Cane Toad..help

[krystle_chino_tira]

Our staffy may have licked/nipped a cane toad tonight. we were out at dinner when my parents called and said she had frothed at the mouth spewed and was drooling. we came straight home and have washed her mouth out with the hose. this is the first encounter we have had and im not sure where to go form here. she's not drooling anymore, although one side of her lip is quite red inside, am just worried. how are you ment to treat a dog wen cane toads are involved... ???

[persephone]

I have no experience- phone a vet ,or emergency centre would be my suggestion.Hope your dog is OK.

[Jed]

If she is not still frothing at the mouth or drooling, not staggering or looking sick, she will be ok. Might be a good idea to take a wet washer and swab the inside of her mouth out, rewetting the rinsing the washer a few times, just in case any toxin is stuck to her gums.

[Beth.]

Hi,

I work at an emergency vet clinic (after hours - just got home from work actually), and just tonight we had two toad cases brought in - 1 not so bad, just frothing at the mouth, lots a saliva, but the other was worse and had led to seizures. The first thing to do with toad toxin is get a wet cloth and wipe over the gums, keep doing this for about 10-15 mins all over the gums, both top and bottom, and yeah, keep doing this!! It's important not to have too much water as you don't want the dog inhaling any of it, but just a damp cloth is great. The toad toxicity is a very 'sticky' toxin, so thats why this wiping the gums is the best. The gums will be very injected (look very bright pink). If you get toad toxicity early enough (usually first 15-30 mins), after wiping the gums you'll see a big improvement. At work if someone rings up, we'll walk them through this, and ask them to call us back in about 10 mins to see how the dog is. If it's been a while, the dog can start to seizure and needs to get to the vets

On both the dogs tonight, I sat with them for about 20 mins conitnually wiping their gums removing the 'sticky' toxin.

Hope your dog is ok :cheer:

[krystle_chino_tira]

Thanks so much for your replies! we watched her all night and she looks pretty good this morning. lucky. Thanks again, now i know how to deal with those dirty little suckers.