Keep your eyes out for fallen conkers on autumn walks warns expert, as they are poisonous to dogs <\/p>
The magnificent horse chestnut tree<\/a>, with its beautiful leaf colours<\/strong>, is one of the best sights of autumn, however the beautiful brown conkers<\/a> it sheds are not so welcome to pet owners as they are toxic to animals. <\/strong><\/p> Conkers are very poisonous to dogs, says\u00a0pet nutritionist\u00a0Emily Boardman<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Burns Pet Nutrition<\/a>.<\/p> Conkers contain a toxin called aesculin, which can cause a\u00a0dog\u00a0to be sick or can upset their stomach or cause blockages, if chewed or swallowed.\u00a0<\/p> If enough is eaten it can also produce more serious effects, and in rare cases can be deadly.<\/p> It\u2019s hard to say how many conkers might make them ill or prove fatal to them, as it depends on the tree\u2019s toxicity (which varies from year to year) and also on factors like the size of your\u00a0dog, how many they\u2019ve chewed, whether it was on a full or empty stomach etc.\u00a0<\/p> Although rare, if your\u00a0dog\u00a0has eaten one or more conkers, you should contact your vet straight away.\u00a0<\/p> It can take between one and six hours of consumption to show symptoms, which might include:<\/p> If left untreated, a\u00a0dog\u00a0can go into toxic shock. It has also been reported that\u00a0dogs can experience respiratory paralysis and may die.\u00a0<\/p> To note – choking or blocking the stomach or the gut are also risks from conker ingestion.<\/p> If you think your dog may have eaten conkers consult your vet straight away – don’t wait for symptoms to appear<\/p> Conkers are also poisonous to other animals including horses<\/a>, cats and cattle<\/a>.<\/p> Love dogs? Check out our\u00a0pets section<\/a>\u00a0for advice on a variety of topics from\u00a0how to housetrain your puppy\u00a0<\/a>to\u00a0how to get rid of fleas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Keep your eyes out for fallen conkers on autumn walks warns expert, as they are poisonous to dogs <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":41195,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs.jpg",2119,1414,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/10\/are-conkers-poisonous-to-dogs-2048x1367.jpg",2048,1367,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Keep your eyes out for fallen conkers on autumn walks warns expert, as they are poisonous to dogs","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/41194"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Are conkers poisonous to dogs?<\/h2>
What are the symptoms of conker poisoning in dogs?<\/h2>
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