Life threatening plants in my garden!

renegade

I am now not so worried about what dry complete food to give my pup.
I have just been reading a list of garden plants that could kill pets!
This means that I will have to completely demolish my garden as I have most of these plants in it, and my new pup does ' dig ' the garden and chews on leaves of plants. I cannot watch him 24/7, so , is the garden 'out of bounds' for my pup?

I have not had a pup for 12 years and never had all these problems with the other 5 dogs I have had ( all lived into 'old age')

paulwf

Hi renegade, perhaps you could list the plants you are worried about and the source of your information? No one else can give you an informed answer unless we have specifics.

chris_n_tj

I have quite a few of the plants that are classed as dangerous to pets, in fact I bet we all have. Most dogs/cats will leave these alone, I think there is something that triggers a no go to them. There are plants on my list that i wouldnt have ever thought were dangerous.
This is my list it might help some one. Sorry its a bit long
Chris n TJ

This is a list of plants that are poisonous to dogs and cats.


A
Aloe
Amaryllis
Andromeda Japonica
Asian Lily (Liliaceae)
Asparagus Fern
Australian Nut
Autumn Crocus
Avocado
Azalea

B
Bird of Paradise
American Bittersweet
European Bittersweet
Branching Ivy
Buckeye
Buddist Pine

C
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman (Cutleaf Philodendron)
Charming Diffenbachia
Chinaberry Tree
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Clematis
Cordatum
Corn Plant (Cornstalk Plant)
Cornstalk Plant (Corn Plant)
Cutleaf Philodendron (Ceriman)
Cycads
Cyclamen

D
Daffodil
Day Lily
Devil's Ivy
Dumb Cane
Deadly Nightshade

E
Easter Lily
Elephant Ears
Emerald Feather (Emerald Fern)
Emerald Fern (Emerald Feather)
English Ivy

F
Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron
Flamingo Plant
Florida Beauty
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant


G
Glacier Ivy
Gladiolas
Glory Lily
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Pothos
Green Gold Nephthysis

H
Hahn's self branching English Ivy
Heartleaf Philodendron
Heavenly Bamboo
Holly
Horsehead Philodendron
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea

I
Iris

J
Japanese Show Lily
Japanese Yew (Yew)
Jerusalem Cherry


K
Kalanchoe

L
Lace Fern
Lacy Tree
Lily of the Valley

M
Macadamia Nut
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marijuana
Mauna Loa Peace Lily (Peace Lily)
Mexican Breadfruit
Mistletoe "American"
Morning Glory
Mother-in-Law

N
Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephthytis
Nightshade

O
Oleander
Onion
Orange Day Lily

P
Panda
Peace Lily (Maana Loa Peace Lily)
Philodendron Pertusum
Plumosa Fern
Precatory Bean


Q
Queensland Nut

R
Red Emerald
Red Lily
Red-Margined Dracaena (aka Straight-Margined Dracaena)
Red Princess
Rhododendron
Ribbon Plant (Dracaena sanderiana)
Rubrum Lily

S
Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Spotted Dumb Cane
Stargazer Lily
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Swiss Cheese Plant

T
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily
Tomato Plant
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dumbcane
Tulip

V
Variable Dieffenbachia
Variegated Philodendron

W
Warneckei Dracaena
Wood Lily

Y
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Yew (Japanese Yew)
Yucca

getcarter

I didn't realise Aloe was dangerous, I was re-potting my plant last year when I found my dog chewing on one of the babies I was separating from the main plant, didn't seem to do her much harm though!

paulwf

Thanks for the list but it doesn't say how dangerous each plant is. For example it could be that a drop of daffodil pollen is deadly for pets or it might be that they have to eat a whole bunch of them which only the daftest pet would do.

I wouldn't demolish the garden or ban the pet from it unless I had a list that gave some indication of risk.

chris_n_tj

We havnt removed any of our plants, TJ seems to know which he can chomp on and which to leave alone lol. Daffs are a no no but he likes pansys, so I guess they are not as stupid as some people make out.
Chris n TJ

Jay_Tee

This is a useful searchable database of plants that are toxic to dogs and cats: http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/

Hope it helps

renegade

paulwf wrote: »

Hi renegade, perhaps you could list the plants you are worried about and the source of your information? No one else can give you an informed answer unless we have specifics.

Some of these are listed:

Azalea, Aquilegia, Buddleia, Bluebells,Choisya, Ceonathus, Day Lilies, Dicentra Daphne Euphorbia, Eucalyptus, Fuchsia, Hebe, Heuchera, Holly, Honeysuckle, Ivy, Lavatera,, Lavender, Lonicera, Lobelia, Oleander, Peruvian Lily, Potentilla, Philodendron. Spirea.
There are others that I dont know the names of. Would you say that any of the above need to be removed?

renegade

renegade wrote: »

Some of these are listed:

Azalea, Aquilegia, Buddleia, Bluebells,Choisya, Ceonathus, Day Lilies, Dicentra Daphne Euphorbia, Eucalyptus, Fuchsia, Hebe, Heuchera, Holly, Honeysuckle, Ivy, Lavatera,, Lavender, Lonicera, Lobelia, Oleander, Peruvian Lily, Potentilla, Philodendron. Spirea.
There are others that I dont know the names of. Would you say that any of the above need to be removed?

Source- A Moderator on Petsmania web site.

paulwf

The internet does seem to specialise in throwing up huge long lists of things...I guess I'm just a bit skeptical of how applicable they are in the real world.

I can't offer any qualified advice so take my view with a pinch of salt but if is was me unless they were chomping through huge quantities of stuff I would just eliminate anything obvious such as ivy and foxgloves. We have 4 mogs and the only thing we take care with is lily pollen and they all seem fine. They all like eating grass and one has a strange addiction to the hedge but apart from that they leave most things alone.

foreign_correspondent

Most of us walk our dogs in parks and woods which are full of poisonous plants - I think in reality very few dogs are poisoned by eating plants, probably because they do not appeal to them to consume in great quantities. Observing your dog, especially as a pup is probably the wisest step.

I believe the most comon form of poisoning in dogs is actually from eating Slug Pellets - as they are designed to be palatable, and many dogs are attracted to them (even the ones touted as being unnappealing to dogs!) - I have heard of dogs chewing into the plastic tub to eat the pellets. Sadly, I think many people are unaware of this risk.