Willyhunts2 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Anyone know of a lab that will test plants to find out if they are poisonous? We had to put our lab down and the vet thinks she ate something on a hike near a creek at our cabin north east of payson. We went back up there and grabbed a few shrooms that we thought could have done it, along with some other plants on the trail. Thanks in advance. -Will Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tres Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Sorry to hear about your dog. Never let a dog eat a mushroom. Mushrooms can kill your dogs. I don't know if all mushrooms are Bad for them but who can really tell the difference anyway? Was your lab vomiting or lethargic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 We obviously wouldn't let her eat one but the vet said could be a mushroom or plant and we remembered seeing a few little mushrooms on our walk. We didn't see her eat anything but see through up twice on the hike back out. Was throwing up a lot and couldn't even hold down water then got her to emergency vet and had seisure on the way. They said she had liver and kidney failure so had to put her down the next morning. So whatever she got into it happened fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Call your local extension program, may be able to help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted August 17, 2015 So sorry about your dog. That's terrible. I don't know of any lab for testing, but you can get the plants identified by a botanist and they can tell you if they are poisonous. You could take the plants to an arboretum or a university to get identified. Also there are some websites and facebook pages that specialize in plant or mushroom identification. I imagine most mushrooms are poisonous for dogs, just as they are for people and this is the time of year there are many species of them growing. Even if you find one that is poisonous, you won't be able to tell if your dog ate that particular species, right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 call AZDHS, see if its something they can test? Some of those bears and lions that wander off get set there for testing rabies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tres Report post Posted August 17, 2015 I'm sorry man. Keep us posted on this. Tough loss. Losing a pet like That is hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naturebob Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Very sad to hear Your loss. Hope You identify the culprit. We loss 2 dogs in the last month a wife is still having a hard time. Hang in there Bud. .....................BOB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 So sorry about your dog. That's terrible. I don't know of any lab for testing, but you can get the plants identified by a botanist and they can tell you if they are poisonous. You could take the plants to an arboretum or a university to get identified. Also there are some websites and facebook pages that specialize in plant or mushroom identification. I imagine most mushrooms are poisonous for dogs, just as they are for people and this is the time of year there are many species of them growing. Even if you find one that is poisonous, you won't be able to tell if your dog ate that particular species, right? Correct, we wouldn't be able to tell what she ate for sure but would have a decent idea I think. They wanted all sorts of extra money to try and test her liver to "maybe" find out what it was. Thanks for all the info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willyhunts2 Report post Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for all the options to look into everyone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
