Has my dog been poisoned?

17 comments

1. I think that may be birch sap

2. lol, no.

3. Dog just wanted that yummy sap

4. Thank you!! I’ve never seen this before and I was scared! Thank you so much!

5. That is birch sap. If you cut a birch this time of year, the stumps gets covered in all the sap that was supposed to go up the tree

6. That is just sugar water and some wild mold or something. Nothing dangerous, your dog has eaten much worse without you even recognicing. For example, dogs like to snack rabbit poop and stuff like that without owner even noticing. Thats the reason I dont give kisses to dogs…

7. That’s basically just sugar water coming out of the tree. Some people drink it. The dog’s fine.

8. Try r/trees /s

9. Birch blood…

10. That looks like a birch tree stump, and the stuff is probably sap. The sap can cointain a little xylitol, so if your dog is small and had a lot of it, you might want to keep an eye out for xylitol poisoning.

11. Weird looking dog, what breed is it?

12. I’m not some fancy city dog expert but I’m pretty sure that’s not a dog.

13. This is not sap. It is stump flux, type of bacteria that grows on trees. Not toxic to dogs, but unlike sap, I wouldn’t recommend tasting it.

    You can read more at https://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/2010/04/30/tree-slime-stump-flux-and-microbial-consortia/

14. When you said you were gonna post this to a tree group, i was really looking forward to seeing this on r/trees tomorrow. But gladly you got your answer and your dog is safe

15. That is just birch sap. You should tap a birch and drink some yourself if it’s not too late.

16. Tree sap.

17. I was re reading that title 5 times being confused about why a tree was pictured