Risks
- Cardboard cycad contains toxins like cycasin and β-methylamino-L-alanine. Consumption can lead to bloody vomit, diarrhea, jaundice, and severe thirst.
- Serious symptoms of cardboard cycad poisoning in dogs include liver failure and coma.
- The seeds are especially toxic, and consuming just 1-2 can result in acute toxicity. Symptoms may appear within an hour of ingestion.
