Box 🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: Box — also called boxwood or Buxus. This small-leaved evergreen is often clipped into neat hedges, borders and topiary. Very smart-looking. Ideal salad? Not so much 😅 Box contains naturally occurring alkaloids. If a dog eats part of the plant, it may cause vomiting, diarrhoea and tummy discomfort. Before anyone panics — many dogs live happily alongside box h

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: Rhododendron — including azaleas. Those spectacular clusters of colourful flowers can brighten up a garden beautifully. But every part of the plant contains toxins called grayanotoxins, including the leaves, flowers and stems. If eaten, rhododendron may cause drooling, vomiting, diarrhoea, weakness, wobbliness, depression or changes affecting the heart and circul

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: Cherry laurel. This glossy evergreen shrub is an incredibly common choice for garden hedges. Those thick green leaves may look harmless—but cherry laurel contains cyanogenic glycosides. When the plant is chewed, crushed, wilted or digested, these compounds can release hydrogen cyanide. Thankfully, severe cyanide poisoning is uncommon in dogs. Most reported plant

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: Elder — the shrub that produces elderflowers and elderberries. Those clusters of tiny flowers and dark berries may be familiar sights in hedgerows and gardens. But they aren’t something we want our dogs helping themselves to. The leaves, stems, bark, roots and unripe berries contain naturally occurring compounds called cyanogenic glycosides. If chewed and digeste

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: Foxglove Those tall spikes of colourful flowers? Absolutely stunning. Snack? Definitely not 😅 Foxglove contains cardiac glycosides, which can affect the heart if eaten. For some dogs, signs may include: 🐾 Vomiting 🐾 Drooling 🐾 Weakness 🐾 Changes in heart rhythm 🐾 Collapse Thankfully, most dogs aren’t interested in eating foxgloves. But if you have a curious

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: Jade Plant Those thick, glossy succulent leaves? Beautiful. Snack? Not so much 😅 Jade plants are considered toxic to dogs, although the exact toxic compound isn’t fully understood. For some dogs, this may mean: 🐾 Vomiting 🐾 Lethargy 🐾 Reduced appetite 🐾 Occasionally, a little wobbliness Many dogs never show any interest in succulents at all. But for the occa

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants 🐾 (A little series combining my love of plants and pets 🌿🐶) Today’s tiny check: English Ivy Those trailing green vines? Lovely for walls and hanging baskets. Snack? Not so much 😅 English ivy contains naturally occurring saponins, which can irritate the mouth and digestive system if chewed. For some dogs, this may mean: 🐾 Drooling 🐾 Vomiting 🐾 Diarrhoea 🐾 Mouth irritation Before anyone worries — plenty of dogs ignore ivy completely. But

🌱 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants The ZZ Plant is loved because it thrives on neglect. Unfortunately, it can still cause problems if chewed by dogs due to the calcium oxalate crystals contained within the plant. Knowledge doesn’t need to create fear—it simply helps us make informed choices. #dogs #dogsafety #tinytoxins #plants #dogtraining

🌿 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants Snake Plants are one of the most common houseplants in the UK. While they are generally considered only mildly toxic, they can still cause vomiting, diarrhoea, and drooling if eaten. Sometimes keeping our dogs safe is simply about knowing what’s in our homes. #dogs #dogsafety #tinytoxins #plants #dogtraining

Aloe Vera 🌵 Tiny Toxins: Paws Off Plants Aloe Vera is often associated with healing, but it’s worth remembering that not everything safe for humans is safe for dogs. The yellow latex layer beneath the leaf skin can cause digestive upset if consumed. Many dogs never show any interest in plants, but for puppies, adolescents, and curious explorers, prevention is always easier than treatment. #dogs #dogsafety #tinytoxins #plants #dogtraining

🌿 Devil’s Ivy (Pothos) {one of my personal favourites} Looks innocent. Can cause problems. ⚠ Contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals. If chewed, dogs may experience: • Mouth irritation • Drooling • Pawing at the mouth • Difficulty eating • Vomiting 🐾 Best kept out of reach of curious noses. #tinytoxins #dogs #plants #dogsafety #dogtraining