Poison

All our houses, garages and sheds may contain substances which can be poisonous to our dogs. And the risk can be higher when there are puppies about who love to chew. Store all chemicals out of reach, no matter how safe you might think they are.

Make sure your dog does not come in contact with any dead animals that you may come across while out walkies.  Never lock your dog up in a garden shed that might contain dangerous chemicals. Signs of poisoning are sudden, violent vomiting and possibly diarrhoea, fits, forming at the mouth, staggering, collapse. If you have found your dog with a packet or container take the substance with you to a vet.

Several systems have been devised for the classification of poisonous plants, none of which is completely satisfactory. Poisonous plants may be classified according to the chemical nature of the toxic constituents, the phylogenetic relationship, or the botanical characteristics.

The following classification, which is based on the toxic effects, has been found to be useful:
(i) plants that are poisonous to eat, (ii) plants that are poisonous upon contact, (iii) plants that produce photosensitization, (iv) plants that produce airborne allergies

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