Common Deadly Poisons That Harm Your Dog (Part 2)

Rat poison is another deadly poison that your dog unfortunately finds very tasty. Any area that you bait for rats with rat poison should be totally inaccessible to your canine. City alleys, garbage cans and dumpsters are some places rat poison can be found. Rat poison comes in either red or green pellets. If your dog has eaten some poison call your vet immediately. Bleeding from the month, nose and rectal area is your first sign your dog has eaten rat poison. If not treated immediately a dog can bleed to death. Eating a rat that has been poisoned can also poison your dog depending how much poison the rat has eaten. Be safe and call your vet immediately.

If you're having your house exterminated, ask the exterminator how long you should keep your dogs out of the rooms that are being treated. Any area that may be slightly wet with pesticide needs to be off limit to your dog. Any pesticide on the floors can get on his paws and in his mouth if he starts licking them.

If your dog has gotten hold of household cleaners or disinfectants and ingested them, read the instruction label to see whether vomiting needs to be induced. Certain products irritate the esophagus if vomiting is induced so follow instructions on the label. Putting your finger down your puppy's throat will induce vomiting, but some people are not comfortable doing this. The alternative is giving your dog hydrogen peroxide solution (one teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight.)

Numerous household plants are toxic for your dog. A few of the popular ones are philodendrons, azaleas, rhododendron, Easter lilies, fox glove, amaryllis, and Japanese lilies. Your veterinarian will be able to tell you if you have any toxic plants in your house.

Most people realize that chocolate is bad for dogs. But don't call your vet in a panic if your pet has eaten a candy bar. One candy bar won't hurt your pooch, it takes quite a bit to harm him. Dark baker's chocolate is the most toxic because it contains high amounts of caffeine and bromethalin, the ingredients in chocolate that are poisonous. White chocolate and milk chocolate both have lower amounts of caffeine.

From now on there will only be one blog on here. I'm combining the puppy training and litters blog with this one. For the litters right now Joe is not available, and he was the last puppy listed. However, there is a possiblility that some of the females will be available. Nothing is certain and we won't know for sure for a few days.

Common Poisons
Vomiting
Deadly Poisons
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