Plant
Tomato leaves and green tomatoes
Contact a vet if a large amount of plant material was eaten.
MildDogsCats
Store hazards sealed and out of reach of animals.
What to do right now
- 1.Remove plant material
- 2.Note that ripe red tomatoes are safe in small amounts
- 3.Call your vet if symptoms appear
Symptoms
- Drooling
- Stomach upset
- Lethargy
- In large amounts: weakness and confusion
Details
- Category
- Plant
- Toxicity
- Mild
- Species affected
- Dogs, Cats
- Routes of exposure
- Eating the leaves, stems or unripe green fruit, which contain tomatine and solanine.
- Urgency
- Contact a vet if a large amount of plant material was eaten.
Veterinary treatment
Ripe tomato flesh is fine for dogs; the risk is the green plant itself, so fence off greenhouse and allotment plants.