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Originally Posted by ReesiesDad  Last night I took Reesie out for her late potty and since it was warm out, if 59 can be called warm, she saw a small toad on the porch and before I could stop her she pounced and gave it a little bite. Her reaction was sudden and violent, shaking her head back and forth and really hating what wound up in her mouth. The toad had the white foam mucous on it and there was quite a bit in her mouth.
We rinsed her mouth out and she licked a damp cloth for quite a while. I checked and I'm pretty sure it was Fowler's Toad, common here in Michigan. A web site said that all toads are poisonous to dogs so called the vet and they disputed that, saying she would be ok, just do what we had already done. She threw up once last night and we were watching her carefully but she seems fine.
I know the southern states have somes poisonous toads but was wondering if anyone else around here has had a similar toad experience with their little one. |
We had this exact same reaction when my Sissy tried to eat a toad - she actually had the whole toad in her mouth when it excreted. She also violently shook her head, tons of white foam at the mouth and then started vomiting about an hour later. She vomited about 5 times totaly. We did go to the vet the next morning as she was lethargic and needed subQ fluids for dehydration.
The Michigan toads are not poisonous, but the substance they excrete is toxic to their small predators and the small size of our babies makes them very susceptible to this toxin. It won't poison them, but will make them sick.