkspur |
Lucerne |
|
Lucky Clover |
Lupine *7 |
Macadamia Nut (tree, plant & nuts) |
|
Madagascar Dragon Tree |
Madagascar Periwinkle |
Madeira Ivy |
|
Magic Lily |
Maidenhair Tree |
Maleberry |
|
Mandarin |
Mandevilla |
Mandrake (May Apple) *7 |
|
Mango |
Manioc |
Many Warts |
|
Marble Queen |
Marigold |
Marijuana *5 |
|
Marsh Arrow Grass |
Marsh Horsetail |
Marsh Marigold (Cowslip) |
|
Marvel Of Peru |
Matrimony Vine *7 |
Mauna Loa Peace Lily |
|
Mayapple (Mandrake) *7 |
Meadow Garlic |
Meadow Saffron |
|
Medicinal Aloe |
Menzies Larkspur |
Mescal Bean/Buttons *7 |
|
Metel |
Mexican Breadfruit |
Mexican Poppy |
|
Mexican Pricklepoppy |
Mexican Tea |
Milfoil |
|
Milkbush |
Milkweed Common |
Milo |
|
Miniature Croton |
Mistletoe & Mistletoe Fig |
Mitsu-Ba |
|
Mock Orange *4 |
Mole Plant |
Monkey Agaric Mushrooms |
|
Monkey Pod |
Monkshood |
Monstera |
|
Moon Flower |
Moonseed |
Moonweed *6 |
|
Morning Glory *5 |
Moses In The Cradle |
Mother-In Law's Tongue |
|
Motherwort |
Mountain Andromeda |
Mountain Fetterbush |
|
Mountain Hydrengia |
Mountain Laurel |
Mountain Snuff |
|
Mountain Tobacco |
Mum |
Mushrooms *7 |
|
Naked Brimcap |
Naked Ladies |
Naked-Flowered Sneezeweed |
|
Nandina |
Narcissus / Paperwhites & Other Winter Forced Bulbs |
Narrow-Leaved Vetch |
|
Needlepoint Ivy |
Nephthytis |
Nettle |
|
Nicotiana / Ornamental Tobacco |
Night Blooming Jessamine/Jasmine |
Nightshade |
|
Northern Water-Hemlock |
Nutmeg *5 |
Nux Vomica |
|
Oak (leaves & acorns) |
Oak Leaf Hydrangea |
Oats (growing oats, not processed) |
|
Ohio Buckeye |
Oleander |
Onion |
|
Opium Poppy |
Orange Day Lily |
Oranges *1 |
|
Oriental Lily * |
Ornithogalum |
Orpine |
|
Osage-Orange |
Oxalis |
Oyster Plant |
|
Painted Buckeye |
Painted Nettle |
Panda |
|
Panther |
Panther Cap Mushrooms |
Partridge Pea |
|
Pasque Flower |
Pathos *3 |
Paw Paw / Pawpaw |
|
Peace Lity |
Peach *1 & *4 |
Pear |
|
Peegee Hydrangea |
Pencil Cactus |
Pencil Tree |
|
Peony |
Pepper Chili |
Pepper Face |
|
Pepper Vine |
Periwinkle *5 |
Pernettya |
|
Persian Violet |
Peruvian Lily |
Petty Spurge |
|
Peyote *5 |
Philodendron *3 |
Pickaback Plant |
|
Pigeonberry |
Piggyback Plant |
Pigskin Poison Puffball |
|
Pigweed |
Pimpernal |
Pin Cherry |
|
Pinapple |
Pink Lady's-Slipper |
Pinkroot |
|
Plum *1 |
Plumbago |
Plumosa Fern |
|
Poinciana |
Poinsettia / E. Pulcherrima *2 |
Poison Fool’s Parsley |
|
Poison Hemlock *7 |
Poison Ivy |
Poison Oak |
|
Poison Paxillus |
Poison Suckleya |
Poison Sumac |
|
Poison Vetch |
Poke |
Pokeberry |
|
Pokeweed *1 |
Ponderosa Pine |
Pop Mum *2 |
|
Popcorn Tree |
Poppy - all kinds |
Pot |
|
Pot Mum *4 |
Potato (skins or green potatos) |
Pothos |
|
Powder Puff Lily |
Precatory Bean |
Precatory Pea |
|
Prickly Comfrey |
Prickly Lettuce |
Prickly Pear Cactus |
|
Prickly Poppy |
Pride Of Barbados |
Primrose |
|
Primula |
Privet *4 |
Prostrate Pigweed |
|
Prunes *1 |
Purple Cockle |
Purple Locoweed |
|
Purple Queen Tradescantia |
Purple Seasbane |
Purple Vetch |
|
Pyracabtha |
Queen Anne’s Lace |
Queensland Nut (Tree) |
|
Rabbit Ears Cactus |
Radish |
Ragwort |
|
Rain Lily |
Rain Tree |
Rainbow Pinks |
|
Raisins / Grapes (all kinds) |
Rapeseed |
Rattle Bush |
|
Rattlebox |
Rattleweed |
Raw Eggs |
|
Red Berried Elder |
Red Buckeye |
Red Cedar |
|
Red Chokecherry |
Red Clover |
Red Cole |
|
Red Emerald |
Red Hot Cattail |
Red Lily |
|
Red Maple |
Red Mulberry |
Red Oak |
|
Red Princess *3 |
Red Sage |
Red Sorrel |
|
Red Spider Lily |
Red Squill |
Redbird Flower |
|
Red-Margined Dracaena |
Redroot Pigweed |
