A quiet Loxahatchee backyard turned into an emergency room drill after a poisonous cane toad encounter left a 90‑pound, five‑year‑old golden retriever named Pluto collapsed on the ground. Veterinarians treated him and, after several tense days, Pluto pulled through, but the scare has his family rethinking how safe their yard really is. Neighbors in the Arden community say they are now second‑guessing everything from mulch to lighting to fence lines as the invasive toads push deeper into developed neighborhoods.
Pluto’s Close Call
Pluto’s owner, Danielle Pascucci, told WPTV that the golden retriever had gotten ahold of a cane toad and went down the moment she reached him. “I went over and I touched him, and as soon as I touched him, he collapsed,”…..