Cane toads are known to lay eggs in still water, which may include a water bowl. Change your pet’s water often and keep it inside to prevent cane toads from swimming in it. If you can’t keep food bowls inside, feed your pet regularly and watch it eat to make sure no cane toads come towards it.
Rather than letting your dog run around unsupervised for exercise, take it for regular walks. This way you can watch it while it’s outside, as well as giving it and yourself plenty of physical activity.
If you let your pet play outside in the rain, make sure you supervise it closely. It may be more difficult to notices symptoms of poisoning on a wet dog.
If you cannot remove these hiding spots, check them often for cane toads. If you find one, catch and kill it safely and humanely.
Once you erect the fence, you will need to remove all of the toads in the barrier fence area to make it completely safe. You don’t need to fence off your entire garden. You could enclose a small section where your pets will be able to safely run around and pay.
The symptoms of cane toad poisoning will usually be visible within around 10 minutes of your pet being poisoned. If you notice more severe symptoms, such as seizures, vomiting, or cardiac arrest, get your pet to a veterinarian immediately.
This should be done quickly rather than excessively thoroughly. Remove any obvious poison and wipe its mouth before moving on.
Make sure you do not point the hose toward your pet’s throat or hold it in a way that it can drink the water. This may introduce more poison to its system, as well as risk drowning your pet.
For safest transportation, hold your pet while someone else drives so that you can keep a closer eye on it. Otherwise, you can put it in an animal carrier for the journey. Contact your vet as soon as you can, so that they can prepare to help you and your pet as soon as you arrive.
