Food
Macadamia Nuts
Contact a vet the same day. Signs usually appear within 12 hours and most dogs recover with supportive care.
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What to do right now
- 1.Call your vet for advice
- 2.Note how many nuts were eaten
- 3.Watch closely for tremors or weakness
Symptoms
- Weakness, especially in the hind legs
- Tremors
- Vomiting
- High body temperature
- Wobbly walking
Details
- Category
- Food
- Toxicity
- Moderate
- Species affected
- Dogs
- Routes of exposure
- Eaten as nuts, in cookies or in trail mix
- Urgency
- Contact a vet the same day. Signs usually appear within 12 hours and most dogs recover with supportive care.
Veterinary notes and prevention
The toxic mechanism is not fully understood. Chocolate-coated macadamias combine two toxins and warrant faster intervention.
Prepare the information your vet needs
- For Macadamia Nuts, report the exposure route: Eaten as nuts, in cookies or in trail mix. Tell the clinic the time, possible amount and your pet's species and approximate weight.
- Photograph the packaging, ingredient list or plant if safe. Do not handle contaminated material without protection or delay the call to identify it perfectly.
- Keep other animals away from the source. An animal may appear normal before signs develop; do not wait for symptoms or calculate a home 'safe dose'.
- Follow the clinic's transport instructions. Do not give food, medicines or home remedies unless instructed, and take packaging with you if available.
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