Mushrooms after rain across central Texas could make you sick

AUSTIN, TEXAS – You do not need us to tell you that the month of September was rainy in central Texas, with a series of uninterrupted rains of two weeks. Although it's embarrassing for us humans, rainy weather could prove to be toxic to dogs given the fungi that dot the landscape after such a deluge.

Now that we can finally walk without being soaked, we can see the mushrooms that have grown in the landscape, especially in the wooded areas. They are nice to look at, of course, but we have been taught for a long time that they are toxic and so they avoid handling or ingesting them.

But our dogs are not different. As we see toxic toadstools, they might see a potential snack. Dog owners who walk their dogs after the poor have been largely confined during the unrelenting rains should be particularly vigilant to this health hazard.

According to veterinarians, ingestion of fungi can cause a variety of unpleasant symptoms – from abdominal pain and coma to diarrhea and seizures – in affected dogs, write to PetMD veterinarians. A mushroom poisoning occurs during the ingestion of such fungal growth. The symptoms vary depending on the dog, but here are some possible side effects that dogs may feel when eating mushrooms:

• Abdominal pain.
• Coma.
• Diarrhea.
• Excessive drooling.
• Lethargy
• seizures
• Uncoordinated movements.
• Vomiting.
• Weakness.
• Yellowing of the skin.

If you must witness the ingestion of a fungus by your dog, it is advisable to pick up a piece to carry it to identification. This will help determine whether the fungus is toxic or not, reports PetMD.

Toxic fungi are classified into four categories (A, B, C, D), according to the clinical signs and their appearance, and in seven groups (1-7) based on the toxin that they contain, according to the website. . However, it is sometimes difficult to determine the type of fungus consumed by a dog. That is why it is important to try to recover a sample for the vet.

PetMD provides more detailed information about pet owners:

Toxic mushrooms for dogs include the following types:

– Amanita phalloides
– Amanita ocreata (angel of death)
– Lepiota (false parasol)
– Galerina

– Conocybe
– Gymnopilus
– Psilocybe
– Panaeolus

– Amanita Pantherina (Panther Cape)
Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric)

• Mushrooms with muscarinic agents

– Inocybe
– Clitocybe

– Gyromitra esculenta (Beef steak)
– Gyromitra caroliniana
– Mushrooms in the Verpa kind
– Mushrooms in the Helvella kind

• Mushrooms that cause gastrointestinal distress

– Boletus
– Chlorophyllum
– Entolomo

Discover more information about toxic fungi for dogs.

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