Posted By Jgk2383 on 07/11/2008 9:36 PM Yuck! Are the deadly??
For most dogs? No. It makes them stoned. The toxin is similar to LSD. Some dogs like it!
Here is a good link for information: http://www.erowid.org/archive/sonoran_desert_toad/poisoning.htm The safest thing to do is keep your dogs, cats and small children away from toads. If you find a toad in your yard - relocate it. If you suspect toad poisoning, wash your dogs mouth out with water for several minutes. If your pet seems spacey and stoned - it will probably be OK without further treatment. If your dog is in obvious pain, fever and rapid heartrate - get it to the vet ASAP. Your dog is in danger of dying from what amounts to a drug overdose. The Maricopa vets are weekdays only. Nights and weekends - you'll need to go to First Regional Animal Hospital 480-732-0018. They're on Warner, between the 101 and Alma School Rd. Keep the number on speed dial! My Jack Russell mouthed a toad last summer. Of course she had a bad reaction. INSTANTLY her heart was beating 200+, her fever was off the thermometer scale and she was seizing. DH drove 100MPH while I held her. I had brought a big kettle of water in the car, plus bathtowels. I had her wrapped in the wet towels, the AC blowing on her on high and kept rinsing her mouth the whole way. Several times en route I thought she'd died as a seizure hit. The vets at First Regional were great - grabbing her from my arms the minute we got there and rushing her into the ICU for treatment. We're very careful to look in the yard and pool to make sure there aren't any lurking. We never paid any attention to them because they didn't bother the other dogs. My malinois LIKES mouthing the toads - she gets glassy eyed and mellow. My JRT is more the rare case than the norm. But why take a chance. Just fling the toads over the fence! |