I was browsing to find information about various plants living in my little forest, and was surprised that a good number of them are poisonous to my dogs. Occasionally they have had intestinal disturbances or unexplained vomiting from time to time, but I got to wondering if perhaps they might have dined on plant matter while they were out for their morning constitutional! Sometimes a Corgi will think she is hungry and decide to sample something that is not on their MENU!
Plants found in my woods include Mayapples, Monkshood, Elderberry, Oak and Cherry Trees, Nightshade, Buttercups, Cowbane, Lilly of the Valley, Star of Bethlehem, and Bleeding Heart, among others.
A great place to visit for lists and pictures of plants that are toxic to dogs and other animal species is the website of Cornell University. If you click on the link, you will be transported to a page that divides the plants up into categories, such as house plants, garden varieties, trees and shrubs, woodland plants, and prairie grasses/flowers. You are also able to look up plants by name, in case you were wondering about a new addition to your yard or flower garden. The photos are especially valuable if you are not knowing the name of something growing in your yard - very helpful.
Check it out to ensure a safe blooming season this year!
4 comments:
Well goodness, what good info today! Now that the weather is warmer, the corgi kids want to be outside more...where the sniffing is good, and smelly, and no longer frozen!
*sigh* Too bad I have only ROCKS, DUST, and GRAVEL "growing" -- LOL...the dogs do EAT DIRT if we don't keep an eye on 'em...
Remember too that some mulch made by Hershey's Company is toxic to animals as well.
Thanks for the informative post. Having little kids running about, as well as my furbabies , we made sure nothing made it's way into our yard that could be harmful. This is the first year (after 9 years of living here) that we've even planted or landscaped the yard. It's always been "wall to wall" grass.
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