Can you get poison ivy from a dog?

“They can, but thankfully, dogs don't seem to get poison ivy nearly as commonly as humans. Thanks to their long, protective hair coat, the oils from poison ivy just can't reach the skin. “Unfortunately, these oils can be spread from Itchy Izzy to you. read more

The rash itself that poison ivy causes is not contagious from your dog, but any oil from the plant that ends up on your dog can spread to you. And in most people it only takes a very small amount of urushoil (a liquid compound in the plant’s sap) to cause a reaction. read more

Thankfully, although the incidence of dogs being hypersensitive to poison ivy is rare and largely undocmented (they are more likely to be hampered by the allergic effects of Wandering Jew, spiderwort and other species of Tradescantia), they can easily transfer the oil from their fur to human skin, causing a reaction within a couple of days just as if we touched the plant ourselves. read more

Dogs and cats do not suffer the allergenic effects of poison ivy, sumac or oak like humans do but they can transmit the oil of these plants to humans. Dogs and cats do not suffer the allergenic effects of poison ivy, sumac or oak like humans do but they can transmit the oil of these plants to humans. read more