http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/bufo_toads.rss http://www.earthclinic.com/template_img/logo.jpg http://www.earthclinic.com/Pets/bufo_toads.rss Bufo Toad Remedies Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:24:49 EST en-us http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=BENEDRYL_31770 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss1 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:31:58 EDT [YEA] Linda from Bisbee, Arizona writes: "My ex, myself, and our magnificient and curious miniature australian shepherd were renting in what was "Dog Heaven". Acres and acres fenced to run in and a water reclamation system that included a series of sedimentary ponds, the largest and last full of Koi, pond vegation, and unbeknownst to us, bufos. We lived in the desert and water was scarce so even with fencing we dealt on a regular basis with mule deer (great sport for Roxy), along with vicious and deadly javelina. Needless to say she chased the deer off of the property gleefully, was not so gleefully ripped to pieces by a large javalina male and two females (treated that after throwing myself onto her and into the middle of the javelina's blood lust who would just as well kill a human as a dog (not smart). I got lucky making awful noises and they retreated. I treated this after carrying her into the house by filling and filling deep the gore holes that simply swallowed two bottles of the only thing on hand which was hydrogen peroxide and stuffed the wounds with dressing to put pressure inside hoping to stop the bleeding....yes, I know this is about bufos. The bleeding was totally stopped by morning and slowly she began to heal. And now, the Bufo toads, One morning I went to drink my morning coffee with her while she took her morning swim, herding the koi from one end of the pond and back, something she did daily and for hours and I noticed a white film covering the enire pond. Then I looked at Roxy and could see her struggling to get on shore. By the time I had her in my arms she was convulsing with eyes rolled back. I checked her gum color for oxygen and they were very gray...all the meanwhile rubbing her everwhere trying to keep her blood flowing. Again, grabbed the only thing on hand which seemed close to appropriate, this time it was a full adult size benedryl pried her mouth open and opened the whole capsule in her mouth rubbing it into her tongue both top and bottom, on her gums thinking that from under the tongue on a human goes straight to the brain. Within just a few minutes her eyes began focusing and I began walking her just like a puppet thinking it might help keep her blood flow going, soon she began to try to walk on her own but needed help. She did show a rapid significant improvement with the benedryl, she weighs 29 to 34 lbs depending on how spoiled she is at the time. I am just sure the benedryl turned the tide. Roxy and I are moving back into this rental which was really paradise and peace for both of us so now I want to know....Exactly just how much benedryl I can give her at the max possible dosage, also does it come in a gel cap (haven't seen any) because in liquid form it would absorb much more quickly into her system. I will definetely keep large amounts of vinegar for killing the toads and for her to drink and I very much appreaciate both this site and the information from all participants. I will also use the tub and light solution and lower the population. One more problem. It is my understanding that other frogs do not co-habitate with bufos so all of the guppies in differing stages are bufos. Roxy sticks her whole head into to the water trying to bite and catch them. Are they poisonous at this stage? During her second incident she crawled halfway from the pond headed towards the house when I found her. We went through the whole poisoning thing one more time and the benedryl once again brought her up quickly. Now I will use both prevention and cure. Bathub and lights and motor oil. I will make it my mission to lower the bufo toad population which it seems given the choices here will be a steady but doable new defense. Thank you, Linda A. Bisbee, Arizona " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_30312 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss2 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:53:58 EDT [YEA] Ohnoice from Coral Springs, Fl. writes: "MOTH BALLS DO KEEP KILLER TOADS OUT OF YOUR YARD!!! REMEMBER, THESE TOADS DIG UNDER FENCES AS WELL AS SQUEEZE THROUGH. PLACE MOTH BALLS AROUND OUTER FENCE ABOUT 2-3" APART. REPEAT AS OFTEN AS NEEDED. NO ANIMAL WILL EAT THEM IF A TOAD DOESN'T LIKE THE SMELL!! SO, BRAVO TO THE PERSON THAT CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA, AND THANK YOU. MOLLIE, BOOMER, AND BLAKE." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=BSOO_28691 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss3 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:03:04 EDT Paulette from Thonotosassa, Florida writes: "On June 22, 2009 our little Jack Russell was poisoned by a Bufo Toad. We caught her almost immediately after we saw her flipping it with her nose. Her left eye was shut. I immediately washed her head and nose with Baby Shampoo and rinsed for an extremely long time. I gave her a teaspoon of olive oil and she started throwing up volumous amounts of frothey white liquid. She started stiffening up and closed her left eye completely. We rushed her to the vet and they started an IV to push fluids. We were sent home as soon as she could walk. They gave us anti convulsants in case she started to have seizures in the night. I think that the extreme wash saved her life. We are still watching the eye to make sure that she doesn't form an ulcer from the poison. She is one lucky little dog." