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Benadryl
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Towel Off, Apply Apple Cider Vinegar
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I repeated this procedure but this time, with the dripping wet end of the towel.
Lastly, I turn the wet end of the towel over to the clean side and drenched it with Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar. I then slathered the tongue from the back forward and also jowels, turning the towel to unused portions for each mouth area. I repeated the procedure with an unused portion of the vinegar drenched towel but allowed some ACV to trickle down the dog's throat. By the time I finished this procedure, my dog was fully responsive each time and with no need for follow up. He is 14 years old now and he still has a high prey drive but I no longer worry as much since discovering this remedy.
Hope this helps!
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Red Cedar Mulch
I did a bit of research to see if cedar oil repelled toads and I could find nothing to support it. Cedar oil is known to repel insects. Let us know if you use it and if it works for toads please!
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Ted's Remedies
Vinegar
Muzzle
The company Canine Friendly makes a short snout dog muzzle - you might look it up online to see if that would suit.
Muzzle
My two dogs are ShihTzu's and have tried in the stores and muzzles won't stay on them because they have no noses and can just paw it off. Any suggestions for an alternative???? Also, have any of you tried the Pest Rid granules and spray around the yard, etc. with results, yay or nay????
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Mothballs
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Activated Charcoal
EC: All pharmacies and many grocery stores carry charcoal pills or accidental poisoning... or buy them online.
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Please do not salt the toads - while it may eventually kill them, it will take time and the toads will suffer. If you must kill them please do so in as painless a way as possible [whack with shovel?]. Ideally you would use fencing material such as hardware cloth to fence them out of your dog area, and if that is not possible have your dog wear a muzzle to prevent him from getting a toad in his mouth. Not happy options, but as you say, life or death matter.
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Salt
Vinegar
Baby Shampoo, Olive Oil, Vet
Moth balls or paradichlorobenzene is poisonous to animals and can be absorbed through the pads of the cat/dogs feet. Don't use it!!!
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Ted's Remedies
Vinegar
make sure you wear a glove and don't touch your face.
Muzzle
I grabbed him up and headed for the nearest vet. Juno Vet Hospital is less than a mile away and when we burst in around 9 am, everyone there sprang into action administering anti-convulsants, some Valium, and oxygen. They continued to flush his system with IV fluids throughout the day. Around noon he was improving and was able to eat a full meal.
When they closed at 5 felt he was able to come home with me. He is resting and exhausted, but alive and his vision returned. The vets and staff at Juno Veterinary Hospital saved his life. And we had never even been there before. I rescued this little dog over 15 years ago, and the vets at Juno Veterinary Hospital rescued him again!
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We've tried to eliminate hiding spots for the toads around our dog yard but it's almost impossible to keep them out (and I don't want to try chemicals that could kill other animals). I accompany our dogs outside day and night watching for toads but this morning there was a massive bufo sitting in the middle of the dog yard that I couldn't see until I was on top of it. Luckily the dogs didn't find it first.
Baby Shampoo, Olive Oil, Vet
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Yesterday I noticed a large toad in my back yard. (Unfortunately, my neighbor put in a pond a few months ago and now we have toads (frogs) everywhere.) The dogs have free access in and out to the yard via dog door. When I went to remove the swampy area where the toad was living, I noticed 15 or so teeny babies all hopping around. I am 100% sure this is something my boy would eat.
I found this article because I need to kill the toads in my yard and prevent them. I have removed the wet areas as best as possible, but I need to assure they are all dying and not coming back.
Flushing Mouth with Water
Flushing Mouth with Water
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Several years ago, my large black Lab ended up with a burning mouth from a large Bufo Marinus Toad in Florida. I immediately grabbed the hose and sprayed his mouth for three to five minutes, then rushed him to emergency. The vet said had I not done that...the dog would have died from the toads poison in the bumps on his back and head. Beware!
Deb told me yesterday that your beautiful Sage had kissed a bufo. We are so sorry for you, and regret that we didn't get a chance to help. The breeder of our first Westie (in Haiku Plantation) warned us when we picked up our puppy that toads are poisonous and that they had lost a dog following contact. You know how game Westies are! When Nancy was a couple of years old she latched onto a bufo and began frothing. We immediately washed out her mouth with a hose, and she suffered no ill effects. Her daughter also experienced the venom. Immediate recognition, and immediate washing. Another bullet dodged. On the other hand, a friend had a dog that would actively seek out and kiss a bufo, writhe ecstatically on the ground, race in circles, then repeat. Apparently the fairy tale about kissing a frog that turns into a prince has factual/hallucinogenic underpinnings! You and Sage are in our thoughts, Laurie. Fingers crossed...
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Mothballs
http://pictures-of-cats.org/we-lost-4-cats-in-one-week-by-mothball-poisoning.html
ITMm writing this account of what happened to two of the most beautiful cats I've ever owned with the hope no one has to repeat this experience. Whiskers and Scrappy were brother and sister and ITMd had them since the day they were born.
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One of the neighbors had placed mothballs under her house to repel snakes. I live in the deep south and snakes can be a problem during the hotter months. I've always associated mothballs with the funky smell in grandma's closet to repel moths.
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As it turned out mothballs are an old folk remedy. Scatter them under the house and the snakes won't go there. There had been a lot of rain that week and it turned out that was the problem. The cats had gone underneath their house and drank from a puddle where the mothballs had dissolved. Mothballs contain several poisons with very long names. All of the symptoms fit.
We had lost a total of four neighborhood cats in less than a week. Maybe more that I never knew about. If this article can save even one cat from this horrible ending it will be worth it.
Can I Use Mothballs in the Garden?
