Persimmon plants and your dog

If you have any Persimmon trees on or near your property you should be aware that the fruit of the tree could be toxic to your dog. Animals that graze such as horses, sheep and cattle have died after ingesting the fruit. What happens in those animals is that after they ingest the fruit it forms a sticky mass in the stomach that proceeds to cause ulcers and often rupture of the stomach. If that does not happen then the mass forms a solid mass that then leads to an obstruction in the animal that leads to death if surgery is not done.

I have not found any incidents of dogs dying from the fruit but since it affects other animals so strongly then I would keep an eye on the dog when the Persimmon trees have dropped their fruit in the fall. Always pick up the fruit off the ground to prevent ingestion by your pet.