Common Toxins & Poisons
Common Toxins and Poisons
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There are many common substances in your house and in your backyard
which can be toxic or poisonous to your dog. Here you will find a list of
common poisons and toxins. Each of these substances has been reported to cause
adverse reactions in your dog from mouth irritation to seizures or even death. If
you suspect your dog has ingested any foreign substance, call your vet immediately
or the ASPCA’s poison control hotline to learn more about what you
need to do for your dog. The sooner you act, the better.
ASPCA POISON CONTROL 24 HOUR HOTLINE: (888) 426-4435
Cleaning Products
- Acid- and Alkali-Based Products (found in many toilet cleaners, detergents, drain de-cloggers)
- Bleach
- Borate
- Turpentine-Based Products
Environmental Products
- Animal Bait (coyote, mole, mouse, slug, snail, toad etc.)
- Antifreeze
- Blue-Green Pond Algae
- Cocoa Mulch
- Compost Fertilizers
- Gasoline-Based Products
- Insect Bait (Ants, Flies, Spiders, Etc.)
- Insecticides
- Kerosene-Based Products
- Lead (Lead Paint, Toys, Dry Wall, Batteries, Etc.)
- Mothballs
- Turpentine-Based Products
- Zinc-Based Products
Human Food and Drink
- Alcohol
- Avocado
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Excessive Fat
- Garlic
- Grapes
- Macadamia Nuts
- Moldy and Spoiled Food
- Mushroom
- Onions
- Raisins
- Small Bones
- Tea
- Xylitol-Sweetened Products (Xylitol is a sugar substitute)
- Yeast Dough
Plants
- Aloe
- Amaryllis
- American Yew
- Andromeda Japonica
- Arrowhead Vine
- Arum Lily
- Asparagus Fern
- Australian Nut
- Autumn Crocus
- Azalea
- Bird-Of-Paradise
- Bittersweet, American
- Bittersweet, European
- Boston Ivy
- Branching Ivy
- Buckeye
- Buddhist Pine
- Caladium
- Castor Bean
- Chinaberry Tree
- Chinese Evergreen
- Christmas Rose
- Chrysanthemum
- Clematis
- Cornstalk Plant
- Cordatum
- Creeping Charlie
- Creeping Fig
- Crown Of Thorns
- Cycads
- Cyclamen
- Daffodil
- Delphinium
- Devil’s Ivy
- Dracaena
- Dumb Cane
- Elephant’s Ear
- Emerald Ear
- Emerald Fern
- English Holly
- Flamingo Plant
- Florida Beauty
- Foxglove
- Gladiolas
- Gold Dieffenbachia
- Ground Cherry
- Heavenly Bamboo
- Holly
- Hops
- Horse Chestnut
- Hurricane Plant
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Indian Tobacco
- Indian Turnip
- Iris
- Ivy
- Jerusalem Cherry
- Kalanchoe
- Lace Fern
- Lacy Tree
- Larkspur Woody
- Lilies
- Macademia Nut
- Madagascar Dragon
- Majesty
- Malanga
- Marble Queen
- Marble Queen
- Marijuana
- Mexican Breadfruit
- Mistletoe
- Moonweed
- Morning Glory
- Mother-In-Law
- Narcissus
- Needlepoint Ivy
- Nephthytis
- Nightshade
- Oleander
- Onion
- Panda
- Parlor Ivy
- Philodendron
- Plumosa Fern
- Poppies
- Pot Mum
- Pothos
- Pothos
- Precatory Bean
- Privet
- Queensland Nut
- Red Emerald
- Red Princess
- Red Princess
- Rhododendron
- Ripple Ivy
- Sago Palm
- Schefflera
- Spider Mum
- Swiss Cheese Plan
- Taro Vine
- Tomato Plant
- Tuberous Begonia
- Tulip
- Variable Dieffenbachia
- Water Hemlock
- Weeping Fig
- Wisteria
- Yew
- Yucca
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