Reed Canarygrass |
|
Resurrection Lily |
Rhododendron Ficus |
Rhubarb Leaves *7 |
|
Ribbon Plant |
Rock Poppy |
Rosary Pea |
|
Rosemary Bog |
Rosemary Pea |
Roseroot |
|
Rubber Euphorbia |
Rubber Plant (most types) |
Rubrum Lily |
|
Rue |
Russian Knapweed |
Saddle Leaf Philodendron |
|
Sago Palm |
Saint Johns Wort |
Salt |
|
Saskatoon (a serviceberry) |
Sassafrass |
Sassy Jack |
|
Satin Pothos |
Scarlet Pimpernel |
Scheffilera Tree |
|
Scootberry |
Scotch Broom |
Sea Daffodil |
|
Sea Onion |
Seaside Arrow-Grass |
Sedum |
|
Senecio |
Sensitive Fern |
Shamrock |
|
Sheep Laurel |
Sheep Sorrel |
Shell Flower |
|
Shell Ginger |
Shoofly Plant |
Showy Lady's-Slipper |
|
Showy Milkweed |
Shrubby Yew Podocarpus |
Shurb Verbena |
|
Siberian Scilla |
Siberian Squill |
Sicklepod |
|
Sierra Laurel |
Silky Lupine |
Silky Oak |
|
Silver Pothos |
Silvery Lupine |
Singletary Pea |
|
Skunk Cabbage *1 |
Slipper Flower |
Small Lupine |
|
Smooth Pigweed |
Snakeberry |
Snakeplant |
|
Sneezeweed |
Snow On The Mountain |
Snowberry |
|
Snowdrops |
Soapberry |
Soapwort |
|
Solomons Seal |
Sorghum |
Sorrel |
|
Sour Dock (Sorrel) |
Sowbread |
Spathe Flower |
|
Spatulate-Leaved Heliotrope |
Spider Lily |
Spider Mum *2/4 |
|
Spinach |
Spindletree & Seeds |
Split Leave Philodendron |
|
Spotted Cowbane |
Spotted Dumb Cane |
Spotted Laurel |
|
Spotted Water Hemlock |
Sprangeri Fern |
Spreading Dogbane |
|
Spring Meadow Saffron |
Spurge |
Spurge Laurel |
|
Spurge Nettle |
Squaw Weed |
Squirrel Corn |
|
St. John's-Wort |
Staggerweed |
Star Leaf |
|
Star Of Bethlehem |
Stargazer Lily |
Stinging Nettle |
|
Stinking Cedar |
Stinking Hellebore |
Stinking Rabbitbrush |
|
Stinkweed |
Stonecrop |
Strawberry Bush |
|
Strawberry Tomato |
String Of Pearls |
Striped Dracaena |
|
Sudan Grass |
Sulfur Tuft |
Summer Pheasant’s Ee |
|
Sun Spurge |
Sunflower |
Supplejack |
|
Swamp Laurel |
Sweet Bubby Bush |
Sweet Cherry |
|
Sweet Clover |
Sweet Pea |
Sweet Shrub |
|
Sweetheart Ivy |
Sweetpea |
Swiss-Cheese Plant |
|
Tailflower |
Tall Larkspur |
Tall Manna Grass |
|
Tangier Pea |
Tansy |
Tansy Mustard |
|
Tansy Ragwort |
Tapioca |
Taro Vine |
|
Tartarian Honeysuckle |
Tea |
Thimbleweed |
|
Thin-Leaved Snowberry |
Thistle Yew |
Thorn-Apple |
|
Tiger Lily |
Timber Milk Vetch |
Toadstools |
|
Tobacco |
Tomato (fruit, stem & leaves) |
Tomato Vine *7 |
|
Torreya |
Tree Philodendron |
Tree Tobacco |
|
Tree Vetch |
Tree-Of-Heaven |
Trefoil |
|
Trifoliate Orange |
Trillium |
Tropic Snow Dumbcane |
|
Trumpet Creeper |
Trumpet Flower |
Tuberen Squill |
|
Tuberous Begonia |
Tulip |
Tung (tree & nut) |
|
Turkey Corn |
Twisted Stalk |
Two Leaved Squill |
|
Two-Grooved Milk-Vetch |
Umbrella Plant *4 |
Variable Dieffenbachia |
|
Varigrated Philodendron |
Veined Dock |
Velvety Goldenrod |
|
Vetch |
Vinca |
Viper’s Bugloss |
|
Virgin’s Bower |
Virginia Creeper |
Wahoo |
|
Wake Robin |
Walnuts |
Warneckei Dracaena |
|
Water Arum |
Water Dragon |
Water Hemlock *6 |
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Water Lettuce |
Watermelon Plant |
Wax Begonia |
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Waxberry |
Weeping Fig *2 |
West Indian Lantana |
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Western Bleedingheart |
Western Minniebush |
Western Poison-Oak |
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Western Water-Hemlock |
Western Yew *4 |
White Camas |
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White Clover |
White Cohosh |
White Mulberry |
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White Oak |
