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My dog ate tulip petals. Are they toxic? What if my vet is closed?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 10 lbs

My 16 month old cavachon just ate three tulip petals. As I ran after her to get them she thought it was a game and ate them. My vets is closed until tomorrow, what should I do or be aware of please? Thanks

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2018

Tulips can be dangerous to dogs but in this case, I think Emmie should be ok. First of all, the most toxic part of tulip is the bulb while stem and petals are much less dangerous. Ingestion of small amount of tulip can produce drooling, vomiting and diarrhoea (as the plant is irritant to the gastrointestinal tract) but there should not be any serious problems, like heart dysrhythmia. Please, monitor Emmie for now at home, you can give her some water to drink and to rinse her mouth. If you see any worrying sign, like profound drooling, severe diarrhoea or vomiting get in touch with your emergency vet (if your vet is closed they will have a contract with one of the emergency clinics to see you out-of-hours, if necessary) but most likely it won't be necessary.

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    Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

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    Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Emmie is super cute! The toxin in tulips is most heavily concentrated in the bulb and is in lesser concentrations in the leaves and flower. Emmie may or may not experience any signs and I would think they would be minor. I would watch for drooling, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Rinse her mouth out and encourage her to drink water if she just ingested the leaves. I wish you the best!

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