Common household products that are poisonious to Chihuahuas.
Anti-Freeze--This will kill a chi in no time at all.
Warfain-based Rodent Poisons
Cholecalciferol-based Rodent Poisons
Strychnine-based Squirrel and bird poisons
Metaldehde-based snail and slug bait
Arsenic-based poisons, any type
Organophosphate-based Flea & tick killers and de-wormers, if overdosed.
Theobromine, this is found in chocolate. Dark chocolates are especially dangerous.
Lead from any source.
Zinc in high dosages, as in pennies, skin cream, fertilizers, shampoos and
calamine lotion.
Iron-based fertilizers
Cleaners like pine oil
There are also many dangers that await the chi outdoors. Here us a list of
some of the common poisonous plants.
Some of the plants below may give your dog an upset stomach if eaten, but
others may kill him. If you plant any, consider fencing them off securely.
If you believe that your pet may have ingested one of these grab a sample of the suspected plant and get the the vet ASAP if your pet has any serious complications (bloodly vomiting, bloody diarrhea, seizures, coma etc.)
Almonds
Amaryllis leaves and flowers
American yew
Angel's trumpet
Apricots
Arrowgrass
Autumn crocus bulbs
Azalea stems and leaves
Birds of paradise stems
Bittersweet
Black locust
Black-eyed Susan
Bleeding heart flowers and stems
Boxwood Bark, stems and leaves
Buttercup
Castor bean seeds (very toxic)
Cherry laurel wood and branches (very toxic)
Chinaberry tree wood and branches
Clematis stems and leaves
Coriara
Daffodil bulbs
Delphinium plants
Dumb cane leaves (very dangerous)
Elderberry
English ivy fruit
English yew
Flowers bulbs of any kind
Foxglove stems and flowers
Hemlock
Holly berries
Kalanchoe
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Jasmine leaves
Jerusalem cherry leaves and flowers
Jimsonweed or thorn apple (very dangerous)
Larkspur stems
Laburnum bark, flowers, seeds and leaves
Lily of the valley leaves and flowers
Locoweed
Lupine stems and flowers
Mescal bean
Mistletoe berries (very poisonous)
Mock orange
Moonweed
Mountain laurel
Mushrooms- any that you can not identify as safe
Oleander bark, stems, and leaves (very dangerous)
Peaches
Philodendron
Poinsettia leaves
Pokeweed
Potatoes
Privet bush stems and leaves
Rhododendron leaves
Rhubarb leaves
Skunk cabbage leaves and flowers
Soapberry
Spinach
Toadstools
Tomatoes vines
Virginia creeper bark and stems
Wandering Jew
Wisteria bark and leaves
Yew bark, needles, and seeds (very dangerous)
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