I was not giving specific information about any lily. When this 'incident' occurred I just knew that some kinds of lily bulbs would be bad if ingested by my small dog. I decided that my actions (perhaps too gross for after dinner conversation) would be a better alternative than taking a chance on the dog getting sick (or possibly dead).
This discussion was about having a check box for toxicity. My opinion was and is that a box is not enough space to say yea or nay and the comment section would be a better place to put detailed information about potential toxicity.
You had said (and I agree): "I don't know why anyone would trust their pet's life with advice from a pet safety data base that has no source credentials."
The example I used was supposed to show that a person (me
)can learn something from a plant site (ATP) - even if what I learned is that
some lily types
may be toxic at some level. I took the 'better safe than sorry route' when the incident occurred. Perhaps I did not use a good example, but I do know that on that day I was happy that I paid attention when folks were chit-chatting about lilies. When I decide what and where to plant in my yard, I now take into consideration the possibility that the dogs might try to snack on things and I take measures to keep plants and pets separated.
But since you asked, it was a honking huge Crinum lily bulb, bigger than a softball and he ate most of it (Yes, I was a bad dog mother that day.) Since he weighs only 26 pounds even a bad case of uncontrolled vomiting and diarrhea (yuck
) could cause him a problem; dermatitis, another potential reaction would be uncomfortable for him and expensive for me and might involve prescription steroids which have their own set of side effects.
At the time of the incident there was no time to think; only time to react. Afterward, once things calmed down, I was able to do research; here is a good example from the University of California that makes me know in this instance I did take the correct measures.
http://ucanr.edu/sites/poisono...
After completing more research I gave away some plants, moved a few to other parts of the yard/garden and monitor my dog much more closely. Anyway, sorry this is all too much information, but it is an example of what will not fit into a check box.