Guinea Pig ate ?poisonous plant

[rubyi]

Hi so here's a little backstory. My little guy, Jasper, is about 1 1/2 years old and is very healthy. He decided to knock one of my plants down and bite into it before I could stop him. He managed to get about 1 leaf and I couldn't get it out of his mouth. It is an exotic angel plant. I cannot seem to find any information about it online and do not have enough money to contact a vet. Any advice would be great!

 

[Pawz]

Hi so here's a little backstory. My little guy, Jasper, is about 1 1/2 years old and is very healthy. He decided to knock one of my plants down and bite into it before I could stop him. He managed to get about 1 leaf and I couldn't get it out of his mouth. It is an exotic angel plant. I cannot seem to find any information about it online and do not have enough money to contact a vet. Any advice would be great!

Is this it? And I see what you mean, if this is it...I am also having issues finding info on its toxicity levels.
Siderasis - Wikipedia

 

[rubyi]

Is this it?
Siderasis - Wikipedia

Sadly it isn't, Thankyou for looking anyways! I'll grab a photo of it so you can see if you recognize it.

 

[Pawz]

Sadly it isn't, Thankyou for looking anyways! I'll grab a photo of it so you can see if you recognize it.View attachment 101491

From what I can see of the leaves that looks familiar, very commmon house plant. Not sure if I have the name right but a variety of this perhaps? Schefflera arboricola - Wikipedia

Picture is the same vatiety on the wiki page, just grown as an indoor plant.

“Symptoms in pets can include: cardiac arrhythmia, diarrhea, vomiting , dilated eyes, difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling, hoarse barking, labored breathing, loss of appetite, numbness of exposed area(s), obstruction of the airway, pawing/rubbing at the face or mouth and the swelling of the tongue and lips.”

Does not specify which animals it is toxic to but as it’s toxic to cats and dogs I would not rule out guinea pigs.Try not to panic and just keep a close eye on the munching pig for thr next 24hours.

 

[rubyi]

From what I can see of the leaves that looks familiar, very commmon house plant. Not sure if I have the name right but a variety of this perhaps? Schefflera arboricola - Wikipedia

I think you might be right, if you're then I am much more worried now. It is a mildly poisonous plant to dogs and cats though I cannot seem to find anything about rodents or guinea pigs. Any suggestions on what I should do now besides the vet?

 

[Wiebke]

Hi so here's a little backstory. My little guy, Jasper, is about 1 1/2 years old and is very healthy. He decided to knock one of my plants down and bite into it before I could stop him. He managed to get about 1 leaf and I couldn't get it out of his mouth. It is an exotic angel plant. I cannot seem to find any information about it online and do not have enough money to contact a vet. Any advice would be great!

Hi!

Please keep a close eye on him for the next 24 hours. Hopefully he will be OK, but you need to see a vet asap if he is suddenly becoming unwell. Rodents don't have a vomit reflex, so what has gone in has to come out on the other end.

Please start saving up for vet care as part of his weekly maintenance. Illness and emergencies NEVER happen at a good time. What so many owners overlook is that there is no cheap pet. Vet cost is making the biggest overall budget post in any pet's life, yet they are not prepared for it.

 

[rubyi]

Hi!

Please keep a close eye on him for the next 24 hours. Hopefully he will be OK, but you need to see a vet asap if he is suddenly becoming unwell. Rodents don't have a vomit reflex, so what has gone in has to come out on the other end.

Please start saving up for vet care as part of his weekly maintenance. Illness and emergencies NEVER happen at a good time. What so many owners overlook is that there is no cheap pet. Vet cost is making the biggest overall budget post in any pet's life, yet they are not prepared for it.

Thank you and I usually would but this month is very tight. Have a good day.

 

[rubyi]

Hi!

Please keep a close eye on him for the next 24 hours. Hopefully he will be OK, but you need to see a vet asap if he is suddenly becoming unwell. Rodents don't have a vomit reflex, so what has gone in has to come out on the other end.

Please start saving up for vet care as part of his weekly maintenance. Illness and emergencies NEVER happen at a good time. What so many owners overlook is that there is no cheap pet. Vet cost is making the biggest overall budget post in any pet's life, yet they are not prepared for it.

From what I can see of the leaves that looks familiar, very commmon house plant. Not sure if I have the name right but a variety of this perhaps? Schefflera arboricola - Wikipedia
View attachment 101493
Picture is the same vatiety on the wiki page, just grown as an indoor plant.

“Symptoms in pets can include: cardiac arrhythmia, diarrhea, vomiting , dilated eyes, difficulty swallowing, excessive drooling, hoarse barking, labored breathing, loss of appetite, numbness of exposed area(s), obstruction of the airway, pawing/rubbing at the face or mouth and the swelling of the tongue and lips.”

Does not specify which animals it is toxic to but as it’s toxic to cats and dogs I would not rule out guinea pigs.Try not to panic and just keep a close eye on the munching pig for thr next 24hours.

I kept checking in on him and monitoring and he's completely fine! Since he ate the tiniest bit I think it just went right through him with everything else he eats.

 

[Pawz]

I kept checking in on him and monitoring and he's completely fine! Since he ate the tiniest bit I think it just went right through him with everything else he eats.

Glad he is doing well, silly piggies they are so skilled at giving their humans panic moments.