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28 Σεπ 2024 · Slugs are not poisonous to cats. Some exotic slug species can be toxic, but you won’t find any of those in your backyard garden. However, slugs can carry the parasite responsible for...
4 Σεπ 2024 · Discover if slugs pose a threat to your feline friend and learn about the dangers of slug pellets. Ensure your cat's safety with our expert advice on Slugs and Cats Safety.
The bottom line is that slugs pose some risks to cats. However small or remote the chance that your cat will try to eat one, it’s best avoided. If you have slugs in your garden I recommend taking steps to get rid of them – without using slug poisons and pellets containing metaldehyde.
If a cat eats slug pellets or another poison containing metaldehyde it will affect their nervous system. Symptoms include tremors, drooling, and restlessness, leading to seizures and death. This can all happen within hours of eating some pellets, it’s that toxic to pets.
Damage by Deroceras laeve often goes undiagnosed because like all slugs, they feed only at night. Heavily mulched planting beds provide excellent harborage for this slug, including shelter during the daylight hours. Flower and foliage plants suffer the most damage in Florida, but this slug attacks many different plants.
Eating one poisoned slug probably won’t do much, but the poison builds up over time. Most slug poison is made up of metaldehyde which is poisonous to cats. Signs of toxicity in a cat include: Raised temperature; Muscle tremors/seizures; Racing heart; Drooling; Agitation
16 Νοε 2023 · Snail and slug bait poisoning is an emergency as the ingestion of just under a teaspoonful can be lethal to cats. The only way to increase the animal's chances of survival is immediate medical attention, as untreated cases result in death. Risk factors. Non-specific symptoms.
