If you think your pet may have chewed or ingested
parts of a sago palm, contact your veterinarian immediately.
Some of the dog symptoms
of sago palm toxicity are vomiting, bloody diarrhea, depression, and yellow mucous membranes.
Attempt to induce vomiting to try and remove as much
of the sago palm as possible from your cat's stomach before it can be absorbed.
From 600
logs of sago palm per day, an estimated 15.6 tons of woody bark, 237.6 tons of waste water and 7.1 tons of starch fibrous sago pith residue are generated.
One pit bull terrier in Florida became ill and subsequently died from liver failure after chewing on the leaves and
base of a sago palm in his yard.
Spreading the word about the toxicity
of sago palms for pets may help encourage sellers to label these hazardous plants before distributing them.
There's a plant, Cycas revoluta (no, not revolta), that goes by the
name of sago palm or King sago palm; but this poseur — it's not even a palm, but a cycdad instead — is poisonous.
All
parts of sago palm (Zamia spp.) are considered poisonous, with the seeds (nuts) being the most toxic part of the plant.
All parts
of sago palm are considered poisonous, with the seeds (nuts) being the most toxic part of the plant.
Sago palm poisoning requires immediate medical attention, so if you realize that your pet has ingested any part
of a sago palm, call an emergency veterinary clinic as soon as possible.
Within fifteen minutes of eating any part
of a sago palm, a cat may display the following gastrointestinal signs:
Every part
of the sago palm is incredibly toxic to cats, with the seeds or nuts being the most poisonous.
Within two to three days of ingestion of even a tiny amount of any part
of a sago palm, a cat may be in acute, severe liver failure.