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Poisonous Palm Seeds, Beware of this Deadly Little Berry!

Hugo a dachshund rescue

I have horribly sad news to discuss, Hugo a dachshund rescue passed away because he ate a tiny palm seed from a palm tree.  He needed several surgeries and was doing better in recovery, when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest.  We were all completely heartbroken.  I met Hugo at a pet expo and assisted the Dachshund Rescue of South Florida with taking some photos of Hugo and posting his adoption information on DOGZAR.com.  Hugo was  a very sweet and loving little dog.

Palm Tree with Poisonous Palm Seeds
Palm Tree with Palm Seeds

When I learned this information, I had no idea about palm seeds at all.  I have seen these little red berries on palm trees and scattered all around the ground and have walked passed them a million times before without even a thought.  We all go to such great lengths to protect our dogs from all the dangers lurking . . . frogs, toxic chemicals, toxic food, we buy life vests so when we take our dogs boating they are safe, we buy special gates to protect our dogs from falling through balconies and down stairs, we spend a fortune on vaccinations and routine veterinary exams to keep them healthy and a tiny red berry on the sidewalk can quickly end your dogs life, who knew? My dogs are both extremely motivated by food.  We call Jaxie, “The Nibbler”, because all he wants to do is nibble all day.  Bruce Lee we call, “The Hoover”, because he is constantly searching the ground for particles of anything to eat.  Sometimes I think I should just put tiny muzzles on them to protect them  from eating things they find on the ground.  My biggest fear was that they would find someone’s discarded medication on the ground and eat that, now I am horrified of palm seeds.

Palm Tree Seeds
Palm Tree Seeds

After doing some research, if you suspect your dog has eaten a palm seed, the symptoms are vomiting, diarrhea, liver failure and seizures.  Also, your dog can react from the toxins in two different ways, suffer immediate damage in 1 to 4 days of eating the berry or the chronic damage where your dog suffers liver damage in 1 to 3 months!  The only thing you can do is to seek immediate medical treatment from your Veterinarian. I know in my heart that Hugo is now in Heaven and running around happy and healthy.  I hope that this tragedy will help other dogs from ever suffering from ingesting these tiny red berries.  Please protect your dogs from palm seeds. When walking your dog outside, keep your dog on a leash and walk far away from these seeds.

DOGZAR wants to help keep your dog . . . SAFE, HEALTHY and HAPPY!

1 thought on “Poisonous Palm Seeds, Beware of this Deadly Little Berry!

  1. Wow I wouldn’t have thought it until I looked it up!!😭🤬
    We have 2palms in our front yard and thank God I seen this I appreciate the warning I will let it be known now
    Respectfully
    Jessica

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