Garden lupin is highly toxic for dogs
Lupinus polyphyllus 
The garden lupin is an annual perennial that can reach a maximum height of 1.5 metres. It has ray-shaped large, dark green leaves and racemose, upright and quite showy flowers. The flowers can come in several colours such as white, pink, blue or purple. The seeds come in green-brown pods.
All parts of the garden lupin are very poisonous to dogs, especially the seeds and the leaves.
Garden lupin is also known as:
- large-leaved lupine
- big-leaved lupine
- many-leaved lupine
- blue-pod lupine
What should I do if my dog ate Garden lupin?
How toxic is Garden lupin?
| Toxicity: | (highly toxic) |
| Toxic parts: | All parts of the garden lupin are very poisonous to dogs, especially the seeds and the leaves. |
| Toxic time: | 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 Garden lupin
| Plant species: | flower, Garden and wild plant |
| Occurrence: | Fields and farmland, Unbuilt land, Gardens |
| Areas: | Europe |
| Flowering time: | summer, autumn |
| Fruit ripening: | summer, autumn |
Symptoms
The following symptoms can occur with lupine poisoning:
- nausea
- increased salivation
- vomiting
- stomach pain
- diarrhoea
- muscle cramps
- paralysis and movement disorders
In case of severe poisoning, the following symptoms may occur:
- restlessness
- altered pupils
- shortness of breath
- heart problems
- death may occur due to respiratory paralysis or cardiac arrest
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 may give additional infusions and antispasmodic medication.
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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