Month: July 2016

By Jo Marshall, CVT, NREMT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist I consider myself to be an expert in the act of making animals vomit, a kind of PhD in the art of induction of emesis.  It is a common thing for me to recommend to our dog owning callers once I have triaged the situation. What…

Sharon Billings, CVT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist Looking through the Pet Poison Helpline® blog archives, I see that we discuss external parasites a LOT, especially during the spring and summer.  Dealing with the bugs that bug us can definitely be a frustrating, time consuming, labor intensive business!  One bug that is especially vexing is the…

Candi Amundson, CVT Associate Veterinary Information Specialist Typically, it starts out as an ordinary day and ends with your worst nightmare. House fire causes range from electrical, chemical/gas, and candles, to appliances, or even holiday lights. Believe it or not, many house fires can be caused by pets. Some dogs can jump up and accidentally…