Common Animal
Toxins & Poisons
Client Center > Poison Control
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Poison Control Hotline Numbers
for Animals |
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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 (888) 426-4435 Fee $45/case, payable
by credit card, free follow-up calls |
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NAPCC (900) 680-0000 Fee
$45/case charged to your phone bill, free follow-up calls |
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APH (888) 232-8870 Fee $35/incident
payable by credit card, free follow-up calls |
| About the Hotlines |
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National Animal Poison Control
Center hotline is sponsored by the ASPCA |
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Animal Poison Hotline is sponsored
by the North Shore Animal League America in NYC & PROSAR
International Animal Poison Control |
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Both hotlines are manned 24 hours
by board certified Veterinary toxicologists & pharmacologists |
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Exposure information taken, case
number assigned, & in depth patient management information
is given to your veterinarian so they effectively treat your
pet |
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Unlimited follow-up consultations
regarding the case until the patient recovers at no additional
charge. |
| 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 |
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Estimate degree of exposure-
number of pills, or volume of liquid or dry matter consumed |
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Approximate time of exposure; has
your pet vomited |
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Approximate weight & age of you
pet, species & breed |
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If / when clinical signs started,
what they are, & are they getting worse? |
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).
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) |
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| Common
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Chemical |
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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