Chemical
Garden Herbicides (glyphosate and related weedkillers)
Contact a vet if a large amount was licked or the animal seems unwell; most incidental exposure is milder but still worth a call.
ModerateDogsCatsSmall mammals
What to do right now
- 1.Wash paws and coat with mild soap and water to remove residue
- 2.Keep pets off treated areas until the product has fully dried, following the label instructions
- 3.Phone your vet if drooling, vomiting or skin irritation appears
Symptoms
- Drooling
- Vomiting and diarrhoea
- Skin or paw irritation
- Lethargy
Details
- Category
- Chemical
- Toxicity
- Moderate
- Species affected
- Dogs, Cats, Small mammals
- Routes of exposure
- Walking on freshly treated grass and then licking paws, or drinking from a treated puddle
- Urgency
- Contact a vet if a large amount was licked or the animal seems unwell; most incidental exposure is milder but still worth a call.
Veterinary treatment
Most concentrated herbicides are gastrointestinal and mucous membrane irritants rather than causing organ failure at typical exposure levels, but concentrate product ingested directly is more serious and needs assessment.