My large dog is acting similiar to when he used to play with toads. We have a huge wood pile which is host to many animal families. I've noticed mushroom as well as moss on someof the wood. Chief(lab mix)had been trying to find his way into the pile. This morning I woke up to Cujo. He's also got loose stool. I'm wondering if I should let him be or go straight to the slippery elm bark. He used to do this up until about 2 years ago. I thought it was from toads and he'd finally learned to leave them alone after so many times, henxce my fungi suspicion.

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My large dog is acting similiar to when he used to play with toads. We have a huge wood pile which is host to many animal families. I've noticed mushroom as well as moss on someof the wood. Chief(lab mix)had been trying to find his way into the pile. This morning I woke up to Cujo. He's also got loose stool. I'm wondering if I should let him be or go straight to the slippery elm bark. He used to do this up until about 2 years ago. I thought it was from toads and he'd finally learned to leave them alone after so many times, henxce my fungi suspicion.

What does "Cujo" mean?

I'd be calling poison control unless I knew exactly what the fungi was and that it was non-toxic.

Am I missing something? The facts sound scary ..... ?

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/what-to-do-if-your-pet-is-poisoned.html

I just mean his mouth is foamy under his chin and he is really drooling. He's had slightly loose stool. I'm going to call , but I really don't know what he's gotten. We had some trees fall on the fence and my husband just cut them with a chainsaw and added them to the pile.

Call.

Which do you suspect, mushrooms or frogs?

Sounds like my dog and frogs, but if there is any doubt, get help.

I don't even know which mushrooms are poisonous.

I guess I don't know about the frog-Cujo connection. Dogs eat frogs and then drool/foam?

I really think it's frogs. Because I just went back to the pile and looked where he's been secretly tunneling. It's under the wood and looks like a snout space into the dirt under the wood. I don't see any fungi down under there. He's feet haven't been muddy or dirt crusted so I didn't know he'd been up to his old digging tricks again. He must just be shoving his big nose in there at anything that moves. Lately I've been letting him out and running in to start the coffee. When I call him he comes from by the wood pile. I snuck out there and found him practically under it. So now I will have to make it off limits. He's still runningaround like crazy, just drooling incredibly. He is a large dog. He's 98 pounds and I keep him a little under weight as advised by the vet per ACL. So his drool is a lot. He front legs are moist now. But like I said I've seen this from him before and it usually takes about 4-5 hours and he's fine. I'm keeping him on the porch until he stops drooling. I am giving him water...no vomitting. I was just wondering if anyone had a quick remedy. I did read about the mushroom stuff and it usually involves having them vomit after a known ingestion. I don't think he's got a dangerous toxic poisoning like that.

Connie-Remember picking up toads as a child and they "pee" on you? That's their defense and it affects dogs by the symptoms Chief is having. Drooling to the point of foam, hence my calling it Cujo. He was leaving them alone so I thought he had learned his lesson and maybe he'd eaten a log or piece of wood with the shrooms on it. Apparently an under the wood pile find made him forget what happens when he "plays" with toads. I called and there's a 65$ charge. I think I'm going to wait it out, since he's done this before. If I hadn't seen this from him on several occasions I definatley would spend the 65$

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I guess I don't know about the frog-Cujo connection. Dogs eat frogs and then drool/foam?

Yes. Mass quantities.

You get a dumb dog, like Turbo, and it just makes them mess with the frog more, leading to a frothy goatee.

Yep he's completely dry now. Guess I can't assume he learned to leave the toads alone.