http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-lifestyle/10-plants-that-can-poison-pups.aspx

This is a list of the top 10 most poisonous plants for pets:

Autumn crocus:

Toxic Ingredient: colchicines

Symptoms: Rapidly dividing cells which may cause shedding of gastrointestinal tract leading to bloody diahrrea and vomiting.

Azalea

Symptoms: Damage to Cardiovascular system, vomiting, gastrointestinal upset.

Daffodil

Toxic Ingredient: Found in its bulbs

Symptoms: convulsions, tremors, lethargy, weakness, and upset stomachs.

Hyacinth

Symptoms: Severe vomiting, bloody diarrhea, convulsions, tremors.

Japanese yew

Toxic Ingredient: Found in plant and its berries.

Symptoms: Seizures and cardiac arrest.

Lily of the valley

Symptoms: Heart failure, incoordination, and vomiting.

Oleander

Toxic Ingredient: Cardiac Glycosides

Symptoms: Lower body Temperature, abnormal heart beat, death.

*Even poisonous to people

Rhubarb

Toxic Ingredient: Found in its leaves

Symptoms: Kidney damage

Sago palm

Toxic Ingredient: Found in its seeds

Symptoms: Death

Tomato

Toxic Ingredient: Solanine, found in the plant not tomato itself

Symptoms: Gastric upset, Depression, weakness, decreased heart rate.

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I've added a linked picture to these in case you don't know what they look like.

Great info Steven!!! There is 5 of these 10 items in the areas that my dog's play every day. My dog's dont tend to eat or chew on anything (except grass) but I still watch them as close as possible when they are off leash.

Thanks Mike, hope it helps.

The sago palm and oleander are super common around here, especially oleander (everywhere you turn you find at least a shrub), not sure why its so common to use in landscaping...probably becaue it covers well...

I am looking forward to reading your work again on a regular basis! Thanks for sharing this important information!

This was the shocking news for me and i was completely unaware of the following symptoms given above thanks for sharing such useful information to all of us.

mathewhusten wrote:

This was the shocking news for me and i was completely unaware of the following symptoms given above thanks for sharing such useful information to all of us.

Glad you found it helpful! But yes it often surprises us that we have plants that could potentially make our pets sick... I know I was!

Thanks for posting this helpful information, Steve. Never knew about the tomato. Is it the leaves that was said to be poisonous?

I hope my dog doesn't eat one of those things. Wow! Can tomato really be a poison to dogs? What if he ingested one of those plants? How can you treat poisoning?

AnnSmith wrote:

Thanks for posting this helpful information, Steve. Never knew about the tomato. Is it the leaves that was said to be poisonous?

Your welcome The plant itself seems to be toxic not the actual fruit.

AnnSmith wrote:

I hope my dog doesn't eat one of those things. Wow! Can tomato really be a poison to dogs? What if he ingested one of those plants? How can you treat poisoning?

Best bet would be to take the dog to the vet as they would know what to do based on what it was they ingested and how long ago it was ingested. After a certain point things like causing the dog to vomit won't help, and may not even be recommendable.