Ahwatukee Animal Care Hospital - Phoenix, AZ

Poisonous Substances, Foods, and Plants

If your pet should ingest harmful or poisonous substances, plants, or foods contact your Ahwatukee Animal Care Hospital veterinarian immediately (480) 893-0533.

After regular business hours, contact the First Pet Emergency Hospital (480) 732-0018 or VetMed Emergency Services 602 697-4694

For information about poisonous substances call Kansas State University School of Veterinary Medicine (8AM-5PM CST)at 1-785-532-5679 and/or Animal Poison Control 1-800-548-2423 (fee charged for certain services).

There are many plants, foods, and substances that are known poisons to cats and dogs. Just like with children, make sure these items are out of reach and/or locked up so your pet can't get into them.

Symptoms

~ Vomiting

~ Diarrhea

~ Difficulty Breathing

~ Abnormal Urine (color, aroma,odor, frequency)

~Salivation

~Weakness

Toxic Foods

Almonds	Balsam Pears	Avocados	Moldy or Spoiled food
Apricots	Coffee Grounds	Chocolate	Onions & Onion Powder
Raisins	Japanese Plums	Fatty Foods	Pear and Peach Kernels
Grapes	Macadamia Nuts	Yeast Dough	Mushrooms (if also toxic to humans)

POISONOUS PLANTS TO AVOID

There are a number of common plants which may be toxic to dogs and cats and should be avoided.

These include:

Arum Lily	Autumn Crocus	Australian Flame Tree	Avocado
Azalea Baneberry	Bird Of Paradise	Bishop's Weed	Black Laurel
Black Locust	Bleeding Heart	Bloodroot	Bluebonnet
Blue-Green Algae	Boxwood	Bracken Fern	Buckthorn
Bulb Flowers	Burdock	Cacao	Camel Bush
Caladium	Calla Lily	Cardinal Flower	Chalice
Cherry Tree	Chinaberry Tree	Clematis	Cocklebur
Coffee	Coral Plant	Coriander	Dieffenbachia
Elderberry	Elephant Ear (Taro)	Eucalyptus	Euonymus
False Hellebore	Flame Tree	Felt Plant	Firethorn
Four O'Clock	Foxglove	Glottidium	Golden Chain
Ground Cherry	Heaths	Heliotrope	Hemlock
Henbane	Holly	Honeysuckle	Horse Chestnut
Horsetail	Hydrangea	English Ivy	Jasmine
Jimsonweed	Lantana	Larkspur	Lily Of The Valley
Easter Lily	Lupine	Marijuana	Mandrake
Mexican Poppy	Milkweed	Vetch	Yellow Jasmine
Mistletoe	Mock Orange	Monkshood	Moonseed
Morning Glory	Mountain Laurel	Mushrooms	Nightshades
Oak	Oleander	Periwinkle	Philodendron
Pigweed	Poinciana	Poinsettia	Poison Ivy
Poison Oak	Pokeweed	Potato Shoots	Privet
Pyricantha	Rain Tree	Ranunculus (Buttercup)	Rape
Red Maple	Snowdrop	Spurges	Sweet Pea
Tansy	Tobacco	Wisteria	Yews

Common Poisonous Household Substances:

Alcohol

Detergents

Turpentine

Acetaminophen

Snail or Slug Bait

Bleach	Rat Poison	Rubbing Alcohol	Nail Polish & Remover
Paint	Sleeping Pills	Furniture Polish	Pet Vitamins Overdose
Gasoline	Disinfectants	Drain Cleaners	Windshield Wiper Fluid
Fertilizers	Deodorants	Potpourri, liquid	Xylitol-sweetened Products
Matches	Weed Killers	De-icing Salts	Antifreeze & Other Car Fluids
Kerosene	Shoe Polish	Compost Piles	Prescription & Non-prescription Medications
Mothballs	Insecticides	Human Vitamins	Pennies, post 1982 (due to high concentrations of zinc)
Boric Acid	Hair Colorings	Cleaning Products	Flea Products (used incorrectly or due to hypersensitivity)

Vomiting is commonly caused by the ingestion of harmful substances.

There are many items that are known poisons to dogs and cats. Just like with children, make sure these items are out of reach and/or locked up so that your dog or cat cannot get into them.

For more informations on poisonous substances, or for an item that isn't listed here, please consult Kansas State University's School of Veterinary Medicine (8AM-5PM CST) at 1-785-532-5679 and or ASPCA's Animal Poison Control at 1-800-548-2423 (fee charged for certain services).

This is not a replacement for a veterinary consultation.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your pet's health or care, please call our friendly staff for an appointment (480) 893-0533.

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For more information about the Dangers of Rodent Bait, please click on this link to our corresponding page.