5starpony
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Apologies if this has been done before, but a lot of plants are extremely dangerous to horses, some you know, some you may not.
Quite useful to print off to keep at the yard.
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High Risk poisonous plants
Black Nightshade - Severe abdo pain, staggering and depression
Box - Diarrhea, lack of coordination, convulsions and coma. Respiratory failure is the usual cause of death.
Bracken - Lack of coordination, pronounced heartbeat after mild exercise and muscle tremors. If untreated this is followed by convulsions and death.
Cowbane - Salivation, diluted pupils, spasmodic convulsions, abdo pain
Cuckoo Pint - Salivation, swelling of the neck, followed by collapse and death (poisoning is rare)
Foxglove - Diarrhea, abdo pain, irregular pulse, tremors and convulsions
Hellebore - Loss of coat condition, tremors, respiratory problems, irregular pulse, abdo pain, diarrhea, excessive urination.
Hemlock - Paralysis and convulsions
Horsetail - Lack of coordination, pronounced heartbeat after mild exercise and muscle tremors. If untreated this is followed by convulsions and death. Significant intake can lead to kidney damage. Common cause of serious or fatal poisoning in horses.
Iris - Raise in temperature, intestinal disturbance with diarrhea and sometimes bleeding
Laburnum - Abdo pain, raised temperature, tremors, unsteady gate and convulsions.
Larkspur - Agitation, breathing difficulties, Lack of coordination, abdo pain, muscular spasms and difficulty in standing.
Lily of the Valley - Gastro disturbance, irregular pulse, excessive salivation and dilated pupils
Linseed - Salivation, staggering, dilated pupils, rapid pulse, gasping, inability to stand and convulsions. In some cases death can be instantaneous and no symptoms are seen. (Linseed must be thoroughly cooked before being given to horses as heat destroys toxins)
Lupin - Staggering, inability to stand and convulsions.
Monk's Hood - Stimulatory effect on the respiration and circulation, followed by a depression with slow laboured breathing and low pulse. Large amounts usually produce death from asphyxia. (Britain's most toxic plant, risk is small as it is comparatively rare)
Potato - Gastrointestinal problems, weak pulse, circulatory failure, Lack of coordination, restlessness and convulsions. Coma and death may follow (When green and sprouting they contain high amounts of the poison solanine, which is destroyed by cooking.)
Privet - Staggering, intestinal disruption, paralysis, rapid pulse, congested mucous membrane and dilated pupils. Death can happen as early as 4-48 hours after ingestion. Be careful of garden trimmings.
Ragwort - Digestive disturbance, depression, frequent yawning, lack of coordination, photosensitisation, abdo pain and diarrhea, restlessness, Lack of coordination and paralysis, weight loss (rapid). Symptoms may not appear for several months or years, but death can occur quickly.
Rhododendron - abdo pain, salivation, diarrhea, constipation, staggering, trembling, weak pulse, slow irregular breathing and collapse. Death can occur within hours of being eaten.
Yew - Lack of coordination, coldness, rapid then weak pulse, collapse. Sudden death can occur a few hours after ingestion without any symptoms shown.
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Quite useful to print off to keep at the yard.
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High Risk poisonous plants
Black Nightshade - Severe abdo pain, staggering and depression
Box - Diarrhea, lack of coordination, convulsions and coma. Respiratory failure is the usual cause of death.
Bracken - Lack of coordination, pronounced heartbeat after mild exercise and muscle tremors. If untreated this is followed by convulsions and death.
Cowbane - Salivation, diluted pupils, spasmodic convulsions, abdo pain
Cuckoo Pint - Salivation, swelling of the neck, followed by collapse and death (poisoning is rare)
Foxglove - Diarrhea, abdo pain, irregular pulse, tremors and convulsions
Hellebore - Loss of coat condition, tremors, respiratory problems, irregular pulse, abdo pain, diarrhea, excessive urination.
Hemlock - Paralysis and convulsions
Horsetail - Lack of coordination, pronounced heartbeat after mild exercise and muscle tremors. If untreated this is followed by convulsions and death. Significant intake can lead to kidney damage. Common cause of serious or fatal poisoning in horses.
Iris - Raise in temperature, intestinal disturbance with diarrhea and sometimes bleeding
Laburnum - Abdo pain, raised temperature, tremors, unsteady gate and convulsions.
Larkspur - Agitation, breathing difficulties, Lack of coordination, abdo pain, muscular spasms and difficulty in standing.
Lily of the Valley - Gastro disturbance, irregular pulse, excessive salivation and dilated pupils
Linseed - Salivation, staggering, dilated pupils, rapid pulse, gasping, inability to stand and convulsions. In some cases death can be instantaneous and no symptoms are seen. (Linseed must be thoroughly cooked before being given to horses as heat destroys toxins)
Lupin - Staggering, inability to stand and convulsions.
Monk's Hood - Stimulatory effect on the respiration and circulation, followed by a depression with slow laboured breathing and low pulse. Large amounts usually produce death from asphyxia. (Britain's most toxic plant, risk is small as it is comparatively rare)
Potato - Gastrointestinal problems, weak pulse, circulatory failure, Lack of coordination, restlessness and convulsions. Coma and death may follow (When green and sprouting they contain high amounts of the poison solanine, which is destroyed by cooking.)
Privet - Staggering, intestinal disruption, paralysis, rapid pulse, congested mucous membrane and dilated pupils. Death can happen as early as 4-48 hours after ingestion. Be careful of garden trimmings.
Ragwort - Digestive disturbance, depression, frequent yawning, lack of coordination, photosensitisation, abdo pain and diarrhea, restlessness, Lack of coordination and paralysis, weight loss (rapid). Symptoms may not appear for several months or years, but death can occur quickly.
Rhododendron - abdo pain, salivation, diarrhea, constipation, staggering, trembling, weak pulse, slow irregular breathing and collapse. Death can occur within hours of being eaten.
Yew - Lack of coordination, coldness, rapid then weak pulse, collapse. Sudden death can occur a few hours after ingestion without any symptoms shown.
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