Mushrooms in the Northeast US

[frontierrots]

Since we finally got rain- and lots of it! In the past week we've had a mushroom explosian http://www.rottweiler.net/rottie/frown.gif There is not a square yard out on this property that does not have mushrooms growing. All shapes, colors and types. I tried clearing a 20 square foot area for our 10 week old to potty in but they grow back overnight or more grow.

The pup is obcessed with them and there is no where safe to take him to potty. I have pulled mushrooms out of his mouth daily for 8 days now. Some of them are very small and he is able to snag them up quick while sniffing for a place to potty.

I am scared to death he will be poisoned and die and I am being super vigilant but it is just overwhelming. The only place without mushrooms is the sand dog yard but all the older dogs are out there and I can't bring them in everytime the baby needs to potty (he won't potty with them barking at him)

He did swallow a small one 2 days ago and again today. he is more saliva-y but not drooling- just wetter in the flews.And Sun he had diarrhea and a fever but is fine now. The vets say don't worry he is fine since he is not vomiting and acting weird. But I have heard that mushrooms can kill days and days later

Any Northeast Mushroom experts on the list?

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Diane
Frontier Rottweilers & Shiba Inu
www.frontierrots.com

[Vicki]

Those mushrooms springing up after a rain won't hurt your little one; they are not toxic.

[Helen B.]

I'm no expert, but I also have a mushroom population and have been worried.

When Bru was a pup,(5 now)he managed to get ahold of one and became extremly ill. He was vomiting and had very been diarrhia. He was put on an antibiotic for about 10 days and was fine after that but I thought I was going to loose him.

So, needless to say, I'm not letting then play outside there kennel.

Helen, Bru and Faust

[Melinda]

Please be careful in regards to mushrooms. When Issac, my male Rott (an Ives Eulenspiegel grandson), was a puppy, he became very ill in a matter of hours. I rushed him into my vets office. They ran some test and decided to keep him as they couldn't figure out what was wrong. He was vomiting, was lethargic, had diarrhea, was convulsing, etc. They called me the next day and told me that they did not think he would make it through the day. They ran I.V. lines to him for fluids and continued testing. They pumped his stomach and finally found pieces of mushrooms in the contents. He ended up in the hospital for 4 days. He did make it through this tormoil and finally came home. The vet said that the mushroom he ate was very toxic and thank goodness he only ingested a small piece otherwise it would have killed him. "Isaac" is now a senior member of my family, 11 years young. But from that point on, I walked my yard constantly looking for any mushrooms before letting my dogs out to play.

[JonandMichelle]

I have the same problem here in N.C. They are EVERYWHERE!! How can you tell the differance between the okay ones and the bad ones. Glad Im not the only person going crazy over mushrooms. Is there anyway to get rid of them??? Just was curious. And why do the dogs love them so much? Its like their infatuated with them.

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Michelle L. Sarabia

[This message has been edited by JonandMichelle (edited October 05, 1999).]

[PowerROTTS]

This URL will help you to identify mushrooms.
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/.../mushroom.html


Dave