Just last week, I saw a poor little dog (a King Charles Cavalier) that had ingested a Sago Palm seed. The owners had a buried fence that stopped short of the Sago Palm Plant, but a seed had fallen ...
Minutes after ingesting sago palm seeds they found in their South Carolina yard, dogs Maisy and Murphy were vomiting continuously and in desperate need of medical help Stephanie and Tony Evans are ...
SAGO WARNING: The seeds produced in the dome-shaped cone of female sago palms (Cycas revoluta) are ripening now and are highly toxic to dogs. However, something about the taste of the fleshy red outer ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Evans family wants to get the word out to fellow dog owners. "It amazes me there's something that could be eaten one day, and a dog would die the next day. It's that toxic." ...
The tropical sago palm is a popular landscaping choice for homeowners, but veterinarians in particular know a different side of the plant. Every part of the sago palm is poisonous to man and beast, ...
Sago palms are particularly dangerous, though. Their big seeds smell good to dogs, and the taste apparently convinces the animals that what they are chewing is edible. All parts of the plant are toxic ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – When my 1-year-old boxer puppy came running into the porch with what looked like a mini tree in her mouth two years ago, I didn’t think much of it. Actually, that’s not true. I ...
The lush, long-living Cycas revoluta plant isn't actually a palm at all, though its foliage looks like palm fronds. Sagos are part of the cycad family and are native to southern Japan. Cycads go back ...
Sago palms are no strangers to Houstonians. In fact, they tend to be overplanted in the area, so it’s hard to ignore their physical presence; they display an elegant robustness. They can be found ...