White Potato |
White Rose-Bay |
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White Snakeroot |
Wicky |
Wicopy |
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Widow’s Tears |
Wild Cabbage |
Wild Calla |
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Wild Carrot |
Wild Cherries *1 |
Wild False Indigo |
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Wild Garlic |
Wild Ginger |
Wild Indigo |
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Wild Mustard |
Wild Onion |
Wild Parsnip |
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Wild Radish |
Wild Tomato |
Windflower |
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Windsor Bean |
Winter Daphne |
Wisteria *1 |
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Wolfberry |
Wolfsbane |
Wonder Flower |
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Wood Lily |
Woodnettle |
Woolly Croton |
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Wormseed |
Wormwood |
Yarrow |
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Yaupon Holly |
Yellow Allamanda |
Yellow Buckeye |
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Yellow Dock |
Yellow Iris |
Yellow Jasmine |
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Yellow Jessamine |
Yellow Lady's-Slipper |
Yellow Patches |
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Yellow Pleasted Parasol |
Yellow Rocket |
Yellow Sage |
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Yellow Star |
Yellow Toadflax |
Yellow Wart |
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow |
Yew (Most Forms) *4 |
Yucca |
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Zephyr Lily |
Zulu Potato |
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LEGEND:
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*1 |
In most cases it is the Stem, Seeds
and Leaves that cause the problems; diarrhea, vomiting&/or
abdominal pain. The seeds of most fruits contain cyanide,
which is poisonous to dogs as well as humans
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*2 |
Can cause irritation/rash if in contact with skin |
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*3 |
Can cause
irritation/swelling in tongue and lips |
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*4 |
Can cause abdominal
pain/cramps, diarrhea, &/or vomiting. Some of these
plants can cause tumors, heart & respiratory &/or kidney problems |
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*5 |
Hallucinogens |
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*6 |
Can cause convulsions |
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*7 |
Other toxic effects |
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*8 |
Buckwheat "flour" is an
ingredient approved by the American FDA for use in dog
food |
OTHER COMMON ITEMS (INCLUDING COMMONLY USED HUMAN DRUGS) THAT ARE VERY TOXIC
TO ANIMALS &/OR PROVEN TO CAUSE NEUROTOXICITY IN DOGS:
One of the worst killers of herding bred (also called collie-type) dogs is
IVERMECTIN (also known as AVERMECTIN). Vets often tell people that
Heartguard and/or Heartguard Plus are safe for Aussies, THEY ARE NOT!!!! We
cannot stress often enough that these drugs have killed many Aussies. The
only "safe" heartworm medication that we know of at this time is
INTERCEPTOR. If you own horses, please be extremely careful when you worm
them, don't let your Aussies near the area and make sure that any wormer
spit out by your horse(s) is cleaned up. The "left-overs" can kill your dog!
