[Discussion] PSA: caterpillars are VERY poisonous to dogs.Dog Talks

I was walking my dog, and found a cute fuzzy caterpillar on the ground. I try to introduce new things to my dog, because he was a rescue and is mostly unsure/insecure about a lot of things. So I pointed out the caterpillar gasp whats that?

He got close and sniffed it, and made a funky face, and started to salivate a little. So I prompted him again, thinking thats a weird reaction. And he salivated a lot more.

I had no idea why he reacted like that, so I googled it and sure enough, caterpillars are very poisonous to dogs. In fact, if a dog ate one, it could very likely cause death from a severe allergic reaction by closing up the esophagus.

Anyways, this was a "cute, innocent moment" that I realize could have gone south very quick. Just wanted to let others know.

Submitted November 05, 2020 at 04:04AM by beautifulnomad_ https://ift.tt/2Jw3HxO