Death cap
Amanita phalloides (también Amanita verna, Amanita virosa, Amanita ocreata, Galerina spp., Lepiota spp.)
Also called: death caps · death cap mushroom · Amanita phalloides · Amanita ocreata · Amanita virosa · Amanita verna · wild mushroom · wild mushrooms
Dog
Dangerous
Described signs
For the first 6 to 12 hours the animal looks completely normal. Then come vomiting, diarrhea that may have blood in it, belly pain, low energy and dehydration. Between 24 and 48 hours they seem to improve and recover. From 36 to 72 hours on, yellowish gums and skin, bleeding or bruising, extreme weakness, disorientation, seizures and very little urine set in.
Cat
Dangerous
Described signs
A first stretch of several hours with no symptoms at all, followed by vomiting, diarrhea that may have blood in it, belly pain, loss of appetite, low energy and dehydration; then an apparent improvement and, later on, yellowish gums and skin, bleeding, extreme weakness, disorientation, seizures and less urine.
This is a compendium of public veterinary sources, not a diagnosis. The weight of your pet changes what a dose means.
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