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Abamectin |
Acanol |
Acarexx |
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Ace |
Acepro |
Aceproject |
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Acepromazine (tranquilizer and pre-anesthetic agent) |
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) |
Acevet |
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ACP |
Acqta |
Adhesives |
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Adriamycin |
Adriblastina |
Advantage DUO |
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Alcohol |
Algae toxins |
Anti-Diarrheal Formula |
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Antifreeze |
Aspirin in higher doses |
Atopica |
|
Atravet |
Avermectin |
Avocado |
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Batteries |
Battery
Acids |
Bimectin |
|
Bleach |
BMD/Ivomec |
Boric acid |
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Brake fluid |
Butorphanol (analgesic and pre-anesthetic agent) |
Caelyx |
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Carbon monoxide |
Carburetor cleaner |
Chocolate
(all forms of chocolate) |
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Cicloral |
Ciclosporin |
Cigarettes & cigars |
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Citomid |
Citronella candles |
Cleaning fluid |
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Cocoa mulch |
Coffee grounds & beans |
Compost piles |
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Cosmetics |
Cryoperacid |
Cyclosporine |
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Dental floss |
Deodorants |
Deodorizers |
|
Deroser |
Detergent |
Diahalt |
|
Diamode |
Diarr-Eze |
Diarrhea Relief |
|
Digibind |
Digitalis |
Digoxin |
|
Disinfectants |
Dolorex |
Doxil |
|
Doxolem |
Doxorubicin
(chemotherapy
agent) |
Doxotec |
|
Drain Cleaners |
Dye |
Ecomectin |
|
Equell |
Equimax |
Equimectrin |
|
Eqvalan |
Fire extinguisher fluid |
Fireworks |
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Fungicides |
Furniture polish |
Garden Fertilizer |
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Gasoline |
Gasoline |
Gengraf |
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Hair coloring |
Heartguard |
Herbicides |
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Household cleaners |
Human medications: diet pills, etc. |
Hurplex |
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Hydroxydaunomycin |
Hydroxydoxorubicin |
Hydroxyldaunorubicin |
|
Ibuprofen (Advil) |
Immodium |
Immulem |
|
Imogen |
Imperim |
Insecticides & pest baits: (i.e. strychnine, warfarin and
others) |
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Isopropyl alcohol |
Ivercare |
Ivercide |
|
Iverhart |
Ivermectin
(antiparasitic
agent) |
Iver-On |
|
Iversol |
Ivexterm |
Ivomec |
|
Kao-Paverin |
Kerosene |
Lanoxicaps |
|
Lanoxin |
Lawn & garden chemicals & fertizilers |
Laxatives / Antidiarrheal meds containing Loperamide (Immodium) |
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Lead |
Lemblastine |
Leurocristine |
|
Lighter fluid |
Lighter fluid |
Lomotil |
|
Lop |
Loperacap |
Loperamide
(ImodiumTM;
antidiarrheal agent) |
|
Lye |
Mapluxin |
Matches |
|
Mectizan |
Megamectin |
Metal polish |
|
Milbemycin
(antaparasitic agent) |
Mineral spirits |
Modusik-A |
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Mothballs |
Motor oil |
Mouldy/spoiled foods |
|
Moxidectin (antaparasitic
agent) |
Myocet |
Nail polish & polish remover |
|
Neoral |
Nodiamex |
Noromectin |
|
Oncovin |
Onions / onion powder |
Optimmune |
|
Oven cleaner |
Oxicina |
Paint |
|
Paint remover |
Paint thinner |
Panomec |
|
Pennies (post-1982 in particular because of zinc content |
Permanent-wave lotion |
Permidal |
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Petroleum Products: gasoline, motor oil, paint, paint thinner,
lighter fluid |
Phenol |
Phoenectin |
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Photographic developer |
Potpourris - liquid or dry |
Pramidal |
|
Primectin |
Privermectin |
PromAce |
|
Rat poison |
Raxamida |
Rediarin |
|
Restasis |
Rubber bands |
Rubbing alcohol |
|
Rubex |
Salt |
Sandimmune |
|
SangCya |
Selamectin (antaparasitic
agent) |
Shoe polish |
|
Sleeping pills |
Snail or slug bait |
Soap |
|
Soda pop |
Some snakes, insects and toads |
|
SparMectin |
Stadol |
String |
|
Stromectol |
Strychnine |
Suntan lotion |
|
Supremunn |
Tar |
Tea |
|
Tobacco |
Toilet bowl cleaner/deodorizers |
Top-Dal |
|
Torbugesic |
Torbutrol |
Torphajet |
|
Toys with removable parts, hard eyes, noses, etc. |
Tri-Heart |
|
Turpentine |
Unimectrin |
Valfam |
|
Velban |
Velbe |
Vinblastine
(chemotherapy
agent) |
|
Vinblax |
Vincasar |
Vincrex |
|
Vincristine
(chemotherapy
agent) |
