Daisysmom Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Chelsea has been foaming at the mouth ever since we brought Jake home. Anybody have any idea why :roll: It is mostly drool in the house, but when we go outside, it's foam :o Quote
imported_Debbie Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Gretchen my Lab/Rott does the foamy thing when we go outside and she runs around a bit and gets excited. What does she act like when this is happening ?? Hopefully it's nothing, but a little bit of excitement !! :wink: Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 30, 2003 Author Posted June 30, 2003 She is running around and being all weird about Jake, my brand new little puppy. They met for the first time today, and this is the first time I have every seen her do it :o I guess she is just excited, but I have never seen that before :roll: Quote
iceyshiver21 Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 How does that work?? The whole toad and Mouth thing?? Does the toad release some chemecail or somthing?? My courosity gets the best of me somtimes :D Quote
Malamum Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Iceyshiver21, I just happened to see this topic on another board as someone's dog had licked a toad... :sabber: Here is some info that was posted Amphibians_ frogs, toads, and salamanders_ may have poison glands that can cause intestinal distress in dogs. The common toad (Bufo americanus) often found in backyards in spring and summer, has two glands at the back of its head that produce a toxin that irritates mucous membranes. Most dogs instinctively avoid toads; those that don't learn quickly to leave the warty critters alone. The Bufo toxin can cause the dog to foam at the mouth; if the dog swallows the toad, he will most likely vomit it up in short order as the toxin irritates esophageal and stomach linings. http://beestie.tripod.com/wildlife.htm However, the venom is highly toxic to pets. Dogs, which are the most likely pet to come into contact with a toad, have a high probability of dying if untreated. The Colorado River toad and the giant toad (also called the marine toad) are the two most common venomous toads found in the United States. The Colorado River toad can be found along large streams in the southwestern United States, from Arizona to southern California (and Mexico). This toad wouldn Quote
Daisysmom Posted June 30, 2003 Author Posted June 30, 2003 We don't have any toads around here. It just all started with Jake :roll: Quote
LisaLQ Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Probably stress and/or excitement, sure it will settle down soon - but if not dont forget to call your vet for advice :) Quote
imported_Cassie Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 When I take my Rottie out on the weekends to meet her non Newf buddies she gets extremely excited and foams at the mouth...she plays harder with these dogs than she does with my Newf's...I would be concerned if she were to become lethargic or acting abnormally... Here is a good article to copy and put up on your fridge... When to call the Vet: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1677&articleid=2895 Quote
iceyshiver21 Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Daisysmom- I hope he stops foaming and that its just the excitment. Malamum-Thanks for the info Cassie-I put it on my fridge :D Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Paddy and Gladis foam around the mouth when they run around together, excitement :) Quote
Horsefeathers! Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 Just one other thought. Was the new pup treated with any kind of topical flea control (Advantage, or anything similar)? Often, oral contact with that will make a dog drool and foam. It's not necessarily indicative of something being wrong. I believe the stuff is absolutely vile tasting and bitter to discourage them from licking it (I got some in my mouth once and it made ME foam and slobber and spit and that taste is nearly impossible to get rid of... YUCK!). Anyway, just one other thought. Quote
Peng1zrule Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 bufo toads can kill dogs with thier poison. otherwise, the plain brown toads release a poison too, but it just makes dogs sick. One time, I was taking care of a dumped pup named Brat, and she found a toad. i saw it first, and tried to urge it to go under the house. She came to see what I was poking at and started looking at him. I went to sit on the steps in hopes she would come and drape herself over me, but this toad was a great source of amusement for her as he starting hopping around and around and around the shrub-bush. Pretty soon, he figured out that she liked to see him hop and decided to sit still. She started poking at him with her nose, and he would hop. She was also stepping on his hiney with her front right paw to make him move. It's a wonder she didn't squash him. After two rounds of nudge-hop around the bush, she started picking him up when he leapt in the air. Nudge, hop, grab, drop. Nudge, hop, grab, drop. I was laughing now, and trying to make her leave it alone without using the "leave it" command because I doubted she would, and then she would know that leaving it was optional, which at that time, she thought was mandatory. Finally, I cried out, "Brat, leave it!" and flung a tennis ball. She was half way to the ball when she turned around--she was foaming like she had rabies! She came racing up to me and I had to flush water over her tongue to make it stop. Quote
Peng1zrule Posted June 30, 2003 Posted June 30, 2003 I got so caught up in my story I forgot the "helpful" part of my post...when dogs sniff another dog, and especially if it's a male examining an in-heat female, he will sometimes foam excessively in his excitement. Some dogs get so excited over food that they foam....it really is just an excitement based thing. You'll read in "horror" stories about dogs that were attacking and frothing at the mouth...that's all it is, a reaction to excitement. Quote
courtnek Posted July 1, 2003 Posted July 1, 2003 It is the excitement, and actually, it has a medical value to the dog. Dogs dont sweat....they have no way other than panting to cool off. When running aroudn at high speed the foaming helps cool them. The foam hit the outside air, is cooled immediately and the inside of the dogs mouth cools off as well. the cooler air is absorbed by the tongue, the same thing air that has been panted does. This helps cool them down. :) Quote
Daisysmom Posted July 1, 2003 Author Posted July 1, 2003 Oh, good. That's kind of what I thought, but had never seen it before. You all know Chelsea is a little strange :roll: So I wasn't sure. She's still my baby, just a little bubbly :sabber: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 11, 2003 Posted August 11, 2003 :P Hey! My lab started to foam from the mouth too when I introduced her to her new chocolate companion today, another lab, male. I kinda got scared too. Never seen that before. Now that I see that some other people have had the same experience, I feel a little better. btw, I still haven't named him, anyone got any ideas? My other lab is female; her name is Gabrielle. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted August 11, 2003 Posted August 11, 2003 When we brought Zoey up to the recue group that had Cody.. to introduce them and make sure they got along, she foamed all over place, and has never done that before.. they said it was becuase of all the new smells that were around.. ?? maybe that is it? Quote
Daisysmom Posted August 12, 2003 Author Posted August 12, 2003 Male Chocolate lab: Hershey Buster Brown Coco Buddy Jake ??????? Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted August 12, 2003 Posted August 12, 2003 Another person on here had a choc. Lab named Button. I thought it was adorable! :lol: Quote
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