When your iggy explores your garden, be sure to keep it away from any areas that have recently been treated with fertiliser, weed killer or slug pellets, it would be better not to use these at all in a garden that is used by an Italian Greyhound. Don’t forget Italian Greyhounds can often jump high fencing, or get onto high up surfaces that other dogs would have difficulty with.
A couple of mine can climb fences such as chain link as well. Italian Greyhounds are notoriously inquisitive and use their mouths, noses and paws to dig, rip and mouth objects to explore them so make sure that any gardening chemicals such as insecticides and fertilisers are well sealed and stored out of harms way. Ideally all chemicals should be kept under a lock and key. Apart from chemicals many common garden or house plants can be harmful to your Italian greyhound, the following is a list of some of them.
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Amaryllis Common Names: Many, including: Belladonna lily,
Saint Joseph lily, Cape Belladonna, Naked Lady
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: vomiting,
depression, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, hyper salivation,
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Arum
Common Names: Cuckoo-pint, Lord-and-Ladies, Adam-and-Eve, Starch Root, Bobbins, Wake Robin
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses
Signs: Oral irritation, intense burning and irritation of mouth, tongue and lips, excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing
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Asparagus Fern
Common Names: Asparagus, Emerald Feather, Emerald Fern, Sprengeri Fern, Plumosa Fern, Lace Fern, Racemose Asparagus, Shatavari
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs
Signs: allergic dermatitis with repeated dermal exposure. Berry ingestion could result in gastric upset (vomiting, abdominal pain, or diarrhoea.
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Azalea
Common Names: Rosebay, Rhododendron
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses
Signs: Vomiting, diarrhoea, hyper salivation, weakness, coma, hypotension, CNS depression, cardiovascular collapse and death. Ingestion of a few leaves can cause serious problems. Rhododendron is typically not very palatable to horses unless it is the only forage available, but sheep and goats may graze readily on the plant.
The toxic principle interferes with normal skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and nerve function. Clinical effects typically occur within a few hours after ingestion, and can include acute digestive upset, excessive drooling, loss of appetite, frequent bowel movements/diarrhoea, colic, depression, weakness, loss of coordination, stupor, leg paralysis, weak heart rate and recumbency for 2 or more days; at this point, improvement may be seen or the animal may become comatose and die.
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Begonia Common Names: Begonia
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Oral irritation,
intense burning and irritation of mouth, tongue and lips,
excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing. Tubers are
the most toxic.
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Buttercup Common Names: Butter Cress, Figwort
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Clinical
Signs: Vomiting, diarrhoea, depression, anorexia, hyper
salivation and wobbly gait.
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Caladium Common Names: Malanga, Elephant's Ears, Stoplight,
Seagull, Mother-in-law Plant, Pink Cloud, Texas Wonder,
Angel-Wings, Exposition, Candidum, Fancy-leaved Caladium
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Oral irritation,
intense burning and irritation of mouth, tongue and lips,
excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing.
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Calla lily Common Names: Calla Lily, Pig Lily, White Arum, Trumpet Lily,
Florist's Calla, Garden Calla, Arum Lily
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Oral irritation,
intense burning and irritation of mouth, tongue and lips,
excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing
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Carnation Common Names: Pinks, Wild Carnation, Sweet William
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Mild
gastrointestinal signs, mild dermatitis
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Ceriman Common Names: Cutleaf Philodendron, Hurricane Plant,
Swiss Cheese Plant, Mexican Breadfruit
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Oral irritation,
intense burning and irritation of mouth, tongue and lips,
excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing.
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Charming Dieffenbachia
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Oral irritation,
intense burning and irritation of mouth , tongue and lips,
excessive drooling, vomiting, difficulty swallowing
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Christmas Rose Common Names: Hellebore, Lenten Rose, Easter Rose
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Drooling, abdominal pain and diarrhoea, colic, depression
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Chrysanthemum Common Names: Daisy, Mum; many varieties
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, diarrhoea, hyper salivation, incoordination,
dermatitis
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Cyclamen Common Names: Sowbread br />
ToToxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Salivation,
vomiting, diarrhoea. Following large ingestions of tubers: heart
rhythm abnormalities, seizures, death
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Daffodil Common Names: Narcissus, Jonquil, Paper White
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, salvation, diarrhoea; large ingestions cause
convulsions, low blood pressure, tremors and cardiac
arrhythmias. Bulbs are the most poisonous part.
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Dahlia Common Names: Dahlia
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Mild
gastrointestinal signs, mild dermatitis
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English Ivy Common Names: Branching Ivy, Glacier Ivy,
Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy, California Ivy
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, abdominal pain, hyper salivation, diarrhoea. Foliage
is more toxic than berries
Foxglove
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Cardiac arrhythmias, vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness, cardiac
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Garden Hyacinth Common Names: Hyacinth
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Vomiting,
diarrhoea, dermatitis and allergic reactions. Bulbs contain
highest amount of toxin.
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Gladiola Common Names: Gladioli
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Salivation, vomiting, drooling,lethargy, diarrhea. Highest
concentration in corms (bulbs).
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Hosta Common Names: Plantain Lily, Funkia
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, diarrhea, depression.
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Iris Common Names: Flag, Snake Lily, Water Flag
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs Signs: Salivation,
vomiting, drooling,lethargy, diarrhea. Highest concentration in
rhizomes.
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Lily of the Valley
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, irregular heart beat, low blood pressure,
disorientation, coma, seizures
Primrose
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Mild vomiting
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Rhubarb Common Names: Pie Plant
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Kidney failure, tremors, salivation.
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Sabi Star Additional Common Names:
Desert Azalea, Mock Azalea, Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Kudu Lily
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, diarrhoea, anorexia, depression, irregular heart beat,
death |
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Tulip
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting, depression, diarrhoea, hyper salivation. Highest
concentration of toxin in bulb.
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Wisteria
Toxicity: Toxic to Cats, Toxic to Dogs, Toxic to Horses Signs:
Vomiting (sometimes with blood), diarrhoea, depression |
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