Elephant's foot is toxic for dogs
Beaucarnea recurvata 
The elephant's foot is a palm-like plant that originates from Mexico and can reach a height of up to 10 meters there. As a houseplant, however, it remains much smaller and reaches a maximum ceiling height. Its leaves are very long and narrow, its trunk is strongly thickened at the bottom, which has earned it the name. The flowers grow in whitish panicles, but this almost never happens as a houseplant.
All parts of the elephant's foot are poisonous. It contains saponins that are poisonous to dogs.
Elephant's foot is also known as:
- ponytail palm
What should I do if my dog ate Elephant's foot?
How toxic is Elephant's foot?
| Toxicity: | (toxic) |
| Toxic parts: | All parts of the elephant's foot are poisonous. |
| Toxic time: | winter, spring, summer, autumn |
| Antidote: | Unknown |
If your dog shows symptoms of poisoning, it is always an emergency! Time is critical for your dog's life. You should immediately call your vet or the animal emergency services and make sure that a vet is on site and then go there immediately. For the treatment, it helps the vet a lot to know what your dog has ingested.
Occurrence Elephant's foot
| Plant species: | tree |
| Occurrence: | Indoor |
| Areas: | Europe |
| Flowering time: | summer |
| Fruit ripening: | spring, summer |
Symptoms
The following symptoms may occur in case of poisoning with the elephant's foot:
- increased salivation
- nausea, vomiting, stomach pain
- diarrhoea
- loss of appetite
- absence
Treatment
The vet will always try to remove the ingested poison from the body and alleviate the specific symptoms of poisoning.
There are different methods to remove the poison from the body:
1. ACTIVATED CHARCOAL: Activated charcoal can absorb toxins. If possible, it should be administered within 2 hours after ingestion of the poison, so that the toxin does not enter the bloodstream.
2. LAXATIVES: The vet may combine the administration of activated charcoal with a laxative.
3. VOMITING: The vet can also induce vomiting using medication to remove the toxin from the body.
In case of severe poisoning, the vet can give infusions and painkillers as well as stomach protection.
More information on dog poisonings can be found here:
Preventing, identifying and treating poisoning in dogs
Further poisonous plants from A to Z
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