Plant Toxicity: Locating Reliable Information

  • Pothos ingestion symptoms are immediately apparent after a pet ‘snacks’ on the plant. Plant toxins cause tongue swelling and vomiting with difficulty breathing. More severe symptoms can include seizures and the loss of consciousness (image courtesy: pethelpful.com).
    Pothos ingestion symptoms are immediately apparent after a pet ‘snacks’ on the plant. Plant toxins cause tongue swelling and vomiting with difficulty breathing. More severe symptoms can include seizures and the loss of consciousness (image courtesy: pethelpful.com).
    A reader has asked a question: where she can locate reliable information on house plants which are unsafe for her 60lb dog? She stated that she doesn’t trust the information she has found on the internet. Let me begin by stating, good for you, we should always be cautious when reviewing information from web sites! This gardener doesn’t place too much trust in most articles I read on the web...

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