You might have certain plants in your house that look great with their color accentuating the beauty of your house. But though these plants look really beautiful and perfect in your house they might be toxic and extremely harmful for your pets causing some serious damage to their life. Even outdoors, there are a number of plants that you need to know and be careful of so that your dogs do not eat them. While your dog is outdoors, he might want to sniff around and eat stuff here and there which is fine but you need to keep a tab on what your dog is eating outdoors. It is said that there are 700 and more plants that produce toxic substances in variable amounts which can have an adverse effect on animals. These in turn cause reactions ranging from mild to severe and can also lead to death.
The bulbs of a hyacinth, daffodil or narcissus are toxic plants for dogs that can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and even prove fatal if consumed by your dog. If you have any of these as house plants, remove them right away. Lily plants like the Easter lilies, tiger lilies and stargazer lilies are poisonous as they are known to damage the kidney in dogs with symptoms showing up within hours of its consumption. The castor bean plant is highly poisonous as it contains a toxic substance known as ricin. This substance is present in the entire plant but their levels are more concentrated in the bean and thus are very dangerous if consumed by your dog.
The seed of the cycad palms especially the sago palm and false sago palms are toxic as they contain cycasin, a toxin that is present throughout the plant but more in the seed. Convallaria majalis or lily of the valley is a plant that is toxic and it is extremely dangerous as it may result in a sudden death of your dog without showing any prior symptoms. The leaves and branches of the oleander are again very poisonous that affect the heart and can cause a severe upset of the digestive system which might even lead to death. Foxglove is a garden plant, the leaves of which if consumed in large amounts can affect the heart, digestive system and even cause death. Also, the berries of jasmine are extremely harmful plants for dogs as they directly result in death.