Month: July 2017

Audra Stillabower, CVT Veterinary Information Specialist With its legalization in various states across the United States, marijuana is becoming very common in households for medicinal purposes. In fact, over the past 6 years, Pet Poison Helpline® has experienced a 448% increase in marijuana cases. Here’s what you should know about marijuana ingestion in pets. Marijuana…

Kia Benson, DVM Associate Veterinarian, Clinical Toxicology Pet Poison Helpline® The advent of the Internet brought us a boom in cat videos across the world, and an increase in the attention we pay to cats. Cats have become the number one pet in America according to sheer numbers. Yet time and time again I hear…

Michelle Willis, CVT, RVT Veterinary Information Specialist Here at Pet Poison Helpline® we have over 50 Credentialed Veterinary Technicians that make up our staff. Not only are we (obviously) animal lovers, but we have all committed ourselves professionally to the field. We have all endured rigorous formal education, extensive clinical hours and several licensing tests…