Puppy licked toad?

Question

I was outside watering the garden, when my dog started sniffing around in there....I called her away to see her foaming at the mouth...I looked in and saw a big toad.. I remembered hearing toads are poisonous to animals, so I took the hose and rinsed her mouth out. I called the emergency clinic and they said to wash her mouth out (which I already did) and said she would be fine.
Im terrified that something will happen, but she seems fine..I live in Ohio so these are probably regular old toads (though this one looked pretty big) Anyway just wondering if I should take her anyway or just wait and see...Like I said she seems fine, but one never knows..Thanks

Answer 1

Yes, toads are toxic. It keeps other warm-blooded critters from eating them. The exude a toxin through glands in their skin. I don't think you have any reason to worry, I used to have a dog that did that more than once, he foamed and drooled for about 10 minutes and he was ok. The foaming and drooling are the way the dog rinses the toxins out of their mouth. If you dog should eat one it might be a different story. Most of the time they spit it out before chomping down (I imagine that it prolly tastes pretty bad.)

Answer 2

Cane toads are poisonous to dogs. positioned the dogs on a lead & evaluate a muzzle or plan to have a significant vet bill, if the dogs does not die from the touch/interaction. (Your determination.) Toads exude a milky white toxin from poison glands in the back of their eyes. They squeeze this poison onto the exterior of their epidermis while they are decrease than threat. Toads do no longer spit or squirt the poison as many times believed, and that they don’t chew. dogs and cats are poisoned while they mouth the toad or each and every so often while the toad’s poison gets into their eyes. based on the dimensions of the dogs and how lots toxin became into ingested, indicators can progression to tightly clamped jaws, heartbeat irregularities or perhaps dying. So the respond is to right this moment start up first help and then seek for veterinary scientific care as quickly as obtainable. First help includes washing out the dogs's mouth with a mild flow of water, rather alongside the gums. do no longer element the water down the dogs's throat or enable him to swallow. gently wipe poisonous secretions off the gums and the teeth with a cotton towel and rinse lower back with water. If the dogs maintains to salivate or exhibits different indicators, take the dogs to a veterinary hospital right this moment.

Answer 3

The foam is scary, but as long as you rinsed her mouth out good with hose water, she will be fine. My dog got hold of a toad once and started foaming at the mouth. I called my Dad and he said to shove a hose in his mouth and rinse it good and the dog would be fine. He was right.

Answer 4

When I was a kid my dog did the same thing, he bit a toad and nobody knew it, until he came inside and I fed him , he started wheezing and couldnt breathe right, he was spazing out and my parents thought that I had left the metal can cover in the dog food and thought he had swallowed it because he would inhale the food! I started crying thinking I had killed my dog, we brought him to the vet and they checked him out and didnt find the metal can lid obviously! haha.. and they discovered he had eaten or bitten a toad, it was poisonous, they gave him something I think and he was fine the next day!

Answer 5

I wouldnt stress too much my cat kept getting high on something and we couldnt work out what is was until one night we found cane toads bathing in his drinking water, he was drinking it all the time and he still fine now. Usually a vet will tell you to take your pet straight in if they are worried so just keep an eye on her for the next few hours.

Answer 6

I think you should give her a lot of water and wait a day. If people or animals eat or drink something poisonous they should either throw it up or drink a lot of water to break it down in the stomach. If your dog seems to be acting weird or something the next day take her to the vet. If not just keep an eye on her and make sure she goes to the washroom. I hope she feels better! :)

Answer 7

Just before I read your question here, I was outside licking every toad that I could find. I don't know what the big deal is, I feel pretty good; good enough to do it all over tomorrow. Let's both wait (me and your dog) to see if anything will happen. ( I just hope I didn't lick it's butt. )

Answer 8

My cocker spaniel did the same things years ago; she was just fine. I found this out after having taken her to an emergency animal clinic. Many $$$$ later, she never went after toads again.

Answer 9

She'll be fine, my puppies did the same thing, they even got in their drinking water. Toads dont let off the hormone poison all the time, or all of my puppies and chikens and foles and cats...would have died. Keep an eye on her, otherwise I am certain she'll be fine.

Answer 10

I think she's fine. I have a cat and a water turtle. My cat used to lick the slime of of her. We found out that her slime contained salmonela poisoning yet the cat could in theory get a sensation from licking it--like being high. Which was weird because my cat's immune to cat nip. I know you're talking about a dog-but maybe that would calm your worries.