Uptick in dogs eating toxic mushrooms

Uptick in dogs eating toxic mushrooms

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Animal hospitals in Colorado Springs are reporting an increase in cases of dogs falling ill after consuming wild mushrooms this summer. The warm days and cool nights in Southern Colorado create ideal conditions for mushroom growth, leading to more dogs encountering these potentially toxic fungi. "Mushrooms can grow and pop up really quickly," said Dr. Abby Sticker, a veterinarian at the Animal E.R. Clinic in Colorado Springs…