Vintec |
Virbamec |
|
Warfarin |
Weed killers |
Windshield-washer fluid |
|
Wood preservatives |
Xylitol (artificial sweetener) |
Yarn |
|
Yeast / yeast dough |
Zimecterin |
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DRUGS SUSPECTED TO CAUSE NEUROTOXICITY IN DOGS (RESEARCH IS ONGOING):
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Abraxane |
Analfin |
Apokyn |
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Asotax |
Astramorph |
Avinza |
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Biquin |
Bris Taxol |
Chinidinum |
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Cin-Quin |
DepoDur |
Doloral |
|
Domperidone |
Duralmor |
Duramorph |
|
EPEG |
Etopophos |
Etopos |
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Etoposide |
Formyxan |
Graten |
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Infumorph |
IsonaRif |
Kadian |
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M-Eslon |
Mitoxantrone |
Mitroxone |
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Morphine |
MOS |
Motilium |
|
MS
Contin (MSC) |
MSIR |
Neotalem |
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Novantrone |
Ondansetron |
Onxol |
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Oramorph |
Paclisan |
Paclitaxel |
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Praxel |
Quinact |
Quinaglute |
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Quinalan |
Quinatime |
Quinidex |
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Quinidine |
Quinora |
Rifadin |
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Rifamate |
Rifampicin |
Rifampin |
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Rifater |
Rimactane |
RMS |
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RMS |
Rofact |
Roxanol |
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Roxanol |
Statex |
Taxol |
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Toposar |
Vepesid |
VP-Tec |
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Zofran |
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See further down the page for more information about MDR1 - multiple drug
resistance deficiency and some of the drugs commonly used that can kill your
pet! There is now an inexpensive test that can be done to determine if your
dog has this deficiency...over 50% of dogs do!
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Always clean up spills immediately…just one lick of antifreeze can kill your
pets Use only "safe" antifreeze that says it's non-toxic for pets and
wildlife
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Read the labels of all products to see whether they're non-toxic or not |
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Keep all medications, cleaners, and chemicals in a closed cupboard with a
secure fastener well out of the reach of pets and children. Even matches can
be toxic! |
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Do not keep poisonous plants in your garden or house. Remember even hanging
plants can fall or be jumped onto by cats
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And most importantly, if your pet seems to be ill, don't medicate it
yourself unless under the direction of your veterinarian. Simple medicines,
like aspirin, Advil®, or Tylenol®, can be poisonous to pets
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If your pets get any unknown substance (or known poisonous substance, like
paint) on their fur, quickly clean it off. Don't wait for your pets to lick
it off; it could be poisonous.
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Be aware while you're using chemicals and cleaners. Don't let your pet in
the room after spraying insecticides. Don't let your pet in your yard after
treating for pests or weeds. Don't let your pet in the garage while you work
on the car using or replacing fluids, like grease, antifreeze, brake fluid,
etc.
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Just because your house and yard are poison-proof doesn't mean your
neighborhood is, so don't let your pets outside to roam unattended. An open
garage door or freshly-sprayed yard can mean danger to your unsuspecting and
curious pet. |
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Be sure the label of any product you may use on your pets (like flea and
tick products and shampoos) specifies that it is safe for that particular
species. Many dog products can harm cats and vice versa.
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Be very careful about feeding human food to your pets. Chocolate, mushrooms
& onions can be toxic. And anything too spoiled or moldy for you to eat is
too rotten for your pets. |
No matter how careful you are, your pets may one day fall victim to poison.
