How Does your Garden Grow?
Like many people I love springtime and always look forward to gardening. Through doing research about dog friendly plants I learned that in some cases the whole plant is toxic to pets and in other cases just one part of a plant if consumed by your dog is toxic.
Some dogs love to pluck beautiful flowers right off the stem. You may want to teach the family dog not to eat plants or flowers.
So, if you only have one space for your dogs and a garden consider building a separate dog proof fenced area for your gardening needs.
Contact with some plants and flowers can cause a variety of reactions from a rash or dermatitis, tummy upsets with the result being diarrhea or vomiting, to organ damage or even death. You may also want to keep your Vet’s number handy along with the number of your local 24 hour emergency Vet hospital.
Poison Control Center @ ASPCA
For any animal poison-related emergency, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you think that your pet may have ingested a potentially poisonous substance, call (888) 426-4435. A $65 consultation fee may be applied to your credit card.
Information on either of these two links is incredibly thorough. The ASPCA not only lists toxic plants but also lists non toxic plants so you can check on what is currently in your garden. Both lists are long.
This link includes info on what part of the plant is toxic to pets, also lists reactions to look for if any part of the plant is consumed by your pet, how to protect your pets from these plants and what to do in case of an emergency