Skip to content

Starfish - Help

Basenji Health Issues & Questions
  • Does anyone know if dried starfish are toxic to dogs? My two just knocked over a giant vase on a table far far away and pulled one out and ate him. My vet opens at 8 and any assistance anyone can offer would be appreciated. The web seems to have conflicting information.

    Thanks!:eek:

  • I doubt they would be toxic dried…by now you have talked to the vet, I am sure...let us know.

  • Dogs like to eat them especially when it's dry, crunchy and smells like fish. I think it depends on what kind of starfish. National Animal Poison Control 1-888-426-4435.

  • Okay, so just in case anyone else's dogs decide to eat a starfish…

    It depends on what kind of starfish. Some supposedly are toxic. Apparently the ones my kids ate are not that big of a deal. I think Miles got most of it. He threw up about a third of it five hours after consuming it. I knew this because Lexi came up to me with a leg that was about and inch and a half sticking out of her mouth. I pulled it out (while she growled at me... she NEVER does this... apparently starfish are like doggie crack) and it was soggy. Gross. Anyway, I found starfish parts and bile all over the kitchen floor and Miles sitting calmly with a "I don't feel good" look on his fuzzy little face. Other than being gassy and vomiting one time, it really did not seem to affect him. Lexi was not affected at all-- My guess is that she did not have a chance to eat any. She's usually the one with a sensitive stomach.

    The starfish they ate was not one of those prickly orange ones. It was one of the smooth white ones. I was actually more worried there was some sort of preservative or something on it.

    Oh-- And PS-- The National Animal Poison Control will cost you $60 to ask a question. :(

  • Remember, if you catch them pretty close to when they ate something they should not have, you can always use H. Proxide to get them to barf…. works like a charm.... makes a mess and they are very unhappy, but it works.... two to three tables spoons "down the hatch"....

  • Yeh– That is true. But if it was going to be harmless, I didn't want to induce and possibly risk them choking on it. I did take the day off work to monitor them though.

  • @BDawg:

    Oh– And PS-- The National Animal Poison Control will cost you $60 to ask a question. :(

    "MY DOG'S VERY VERY SICK"!! $60 please. Oh jezzz!

  • Glad everything is ok Bdawg

Suggested Topics

  • Help!!

    Basenji Health Issues & Questions
    10
    2 Votes
    10 Posts
    3k Views
    DebraDownSouthD
    I have never had a vet not know what breed my dogs are, even though when I got my first one they did not have any others in the practice. My vet immediately began reading up. And when I gave her info, she listened. Foxtails can be very nasty and a vet that lives in an area with them should know you have to REMOVE IT before your dog will get better. So I join the others in begging you to get another vet.
  • Help Please….

    Basenji Health Issues & Questions
    1
    0 Votes
    1 Posts
    1k Views
    No one has replied
  • Help!!!!

    Basenji Health Issues & Questions
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    1k Views
    tanzaT
    Yup, I would agree, UTI is possible…
  • Help! Fiber Capsules

    Basenji Health Issues & Questions
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    5k Views
    nala121498N
    Glad to hear all is well…, Get some rest, Mom!;)
  • Help Please…

    Basenji Health Issues & Questions
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    2k Views
    J
    Thank you, Tosca is ok now, but I think I will write this down for future reference, 55 is a lot to pay otherwise for a phone call!
  • Help!!!!!

    Basenji Health Issues & Questions
    9
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    4k Views
    tanzaT
    Diana…. I totally agree that we seem to be seeing IBD alot more in our breed again........ And Janet, you should also point her to the Basenji Club of America site www.basenji.org and then she can go to the health section …. read more about health concerns in Basenjis