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Common Animal Toxins & Poisons |
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Control Hotline Numbers for Animals |
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| NAPCC (888) 426-4435
Fee $45/case, payable by credit card, free follow-up calls |
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When in question, always call poison control
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The information you get may save your pet's life
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Or... may save you a trip to the Emergency Center
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| NAPCC (900) 680-0000
Fee $45/case charged to your phone bill, free follow-up calls |
| APH (888) 232-8870 Fee
$35/incident payable by credit card, free follow-up calls |
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| About the
Hotlines |
- National Animal Poison Control Center hotline is sponsored by the ASPCA
- Animal Poison Hotline is sponsored by the North
Shore Animal League America in NYC & PROSAR International Animal Poison
Control
- Both hotlines are manned 24 hours by board certified Veterinary
toxicologists & pharmacologists
- Exposure information taken, case number assigned, &
in depth patient management information is given to your veterinarian so
they effectively treat your pet
- Unlimited follow-up consultations regarding the case
until the patient recovers at no additional charge.
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Have Ready Exposure information- as much as you know |
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- Chemical name, product & brand name if possible,
concentration of toxin in question
- Estimate degree of exposure- number of pills,
or volume of liquid or dry matter consumed
- Approximate time of exposure; has your pet vomited
- Approximate weight & age of you pet, species & breed
- If / when clinical signs started, what they are, &
are they getting worse?
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If you have questions about a particular product that your pet was
exposed to, contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control
Center (1-888-4ANI-HELP). |
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Information about poison prevention, common hazardous products, and toxic
plants can be found at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center website,
http://www.aspca.org/apcc |
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COMMON HOUSE HOLD TOXINS SEEN AT THE AECCC |
Clicking on the common name will link you
to a full page article about that particular toxin located in our client library
| Common
name |
Chemical
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Clinical signs/action |
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Antifreeze
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ethylene glycol |
Vomiting/ataxia, acute kidney failure |
| AdvilŪ |
ibuprofen |
GI ulceration , kidney failure |
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TylenolŪ |
acetamenophen |
Liver failure |
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Death in cats-changes red blood cells
-single tablet dose |
| Aspirin |
salicylic acid |
GI ulcers, bleeding (platelet
dysfunction) |
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Rodenticides (rat poisons)-
2 types |
cholecalciferol |
Lethal hypercalcemia, bleeding, &
kidney failure |
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coumarin/warfarin |
Anticoagulant- internal bleeding, death |
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BiospotŪ, Top SpotŪ, other topical
flea & tick medications
Used on CATS |
pyrethrin, permethrin (usually products labels for use in dogs only) |
Shaking, full body tremors, hypo or
hyperthermia; signs can progress to grand mal seizures & death with doses
intended for medium to large dogs |
| Insecticides, Pesticides |
organophosphates, carbamates |
Toxic signs-drooling, vomiting,
diarrhea.
Death due to respiratory failure, seizures |
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Chocolate- Bakers>semi-sweet>milk |
theobromine |
Vomiting/diarrhea, hypertension,
tremors, cardiac arrhythmias possible |
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Zinc |
pennies minted after1983 |
Hemolytic anemia, if not corrected,
ultimately kidney failure |
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Lead |
paint, fishing sinkers |
GI bleeds, seizures/blindness |
| FleetŪ enema |
hypertonic phosphate solutions |
Kidney failure & death in cats |
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