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Dachshunds are naturally curious and can find themselves in a medical emergency situation when they ingest pesticides and other chemicals found in lawn care products.

Here is some helpful information from PetMD:

Symptoms of insecticide poisoning in dogs typically occur within a few minutes of exposure, but they can be delayed up to a few hours. Clinical signs can vary based on the active ingredient of the insecticide consumed, but common clinical signs include:

Excessive drooling

Irritation to the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes

Vomiting/diarrhea

Abdominal cramps or pain

Uncontrolled urination or defecation

Weakness/incoordination/collapse

Trouble breathing

Muscle spasms or tremors

Seizures/death

If your dog has eaten insecticide, it is important to try to find out how much and what type of product was consumed. Toxicity in dogs varies greatly among insecticides and can range from mild to life-threatening. It is ideal to have the packaging or find the product label online to verify which ingredients are present in the product ingested.

Do not induce vomiting at home unless you have been instructed to by a veterinarian. If you believe your pet ate an insecticide, ate a bug killed with insecticide, or you saw your dog eat either, the best thing to do is to call your veterinarian to determine next action.

The best way to prevent insecticide poisoning in dogs is to keep all lawn and garden products—including fertilizers, insecticides, and pesticides—in a safe and secure place out of paws’ reach.

The information above is provided courtesy of petMD by Chewy.

05/19/2026

If you have thought about adopting but not sure you are ready, then you may want to consider fostering as a test run. DROH can always use more fosters. Even short-term fosters and vacation fosters can fill a gap when the foster parent needs to travel out of town. If you would like to foster, you can find an application at https://www.droh.org/info/display?PageID=14930