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Thursday - February 13, 2014
From: Willow Park, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Poisonous Plants
Title: Are the berries of Gun bumelia poisonous to dogs from Willow Park TX
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
We have been told we have a Bumelia Lanuginosa (Chittamwood) tree in our yard. My dog has been eating the berries. (She has had stomach issues for several months and only recently found out she has eaten berries). Could the berries be the cause of the loose stool?ANSWER:
Our website on Sideroxylon lanuginosum (Gum bumelia)) makes no mention of poisonous parts, but we can give you some previous Mr. Smarty Plants answers on plants poisonous to dogs that you can search - search for it on the scientific name, Sideroxylon lanuginosum .
Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
Cornell University's Plants Poisonous to Livestock
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System
University of Illinois' Plants Toxic to Animals
University of Pennsylvania's Poisonous Plants database
Plants of Texas Rangelands – Toxics
The fact that a plant doesn't appear on a toxic plant database doesn't guarantee that the plant is completely non-toxic. Have you also checked with your veterinarian?
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