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"Don't Let These Plants Ruin Your Holidays"

Tis' the Season? Technically, it's always the season for these poisonous plants.
When we think of the holidays and our four-legged members of the family, we might think about certain plants that may be given as gifts, or simply used for decoration, that might cause trouble or even death.

A very good searchable database provided by Canadian Poisonous Plant Information System, http://res.agr.ca/brd/poisonpl/ and information from Purdue-http://vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/cover1.htm which also includes pictures of most plants, should round out this list. Below, you will see a pretty good list of plants that are poisonous to dogs. You will note that Poinsettia is not on this list! I happen to think it is more toxic to cats, but don’t let them ruin your holiday decorations by getting into this plant. Hey, what’s the dog doing in the middle of the dining room table at the centerpiece anyway? If you have an unruly pooch, or just a few training questions, call me! And remember, you too can have a Good Dog!

* Mistletoe (berries)
* Christmas Rose (root, leaves, sap)
* Castor Bean (seed, leaves)
* Diffenbachia (all parts)
* Philondendron (all parts)
* Caladium ( all parts)
* Rosary Pea (seeds)
* Autum Crocus (all, esp. bulb)
* Bleeding Heart (leaves, roots)
* Dutchman?s Breeches (leaves, roots)
* Foxglove (leaves)
* Larskspur (all; seeds)
* Lily of the Valley (all)
* Monkshood (all)
* Narciussus (all)
* Daffodil (all)
* Jonquil (all)
* Potatoes (all green parts)
* Rhubarb (leaves)
* Tomato (leaves)
* Apple (large amount of seeds)
* Apricot (seed)
* Almond (seed)
* Avocado (leaves)
* Azalea (all)
* Black Locust (bark, twigs, seeds)
* Boxwood (leaves, twigs)
* Buckeye (leaves, nuts, flowers, sprouts)
* Horsechestnut (same as Buckeye)
* Chinaberry (fruit, bark, berries)
* Chokecherry (leaves, seeds, bark)
* Wild Black Cherry (same as Chokecherry)
* English Holly (berries)
* Oaks (the tannins in the foliage and acorns)
* Oleander, Mountain Laurel (all, including dried leaves, even the honey from the flowers is toxic)
* Privet (leaves, berries)
* Rhododendron (all parts)
* Yew (all esp. berries)
* Daphne (all; fruit)
* English Ivy (leaves, berries)
* Wisteria (pods, seeds)
* Buttercup (all)
* Cone Flower (all)
* Black-eyed Susan (all)
* Hemlock (seeds, stems, fleshy taproot, sometimes mistaken for wild parsnip or anise)
* Jack-in-the-pulpit (all)
* Nightshade (all)
* Pokeweed (roots, shoots, leaves)
* Moring Glory (seeds)
* Tobacco (leaves)
* Tulip (bulbs)
* Iris (corms)

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