If you suspect this, call your veterinarian immediately and report your
pet's symptoms. Do not wait to see if the symptoms go away. (In the case of
antifreeze poisoning, a dog may act drunk for several hours and then show no
symptoms at all for another one to seven hours.)
Meanwhile, keep your pet as warm and dry as possible. If you can figure out
the source of the poison, take it or a sample with you to the vet. Also take
along the poison's container, if possible, since many labels list the
antidote.
If you suspect poisoning, get to your veterinarian as soon as possible!
If you're unsure of the source of the poison, check to see if your pet has
been chewing or playing with something questionable like spilled or opened
containers of medicine, spoiled food, garbage, etc. An abnormal odor on your
pet's breath or body could also signify that your pet has been into
something dangerous. Burns or tender areas on the skin or mouth could
indicate that your pet has eaten something toxic.
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ROUTE OF POISON |
EXAMPLES |
SYMPTOMS |
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Ingested by mouth |
medicines, chemicals-antifreeze, oil, tar, cleaning fluids,
polishes, insecticides, weed killer, fertilizers, paints, solvents |
stomach and bowel symptoms like cramps, abdominal pain,
vomiting and diarrhea; weakness, drooling, slow breathing |
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Inhaled |
fumes from cleaning fluid, gasoline, kerosene, lacquer
thinner, airplane glue, automobile or heater exhaust smoke, gas leaks, etc. |
coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath, blueness of the
lining of the mouth. Difficulty breathing leading to no breathing at all in
serious cases |
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Absorbed by mouth or skin |
paint solvents, kerosene, tar, insecticides, strong soaps,
acids, and alkalines |
redness and irritation on the affected area; possible severe
irritation of the eyes and mouth |
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Injected under the skin |
insect bites, snake bites |
pain and swelling at the point of contact; general effects on
breathing and circulation--the nervous system in general |
If you suspect the poisoning was malicious and not accidental, contact your
local humane society, animal control agency or police department and provide
the necessary information for a full report and investigation. If your pet
dies, have an autopsy performed by a veterinarian to determine the exact
cause of death. Although this procedure is expensive, it is necessary if
charges are brought against a suspected malicious poisioner.
Keep your veterinarian's regular and emergency numbers
handy!
Another excellent site for poisonous plant info is http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants
MDR1 - Multiple Drug Resistance
Deficiency
Molecular biological research is proving that MANY herding breed dogs suffer
a genetic flaw called MDR1 - multiple drug resistance deficiency. In sum,
the barrier (P-glycoprotein) that protects the brain by transporting a
variety of drugs from the brain tissues back into the capillaries is flawed.
This is the root cause of the disastrous neurological effects, including
death, caused by the ingestion of ivermectin. But, IT'S NOT JUST IVERMECTIN
(also known as AVERMECTIN, and the anti-parasitic used in the trade name
drug Heartguard and commonly used to treat demodic mange).
It's also
almost certainly these drugs (alternate names, common usage, and trade names
follow the generic name) that cause problems...
Flagyl; Rozex;
Metrogel
Butorphanol
(pain
relief after spay/neuter; cough suppressant and canine flu)
Torbutol;
Butorphic; Dolorex; Morphasol; Turbogesic
Acepromazine
(tranquilizer/calming agent and pre-anesthetic) Ace; ACP; Atravet
Cyclosporine or
Ciclosporin
(allergy treatment/immunosuppresant)
Sandimmune;
Neoral; Cicloral; Gengraf; Restasis
Vinblastine and
Vincristine (chemotherapy for cancers & leukemia)
cancer regimens called
CHOP
and
Stanford V
Doxurobicin or
Adriamycin or Hydroxyldaunorubicin (chemotherapy for cancers & leukemia)
Doxil; cancer
regimens called
ABVD,
CHOP, and
FAC
Loperamide
(diarrhea)
Immodium; Lopex;
Dimor; Pepto
Digoxin (heart
ailments)
Digitalis
(Foxglove) family
Additionally,
neurotoxicity in dogs with the MDR1 genetic flaw is suspected to have been
caused by:
-
Ondansetron
(nausea and vomiting)
-
Zofran; Emeset;
Emetron; Ondemet
-
Domperidone
(nausea, vomiting, and to stimulate lactation)
-
Motilium
-
Paclitaxel
(cancer)
-
Taxol; Abraxane
-
Mitoxantrone
(cancer/leukemia)
-
Etoposide
(cancer/leukemia)
-
Eposin; Etopophos;
Vepeside; VP-16
-
Rifampicin or
Rifampin
(antibiotic - infections, influenza, pneumonia, staph, meningitis)
-
Rifadin; Rifater;
Rimactane; Rifinah; Rimactazid
-
Quinidine
(heart)
-
Morphine (pain
relief, anesthesia, cough suppressant, anti-diarrheal, shortness of breath)
Drugs that are known to be pumped out of the brain by the
protein that the MDR1 gene is responsible for producing but appear to be
safely tolerated by dogs with the MDR1 mutation:
-
Cyclosporin (immunosuppressive agent)-While we
know that cyclosporin is pumped by P-glycoprotein (the protein encoded
by the MDR1 gene), we have not documented any increased sensitivity to
this drug in dogs with the MDR1 mutation compared to “normal” dogs.