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=RC_28527 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss4 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:03:44 EDT Colleen from Wesley Chapel, Florida writes: "I was very lucky when one of my mini doxins bit a bofus toad.This was the first time I have ever heard of this toad. After the dogs went outside and got into there crates for the night I heard two of my dogs howling and crying. I go to there crates to see what was going on and my sallest younger doxie was laying on his back. He did not wag his tail when I came in the room and I knew some thing was wrong. He had already thrown up in his crate. I took him out and he was frozen in the fetal position with his eyes hardly open. The first thing I did was take off his colar then I wrinsed him off in the bath tub because he was covered in this sort of sticky slimy stuff I kept trying to open his mouth but he had lock jaw. Finaly I got his mouth open and made sure he wasn't chocking on something. I wraped him in a towel and kept rubing him to keep him warm. His mom came over and licked his nose and kept a watchful eye on him. A few mins. after that his stomach started to rumble. He threw up again. He started to come out of the sorta trance he was in. He also started to loosen up his body and move his legs and head. At that point I knew my praying would keep him here. About an hour after all this happened he was wagging his tail and showing the loving affection he all ways does. The next morrning he was still fine and ready to run out of the door to do his morrning duty but before I let them out I scouted the yard for more of those "killer toads" and found the one from the night before. It was dead with what looked like teeth marks on the top of his head and under the throat. I tell ya I was truly lucky that my dog survived. I love my Little Sabastian!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=VINEGAR_27004 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss5 Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Grateful from West Palm Beach, FL writes: "Vinegar cured a dog poisoned by a bufo frog We live in rural South Florida and have a lot of bufo frogs in the yard. Our small dog was outside in the evening after a rain, when it was prime weather for them to be out. When my wife called him in, he didn't come. She found this unusual, so went out to find him, and he was staggering around in circles under a bush. She came in to call for me to help, but by the time we were able to get to him he had fallen over and had lost all motor control. He had clearly been poisoned by a frog. By the time we got him inside where we could see him in the light, he looked done for. We are a long way from an emergency vet and doubted we could get him there in time. Within the first couple of minutes he could not move a muscle and his eyes were rolling back in his head. Although we washed out his mouth as best we could with his jaw locked, he had ingested too much poison already. I also noticed his ears were sticky, which from what I read now after the fact sounds consistent with the poison. In desperation I ran a quick search on the web for remedies and ran across your site. I tried vinegar as you recommended, and when I spilled it on the outside of his mouth or got some in with an eyedropper he licked his lips - his tongue must have been the last muscle he could use and I suppose it was an involuntary reaction. By then he had gone entirely stiff with all his muscles contracted, and only his tongue and eyes were moving. He probably drank (not including spillage) about 1/4 cup of vinegar - this for a 10 pound dog - before we started to slow it down, as that's a lot of vinegar. Relative to size, that's like an adult person drinking a quart or so. Ugh! We also kept petting him, talking to him, stretching his limbs, and stimulating his paws and tail to try to get back sensation - I have no idea if this was useful or not. After about 15 minutes with no apparent change I was trying to get him to take some egg white, as I read elsewhere, but with little luck. We still doubted whether he was going to make it. However, he slowly started moving his head to follow my daughter around, then stretched his front paws, and shortly stood back up and started staggering around again. Within a few more minutes, he was walking more normally but in circles, and a few minutes later was running around the house with his tail back out. He isn't quite himself yet an hour later, but we're hoping the remaining effects will wear off. It was a remarkable recovery after we'd assumed that we had lost him. It sure seemed like the vinegar did it, unless the effects were wearing off on their own. Thanks for the recommendation!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=AMMONIA_26543 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss6 Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Lisa from West Palm Beach, Florida writes: "We have alot of Bufo Toads in area. Our dog run is secure with plexi glass to keep critters from getting in however these toads can get through very small cracks. The best way to get rid of them is pour 1/2 to 1 cup of ammonia on them. Amonia is cheap and since they breathe through thier backs the ammonia kills them instantly. I don't like killing anything however I have a few small dogs and can't risk one of my dogs getting a hold of the bufa toad. If I see one in my dog run I have to get rid of the toad before my dog goes after one. Small dogs are at most risk however my friends large dog swallowed a bufa toad and died within 15 minutes. If your dog gets hold of a bufa immediately take a wet cloth and wipe gums and tongue. Then turn on side and run water through the mouth. Make sure your dog does not drink the water, you must get the poison out of the dogs mouth as quick as possible. Then rush to vet." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_23368 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss7 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST [WARNING!] Mary from baltimore, MD/USA writes: "Thank you for the information you shared on some toads being poisonous, and the problem this is with dogs. I would like to comment on or question the 'remedy' submitted about using moth balls placed around the property to repell the toads. I believe the moth balls themselves may be a problem because of toxic fumes, or possible ingestion by animals." