Rhymes that Rock for a Class Called Tox

Entry, Foot in Mouth Disease

Natalie Quader, Tuskegee

Toxicology is a class that needs a poem
I wrote one about the plants that could hurt pets at home
I could not cover it all 
But the one’s I did, I hope for this test I can recall!

Making one crazy and giving a valium need
Include Water Hemlock, Yellow Jessamine and Milkweed
Less severe CNS effects, but yet not anymore wise
Are the plants locoweed and all the parts of the Buckeyes

White Snakeroot and Black Nightshade will put a dog in a coma
While Diffenbachia will burn one’s stoma
Jimsonweed, Black Nightshade, and Poison hemlock’s toxins end in –ine
Treatment of Larkspur and Jimson Weed use Neostigimine

Poison Hemlock you may dry
But do this for water hemlock and you will die!
Locoweed produces birth defects
Secondary photosensitization equals bad liver effects

Castor and Rosary Pea are not like Sunflower Seeds
Alkaloids can effect cows and horses in their grassy feeds
During Easter, cats may need a new kidney from the bunny
Holidays are bad for cats, the poinsettia can be harsh on their tummy

Wild Pea, Coffee Senna, and Sickle Pods are not good for the muscle
Supportive treatment will be needed, and you’ll have to hustle
Mustard can make poop quite bloody
Cassia occidentalis will make urine quite muddy

Bitterweed will make a sheep spew
But test a pasture for senecio, give it to a ewe!
Algae, Amanita, and Cocklebur are harsh on the liver
Convulsions from Cyanide poisoning will make one shiver

There are still many plants I forgot 
I forgot to mention Sweet Clover Poisoning keeps you from a clot
Cyanide Poisoning makes a dog’s gums bright red
But if I don’t finish this, I’ll never get to bed

Be careful what you put in a pot or in your hay
Hopefully my advice will save a life, or at least give me an A!