Rick Massimi wrote 03/24/2009 09:12 PM She Just Picked Up a Toad!! #233043 - 03/24/2009 09:12 PM
Rick Massimi Webboard User Reg: 01-01-2009 Posts: 67 Loc: Pacific, Missouri Offline	Oh boy!! She just picked up and carried a toad in her mouth. It was dark and before I could get it out of her mouth she was walking away with it! Somewhere I heard that this could be very bad for a dog. If anyone has intel or experience can you please pass it along. This is the first time one of our dogs did this and I am hopeful Missouri toads are not toxic to puppies and dogs. Thanks ahead of time for your help.
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Angela Burrell wrote 03/24/2009 09:28 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Rick Massimi ] #233046 - 03/24/2009 09:28 PM
Angela Burrell Webboard User Reg: 05-10-2006 Posts: 2273 Loc: Ontario, Canada Offline	Did she eat it? I assume you mean your puppy? Most toads taste bad to animals, it is their defense mechanism. How is she acting? I do not know if your toads are poisonous or not.
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Rick Massimi wrote 03/24/2009 09:28 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Rick Massimi ] #233047 - 03/24/2009 09:28 PM
Rick Massimi Webboard User Reg: 01-01-2009 Posts: 67 Loc: Pacific, Missouri Offline	Found this in a search... http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art29568.asp Looks like she'll be OK, I think.
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/24/2009 09:36 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Rick Massimi ] #233048 - 03/24/2009 09:36 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Lynne Barrows has had toad experience so you may want to PM her. Looks like toads use nasty-tasting or toxic secretion as a defense: http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/frog/defense.htm I guess if she got a taste of it she probably would have dropped it. I'd keep an eye out for any signs that her mouth is bothering her and flush well with water if it is. True
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Rick Massimi wrote 03/24/2009 09:39 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Angela Burrell ] #233049 - 03/24/2009 09:39 PM
Rick Massimi Webboard User Reg: 01-01-2009 Posts: 67 Loc: Pacific, Missouri Offline	Quote: Angela Burrell Did she eat it? I assume you mean your puppy? Most toads taste bad to animals, it is their defense mechanism. How is she acting? I do not know if your toads are poisonous or not. Angela thanks for the reply. I found a link about dogs and toads and it seems that our (Missouri) toads are not poisonous. http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/frog/defense.htm And yes, I was talking about our new puppy LMAO my wife is away on a business trip and I sure hope she's keeping toads out of her mouth. LMAO
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Rick Massimi wrote 03/24/2009 09:41 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Rick Massimi ] #233051 - 03/24/2009 09:41 PM
Rick Massimi Webboard User Reg: 01-01-2009 Posts: 67 Loc: Pacific, Missouri Offline	Thanks Sarah, it looks like we're reading the same link. See seems to be fine... it happened about a half hour ago.
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/24/2009 09:44 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Rick Massimi ] #233052 - 03/24/2009 09:44 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Dogs will eat the damnedest things. True
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Matt Wyrick wrote 03/24/2009 09:47 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Rick Massimi ] #233053 - 03/24/2009 09:47 PM
Matt Wyrick Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2008 Posts: 207 Loc: Offline	I'm not an expert but I think the highly toxic toads are from S America mostly. Some secrete a hallucinogenic substance that some people actually use like LSD.
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/24/2009 11:09 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Matt Wyrick ] #233065 - 03/24/2009 11:09 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Quote: Matt Wyrick I'm not an expert but I think the highly toxic toads are from S America mostly. Some secrete a hallucinogenic substance that some people actually use like LSD. http://www.boingboing.net/2007/11/16/man-arrested-for-toa.html True
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Bob Scott wrote 03/24/2009 11:38 PM Re: She Just Picked Up a Toad!! [Re: Sarah Morris ] #233068 - 03/24/2009 11:38 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	Missouri toads can be quite toxic. It depends on how much the dog bites into one and triggers the poison glands. My JRT can't leave them alone but will froth at the mouth, throw up and dry heave all over the place after he bites one. Swallowing one can get him killed but he doesn't hang on long enough for that. It's a pretty quick reaction so I suspect your dog either didn't bite it hard OR it was a frog and not a toad. The glands are those fat "warts" on the side of the toads head/neck. Pick one up and squeeze it a bit. It's a milky fluid. Don't get it in your eyes or mouth. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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