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=GF_21872 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss8 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST Marilyn from Miami, Florida writes: "Get a wet towel, throw it over the toad and then call your exterminator and he removes it to a canal far away...." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=LA_15784 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss9 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Elizabeth from Brisbane, Australia writes: "The most simplest remedy of getting rid of poisonous toads from your property is to spray them with Dettol. Just a few squirts and the toad is no more!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_14653 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss10 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT [NAY] Donna from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida writes: "Bufo Toad Remedies: I tried the mothballs and they did NOT work at all. They smelled bad and I had to collect them all back up. It was a "bad' experience." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=SALT_14654 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss11 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT [BETTER BUT NOT CURED] Donna from Sunrise, United States writes: "re: salt and bufu frogs Actually, salt CAN work. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. You have to chase them and keep pouring it over them until they're totally covered. They may survice, they may die later and still be "out there" dead and somewhat poisonous. It's definitely worth trying but again there's always more. " http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_13804 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss12 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Jim from Stuart, Florida writes: "There are two forms of Bofus frog, only one is dangerous. In my many years I have found that a garden hose and wasting the mouth of the dog, holding the head sideways, as quickly as possible is very effective in saving the dog. Also rub the mouth and gums. Once it gets into the blood stream, it will take 15 minutes or less to kill a dog or cat, generally a smaller size. Humans will get a rash or burning eyes so wash asap. The bad one is the Bufo marinus. The Southern Toad is the smaller of the two, no larger then 3 inches and is not plump as the other is. They are brown or gray-brown on top, sometimes with cream colored spots scattered across their backs, sides and legs. The underside is a sickly pale yellow, sometimes flecked with black. The back and legs are covered with spiny warts." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=SALT_11335 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss13 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Craig Wolf from Coconut Creek, Florida writes: "I was told that salt works on Buffos the same way it works on slugs. Since they are made up of mostly water the salt gets into the poors of the skin and dried up their skin and affects their nervous system." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=MOTHBALLS_11336 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss14 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Kathy from Homestead, Florida writes: "I live in South Florida where Bufo Toads are abundant. I have several acres and have 8 dogs, Bufos are my worst nightmare! But as it has happened by accident I think I have found a way to keep BUFOs away or at least reduced in amounts!! I heard that MOTH BALLS repels snakes and snails which I have plenty of those also since I live just outside the Everglades. In the past 6 months since I have put the moth balls around my fence line....I have found ONLY 1 BUFO toad where I usually find at least 10 a day!! Im so happy!! but still on guard because you have to keep putting the moth balls down....ALSO...I have had many of my dogs get Bufo poisoned...and the thing that works best for me is simply rinsing the dogs mouth out forcefully with a garden hose and IMMEDIATELY afterwards giving the dog 100mgs of BENADRYL (OTC)....works like a charm. Havent had any problems at all...but the best is to prevent them from coming to your property...and so far...MOTH BALLS WORK! no snakes or snails either!" http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=FLUSHINGMOUTHWITHWATER_11337 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss15 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Linda from Pahoa, Hawaii writes: "In Hawaii and at night, the Bufo Toads rule the garden. When the garden contains several koi ponds, you better believe the toads are in residence. My large rotti/lab mix has gotten in the habit of hunting these poisonous critters. By habit, I mean she is addicted to the \"high\" she gets when she bites into one of these creatures. I\'ve taken to flushing out her mouth with water using the garden hose when she approaches me and is frothing at the mouth. Eyes glazed, rolling on the lawn, and snorting, she appears to be having a grand old time. The only way I can prevent her from indulging in this toad sport is to tie her up or keep her in the house at night. The toads are an asset in the garden as they keep the centipede population in check as both creatures are nocturnal. We are learning to co-exist and I am lucky my dog weighs over 100 lbs and is only mildly affected by this toad venom." http://www.earthclinic.com/Redirect.php?pageLink=/Pets/bufo_toads.html&name=PUTEXTRAWATERCONTAINER_11338 /Pets/bufo_toads.rss16 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT [YEA] Karen from Saint Augustine, Florida writes: "I have two pointer mixes (60-70 lbs. each, I\'m sure a smaller dog may not have been so lucky!) who have been \"exposed\" or bit the \"bufo\" toad. There was immediate foaming and I was able to make him drink alot of water. This has happened twice. I\'ve since noticed as the summer is progressing the frogs getting trapped in the dogs outside water bowl. I deduced that by putting a container of water away from the area where the dogs go, the toads are trapped and moved away."