Thread: Plants - the nasty kinds

Originally Posted by stingray

It's at it's most toxic from Nov - Feb here in the top of the south, the problem with it is that it's not just one chemical it's a real mixture and ya poor old mate (dog) goes through it tounge out panting or licks itself once again after going through it (picks up the toxins off the fur onto the tounge etc) and get absorbed straight into the blood stream.

I had a dog at the vet couple of years ago from it 6 jabs of differnt stuff and a drip for 24 hours. Took him 2 weeks to come right.

add Matorgari and spear grass / spaniard & briar rose....

Ah, good point Stingray. Unlike the lovely hunting dog, my boy has a great double coat that is sort of like a waterproof jacket/tough swanny on the outside, fluffy warm stuff on the inside. Nothing seems to stick to him or make it through his thick coat to the skin. Trouble is when you're running around with two jackets on you tend to get pretty hot pretty quick. Hence why he loves the rain - water-cooled dog. Anyway toungue is pretty much always out.

Why have I not heard of this stuff before lol! Top five poisonings on our list at the vet don't include anything natural. 1080, rat poisons, chocolates and caffine.