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/mothballs-in-gardens.htm
Using mothballs to repel pests in the garden presents a danger to children, pets, and wildlife that visit your garden. Young children explore their surroundings by putting things in their mouth and animals might think they are food. Ingesting even a small amount of the toxic chemicals in mothballs can cause serious harm that requires immediate medical or veterinary attention. Mothballs in gardens also present a risk if you breathe the fumes or get the chemicals on your skin or in your eyes. Using mothballs in gardens also causes significant environmental problems. They usually contain either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene. Both of these chemicals are highly toxic and can get into the soil and groundwater. These mothball hazards may even harm the plants you are trying to protect. Mothballs are insecticides that are controlled by the Environmental Protection Agency. This makes it illegal to use them for any purpose or by any method that isn't specified on the label. Mothballs are labeled only for use in closed containers for the control of clothes moths.
The Facts about Mothballs
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi254
Mothballs, moth flakes, crystals, and bars are insecticides that are formulated as solids. As such, mothballs are registered as pesticides because they contain high concentrations of one of two active ingredients — naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene (sometimes referred to as 1,4-dichlorobenzene). Through sublimation, they exude gas, acting as a fumigant. Paradichlorobenzene is also found in deodorant blocks made for trash cans and toilets.
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Naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene, the active ingredients in mothballs, are registered as pesticides. As such, their label directions carry the force of the law, including use intent and the sites where they may legally be used. Using mothballs with the intent of repelling various forms of wildlife is not a legal use of these materials and can result in penalties. Always read and follow pesticide label directions.
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Vinegar
P.S. Just an after thought, Chris. Put your dog on forever vit c, it won't hurt him and will definitely help him if it ever happens again.
Vinegar
Vinegar
We certainly wouldn't export a problem like this. It's more likely that similar misguided fools to the ones who introduced them to Australia have taken them to Hawaii and Florida.
May those people rot in hell for their impetuousness and shortsightedness!
These horrible creatures are destroying our beautiful country.
It's not uncommon for me to go out onto the porch and see hundreds of these things just outside the door...on 10 acres we have literally thousands of them.
My dog is sick tonight from chewing on a dried corpse of one he found in the garden.
I pray he makes it through the night.
Cleaning Products
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Put Extra Water Container Far From Dogs
You are absolutely correct about using a washcloth to wipe the dogs mouth out. It may be somewhat difficult to open the dog's jaws wide enough to do this, but persist. It is fine to use a hose (not 'high' pressure water flow). The hose should be moved 'side to side' and not up and down. We don't want to wash the toxin down toward the dog's throat. Try to point the dog's snout somewhat downward while using the hose. This directs the water to just come out and drip to the ground (instead of being swallowed with the toxin). The wet washcloth is what the emergency vet recommended... just take a wet cloth and wipe the inside of the dogs mouth (cheeks, roof of mouth and tongue). Rinse out the cloth frequently. You need to do a thorough job and spend the time necessary to do this right... say 5-10 minutes maybe?? Then, watch the dog to see if gums are bright red and hot to touch, if still foaming and salivating profusely, pacing, etc. Don't take chances if the dog still seems distressed. You may not have a lot of time to get dog to vet in that case. Charcoal capsules may be helpful if the dog has actually ingested the toxin. I ALSO LOVE THE IDEA OF THE CAGE MUZZLE WHEN LEAVING DOG OUTSIDE!
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Muzzle
Activated Charcoal
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When I lived in Arizona I had a dog that licked one of these a few times. His eyes got big, and he was whining acting very worried. I gave him milk, and pilled (put down the back of his throat so all he had to do was swallow) him with 1 charcoal pill, and then just held him, it wore off pretty quick (the side effects from him licking it), then he was fine.
Charcoal Binds toxins to it and absorbs them to carry them out of your body as waste, it is a purifier.
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WARNING!
Baby Shampoo, Olive Oil, Vet
Baby Shampoo, Olive Oil, Vet
Beware of Excretions in Grass
WARNING!
We were in the Keys last year for the month of February, and our small 5 lb dog chased through the yard, and became deathly ill. We were lucky to get her to a vet within 15 minutes and she survived. The vet asked us if we saw toads? We did discover baby toads in the yard. Our dog did not catch any toads in her mouth, but the vet said even the excretion in the grass can be lethal especially to small dogs. I looked into the muzzle, but with this scenario, their paws and tongues are still exposed to the grass, leaving them at risk for exposure.
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As a security measure, we must leave our lights on at night. The lights draw mosquitoes and other critters which draw the bufos. I have had a HERD of frogs outside every night and morning for a long time! They have even jumped inside the house several times. YUCK! I have treated the area w/ammonia, but don't want to see them suffer so I haven't tried killing them with it. I have unsuccessfully tried moth balls. My sister in MD has taken them home in plants and they have lived through several very cold winters.
My latest effort has proven VERY SUCCESSFUL and no one had to die or suffer.
Cleaned my headlights and rubber trim with Kaboom w/Oxiclean. Hate the odor and won't use it indoors. On a whim I sprayed the front door area, under the fence where frogs enter, on top of the constant flow of dead leaves, and along possible paths to my door. Had a lot of rain lately and so have "refreshed" the area several times. Haven't seen a frog for days! I know they are still somewhere nearby, but they aren't now a nuisance. Is it the Kaboom? Is it the Oxiclean? Don't know. Maybe someone else will figure it out.
When we first moved I had a feeling there would be more toads down south. I googled and found PestRid. I used the spray and granules within the first month of being here. It supposedly only lasts about a month, but since we hadn't seen any I didn't re-apply. I'm about to purchase it again, but wanted to know if anybody had any reviews on it?
First to catch this toad or (toads) before applying since they are clearly in our yard. This dogs are my KIDS. I would die if something happened to them :(
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