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Milkweed
dog unknown
Severity not yet documented — when in doubt, call your vet or animal poison control.
cat unknown
Severity not yet documented — when in doubt, call your vet or animal poison control.
horse unknown
Severity not yet documented — when in doubt, call your vet or animal poison control.
- Clinical Signs
- Vomiting, profound depression, weakness, anorexia, and diarrhea are common; may be followed by seizures, difficulty breathing, rapid, weak pulse, dilated pupils, kidney or liver failure, coma, respiratory paralysis and death
- Family
- Asclepiadaceae
- Scientific Name
- Asclepias species
- Toxic Principles
- Some species contain cardiotoxins (steroidal glycosidic cardenolides) and other species contain neurotoxins.
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Source: ASPCA Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants list (dogs), scraped 2026-07-14 from https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/dogs-plant-list · view original