What are some symptoms of slug poisoning in dogs?

Answer 1

On set of symptoms is usually sudden,symptoms are, temperature can peak suddenly,then return to normal or even below normal,also severe and bloody diarrhea,dehydration,severe weight loss and complete loss of appetite,can be fatal if left untreated.

Answer 2

What happens when dogs eat garden variety slugs...

Vomiting and diarrhoea for at least 12 hours, dehydration due to this. The dog may eventually vomit out the slug. They don't seem to be able to digest them. I have 2 large dogs and they both eat just about anything, I don't use slug poisons on my land but the slugs on their own seem to be very disagreeable to both dogs when they very occasionally are stupid enough to ingest one. The dogs don't seem to suffer any lasting problems but get really sick at the time. Thankfully has only happened a few times.

The main thing is not to feed the dog when he is sick but make sure he has plenty to drink. This helps reduce dehydration and allows whatever is upsetting the dog to be vomited out. I came on here loking for answers, so this is as much as I know. Hope this helps someone anyway.

I am not a vet, so if your dog is sick for more than a few hours or gets worse, seek expert help.

Answer 3

In New Zealand we have a Sea Slug, a few inches in size that wash up on the beach, that contain tetrodotoxin and these are quickly fatal to dogs.

Dogs natural scavenging behaviour has yet to evolve fully, and the owners must make up the deficit.

The tetrodotoxin may be produced by a symbiotic bacteria, but that may be of academic interest to the dogs.

supplement. Dogs can eat most things that humans can, but some common things are poisonous to them - notably chocolate. They cannot metabolize the Theobromine. So an unusual sea food item might trouble them.