| Keeping your pet safe from poisonous
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| | factors in the clotting system and the
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| insects, animals, plants and other
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| | poisoned animal can bleed to death. Good
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| environmental and home hazards requires a
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| | information on anticoagulant rodenticide
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| mix of education, common sense, and
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| | intoxication is available at the Cornell
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| planning ahead.
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| | University Veterinary School site. The
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| The first step is to "pet proof" the
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| | other type of rat and mouse poisons that
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| house and yard, just like you might for a
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| | cause toxicities in dogs and cats are
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| toddler; pets are often just as clever at
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| | vitamin D rodenticides. Large quantities
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| getting into things they shouldn't. Make
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| | of vitamin D cause massive increases in
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| sure that all chemicals, medications,
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| | the blood calcium and kidney failure.
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| food, "toys" that aren't, and garbage are
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| | A number of outdoor plants and house
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| out of reach of your pet. Dogs are
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| | plants are toxic to animals. Many plants
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| notorious for eating things that smell
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| | are just gastrointestinal irritants and
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| good or look like toys but aren't. Every
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| | cause vomiting. Others are far more
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| year we remove countless nylons, peach
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| | dangerous. One example is the Easter
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| pitts, corn cobs, coins, diapers, super
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| | Lily, which can cause severe and often
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| balls, and many other items from the
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| | fatal kidney failure.
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| stomachs and intestines of dogs. For cats
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| | Over-the-counter and prescription drugs
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| the worst culprit seems to be strings and
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| | intended for humans should not be used in
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| other similar materials, which get
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| | dogs or cats except upon the advice of
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| caught under the tongue despite being
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| | that pet's veterinarian. Some drugs that
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| swallowed and cause the intestine to
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| | humans use routinely are highly toxic in
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| scrunch into a little ball trying to move
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| | pets. One example is acetominophen
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| the string through the intestinal tract.
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| | (Tylenol), which is highly toxic in cats.
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| Ethylene glycol (found in antifreeze) is
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| | The drug damages feline hemoglobin
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| a particulary dangerous household
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| | rendering it incapable of carrying
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| poison. It tastes sweet and ingestion of
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| | oxygen.
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| even a very small amount can cause acute
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| | Inappropriate use of flea and tick
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| kidney failure and death in dogs and
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| | products was once a relatively common
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| cats. You can visit the Pet Health
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| | cause of toxicity in dogs and cats. With
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| Initiative site for additional
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| | the advent on newer generation products
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| information on antifreeze poisoning.
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| | (eg. Advantage, Frontline, Program)
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| There is an antidote for ethylene glycol
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| | organophosphates and other insecticides
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| toxicity (dogs only) but to be maximally
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| | are used less commonly. Information on
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| effective it must be given within a few
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| | toxicities assoicated with flea products
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| hours of ingestion. You can read more
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| | in cats is
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| about Antizole, an antidote for ethylene
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| | available from CFA.
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| glycol toxicity courtesy of the drug's
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| | The last step in "pet proofing" your
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| manufacturer. Unfortunately, for those
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| | house is to ensure that you have the
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| dogs already in kidney failure, the
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| | telephone numbers for your veterinarian,
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| antidote is ineffective; and a prolonged
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| | emergency clinic, and local poison
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| hospital stay will be required for
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| | control center readily available. There
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| recovery.
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| | is a list of Poison Control Centers
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| There are two main types of rodenticides
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| | available on the Web. The ASPCA's
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| that are toxic to animals. Anti-coagulant
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| | National Animal Poison Control Center
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| rodenticides are more common. They
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| | also has a web site that includes their
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| interfere with the activation of several
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| | 800 number for emergency cases.
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