6626205
| Question | Answer |
| HORSE TAIL it is toxic when fresh and dried , If eaten over a long period of time it will cause heart and kidney damage. | |
| RAGWORT If a horse ingests it, it will gradually start to destroy the liver. A poisoned horse will lose weight despite eating normally, get extreme sunburn, go blind and eventually collapse if it isn’t caught early. | |
| BUTTERCUPS If accidentally eaten by a horse, they will cause blistering and ulcers in the mouth. This will usually stop a horse eating them further, but if nothing else is available they will continue to ingest them until it causes a life threatening seizure. | |
| BRACKEN FERN This fern can kill if repeatedly eaten over a long period of time. Symptoms include: weight loss; muscle twitching; staggering; and eventually seizures. | |
| YEW Only 8ozs is enough to kill a horse in 5 minutes. The bark and leaves (fresh or dead) are lethal to a horse if eaten. The symptoms of a poisoned horse are: trembling; muscle weakness; slow or irregular heartbeat; and, convulsions. | |
| OAK / ACORNS Although some horses love to eat oak leaves and acorns, they cause a number of digestion problems which can kill a weak horse. Symptoms will start with a loss of appetite, and then the poison will start to attack the bowels causing constipation, diarrhoea, and colic. | |
| PRIVET Privet cannot be digested safely by a horse. Symptoms of privet poisoning are: staggering; diarrhoea; convulsions; and paralysis. Within 4 to 48 hours after eating the privet, a horse will die if a vet is not brought in to administer care. | |
| FOXGLOVE This flower is not usually found in pasture.f eaten in hay, symptoms will include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, convulsions and heart failure. | |
| HEMLOCK common weed found in pasture, it is poisonous to all forms of livestock. it causes respiratory paralysis. Hemlock should be removed and burnt if found in a field during the Spring. | |
| BELLADONNA / DEADLY NIGHTSHADE symptoms include; anorexia Change in heart rate (i.e., irregular in pace or increased pace - tachycardia),Sensitivity to light, blindness, Nervousness/hyperexcitability,muscle tremors. muscle convulsions, Loss of coordination Recumbence (lying down excessively) Convulsions Death (severe cases) | |
| LABURNUM The toxin in this plant affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system. The entire tree is toxic. Symptoms include; gastrointestinal upset, colic, coma, drowsiness, frothing of the mouth, unequally dilated pupils, diarrhea, convulsions and death. | |
| SYCAMORE Atypical myopathy or “Sycamore poisoning” can be fatal for horses.muscular stiffness, reluctance to walk, muscle tremors, sweating, depression, high heart rate, dark urine (reddish in colour). |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.