[JRandomFreeper]

What is the treatment?

BTW, I am in awe of vets. They have to work across multiple species, and know an enormous amount.

/johnny

[ConradofMontferrat]

Typically, there is no treatment. Especially for little dogs.

My Doberman got hold of one last year. I immediately flushed his mouth out with the hose SIDEWAYS to prevent as much of the poison as possible from going down his stomach. I then pushed a full pint of white vinegar .5% down him. This did two things, it neutralized some of the poison,(or so I’ve been told) but more importantly, caused him to barf up the contents of his stomach.

He almost died anyway. But at 100lbs, he was able to get over it in a few days. He coughed for almost two weeks.

The good news is that the Mini pincer doesn’t bite toads. At 14lbs, she would die no matter what.

Most folks see their dog foaming and convulsing and think its a good idea to race to the vet. But by that time, its usually too late. If you know you got toads around, keep a battle plan in mind and act fast.

I don’t know if vinegar actually does any good other than vomiting, but hey, it can’t hurt, and in our case was probably the thing that gave the dog an edge.

If anyone knows, let me know if there are other things that can be done.

I’ve also read that some big dogs actually bit the toads for the buzz, but I don’t know about any of that.

[vetvetdoug]

Fluids, intestinal protectants to decrease absorption of the toxin, drugs to keep the fever down, muscle relaxants/anticonvulsives, dilution of the toxin, and luck. I call it the kitchen sink treatment. Throw everything at the dog but the kitchen sink. We don't have the cane toad but any toad in the species Bufo has skin that is highly toxic to dogs. The dogs that ingest the toads around here are the most likely to die. I have consulted with other veterinarians and they have had as much success as I have which is not good.