Therefore, we do not recommend altering the dose of cyclosporin for dogs
with the MDR1 mutation, but we do recommend therapeutic drug monitoring.
-
Digoxin
(cardiac drug)- While we know that digoxin is pumped by P-glycoprotein
(the protein encoded by the MDR1 gene), we have not documented any
increased sensitivity to this drug in dogs with the MDR1 mutation
compared to “normal” dogs.Therefore, we do not recommend altering the
dose of digoxin for dogs with the MDR1 mutation, but do recommend
therapeutic drug monitoring.
-
Doxycycline
(antibacterial drug)- While we know that doxycycline is pumped by
P-glycoprotein (the protein encoded by the MDR1 gene), we have not
documented any increased sensitivity to this drug in dogs with the MDR1
mutation compared to “normal” dogs. Therefore, we do not recommend
altering the dose of doxycycline for dogs with the MDR1 mutation.
Drugs that may be pumped out by the protein that the MDR1 is
responsible for producing, but appear to be safely tolerated by dogs with
the MDR1 mutation:
-
Morphine, buprenorphine, fentanyl (opioid
analgesics or pain medications)-We suspect that these drugs are pumped
by P-glycoprotein (the protein encoded by the MDR1 gene) in dogs because
they have been reported to be pumped by P-glycoprotein in people, but we
are not aware of any reports of toxicity caused by these drugs in dogs
with the MDR1 mutation.We do not have specific dose recommendations for
these drugs for dogs with the MDR1 mutation.
The following drugs have been reported to be pumped by
P-glycoprotein (the protein encoded by the MDR1) in humans, but there is
currently no data (this can change at any time) stating whether
they are or are not pumped by canine P-glycoprotein.Therefore we suggest
using caution when administering these drugs to dogs with the MDR1 mutation.
• Domperidone
• Etoposide
• Mitoxantrone
• Ondansetron
• Paclitaxel
• Rifampicin
There are many other drugs that have been shown to be pumped
by human P-glycoprotein (the protein encoded by the MDR1 gene), but data is
not yet available with regard to their effect in dogs with the MDR1
mutation.
Credit for this
information goes to:
Washington State
University College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary
Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory
PO Box 2280
Pullman, WA
99165-2280
(Phone/FAX
509-335-3745)
VCPL@vetmed.wsu.edu
You can learn
more about the MDR1 defect and about testing your herding breed dog by going
to their website at
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-VCPL
or go direct to the instructions page at
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-VCPL/test.aspx for more information
about ordering a test kit that you do yourself. The test is $70 per
dog for 1-4 and $60 for 5 or more (as of November 2010).
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Do not leave it up to your vet to know all of this ... YOU must print this out and
know about MDR1 ... it IS a matter of life or death.
If you have found
this page to be of help, please feel free to cross-post a link to this webpage. It's also not just Aussies - affected breeds include Collies, Shetland
Sheepdogs (Shelties), Australian Shepherds, Old English Sheepdogs, German
Shepherds, Long-haired Whippets, Silken Windhounds, Skye Terriers, and a variety
of mixed breed dogs.
The above information
is a compilation of many many different websites, books, email from vets and
concerned dog owners. I don’t take credit for anything other than trying to put
it all in one document! Please also share any stories you may have on this
subject or any other known toxins that I've missed. I try and update this page
every time I get new information to share!
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