Risks
- The Christmas cheer is a hybrid plant belonging to the rhododendron family, which naturally produces harmful toxins.
- The poisonous agent called grayanotoxins found in the Christmas cheer can induce digestive issues and in severe cases, heart problems as well as neurological adverse reactions in dogs.
- Some of the common side effects caused by Christmas cheer ingestion are vomiting, heart arrhythmias, seizures, and coma.