Dieffenbachia Dogs. There have been reported instances of death with dogs cats rabbits and pet birds. Dieffenbachia also known as dumb cane or mother in law s tongue is a large flowering plant commonly found in many homes and offices.
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Mckenzie ra 2007 poisoning of companion animals by garden and house plants in queensland. Chewing on the gold dieffenbachia plant causes the crystals to be released and they embed. When ingested diffenbachia causes oral irritation vomiting.
Since dogs and cats are most likely to be random chewers the toxicity of the plant can be more severe.
Typical symptoms include difficulty swallowing drooling irritation of mouth pawing in the mouth and vomiting. If you have young puppies or kittens dieffenbachia is probably not a good plant to grow indoors since they love to chew on anything nearby. Dieffenbachia plants are dangerous to dogs because of their insoluble oxalate crystals and acid. The crystals are actually microscopic needle like enzymes that are formed in the stem and leaves of the gold dieffenbachia as a deterrent to pests.
