pets and poisons

SUBSTANCES OF LOW TOXICITY..............
The following is a list of substances that
are frequently eaten by pets. If these are
eaten it can generally be anticipated that
there will be no clinical signs, other than
drooling, vomiting and/or diarrhoea.


 Antacid tablets (‘over the counter’)

 Blu-tack or other similar adhesives

 Chalk

 Charcoal

 Coal (real or artificial)

 Cotoneaster species

 Cut-flower/houseplant food

 Expanded polystyrene

 Folic acid

 Fuchsia species

 Holly (Ilex species)

 Honeysuckle (Lonicera species)

 Matches

 Mistletoe (Viscum album)

 Oral contraceptives and hormone
replacementtherapy (HRT) tablets

 Pyracantha species

 Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)

 Silica gel

 Wax candles/crayons

¬ slug pellets

¬ chocolate

¬ human medicines

¬ car anti freeze

¬ plant bulbs

¬ raisins

¬ lillies

¬ licorice

Although in many cases treatment may
not be necessary, if you are at all
concerned then contact your vet for
advice. The animal should always have
easy access to drinking water.


WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOUR
ANIMAL HAS BEEN POISONED:..................


Don’t panic – remember, few cases have fatal
outcomes and few poisons act very rapidly.

 Remove your animal(s) from the source of
poison – protecting yourself if necessary

 Contact your vet for advice immediately,
especially if your animal is unwell, and be
ready to provide information on when,
where and how poisoning occurred, as
well as the quantity consumed

 If instructed to go to the practice, take a
sample of the poison and the packaging
with you

 If the skin is contaminated then wash
thoroughly with WATER

 DO NOT try to make your animal vomit –
unless you are instructed to do so by
your vet.

im sure there are more to add to the list ... feel free to add any you know of

How do you make a dog vomit?

Great article though, its amazing how much household stuff is bad for them, everyone should know about it

i suppose the old fashioned salt water would make them vomit...

but its obviously not a good idea :nhy: