Succulents areplants that store urine in their tissues to ensure they have a stiff supply of moisture during periods of drought . Many people think of cacti when they hear the term succulent , but there are several genera of plants classified as succulent . Some have prickles and are leafless , while others are smooth and leafy . Many succulent flora have poisonous parts that can harm your domestic dog , and some of these are highly toxic if ingested .
Identifying a Succulent Plant
While many gardener easily identify cacti as succulents , any plant with overweight leaves or stem that store water is a succulent . However , not all have spike or spine . Many are also virulent - tasting or toxic . succulent are categorized as stem succulent or leaf succulent reckon on their form . base succulents , which let in cacti , often have flyspeck parting or no leaves at all , and fleshy stems that are often columnlike or barrel shaped . Leaf succulent , such as agave species , resemble nonsucculent plant , but the leaves are pocket-sized and sarcoid because they store water . The stem of these succulents are compressed , and typically check a rosette of overweight leafage .
Signs of Trouble
Dogs parade several symptoms if they ’ve take a poisonous succulent plant , and these can deviate wide depending on works species , the amount ingested and your dog ’s sizing , age and world-wide health . Typically , though , poisoning symptoms include vomiting , diarrhoea , oral cavity discomfort , excessive salivation , loss of appetite and in severe poisoning , red of knowingness or convulsions .
Succulents to Keep Away From Dogs
While there are many succulent plant life coinage that may be toxic to your pawl , there are a few normally grown by home base gardener both indoors and alfresco . While you may not develop these plants , a neighbour may have these species grow outside . Agave species , such as the century plant ( Agave Americana ) , which is hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11 , hold compounds that may lead to puking or diarrhea , and oxalate quartz , which can irritate your frump ’s sass , skin , tongue and throat , take to gibbosity , difficulty breathing and stomach overturned . Dracaena species , hardy in zone 10 through 12 , contain saponin that are toxic to your dog , and plants in the kalanchoe genus , most of which are hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11 , can do vomiting , looseness of the bowels and heart arrhythmias if ingested by your hotdog . Dieffenbachia species , stout in zones 10B through 11A , can also cause vivid irritation of the mouth , as well as drooling nausea , disgorgement and difficulty swallowing . The Euphorbia genus , which varies in hardiness bet on species , is particularly dangerous for frank . This genus has thousands of species of succulents , all of which ooze a corrosive and toxic whitish white sap .
If Your Dog Ingests Succulent Parts
The safest way to protect your dog from take a venomous succulent industrial plant is to keep all succulent out of reach . If your dog eats any part of a succulent works , contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA ’s brute poison control condition center at 888 - 426 - 4435 forthwith . If you ’re not sure what character of plant your dog has assimilate , but it exhibits symptoms of intoxication such as vomiting , inordinate salivation , looseness of the bowels or any other unusual behavior , reach your veterinary .
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