Kaffir Lily contains lycorine, an alkaloid toxin, within all part of the plant. Ingestion by companion animals results in gastrointestinal distress with vomiting, drooling, and retching. Ingestion of large amounts of plant including bulbs may lead to cardiovascular signs of low blood pressure, heart rhythm disturbance and weakness plus nervous system signs of seizure. This…

Iron is a chemical element that is commonly found in multiple sources around the house, garden, and yard. Sources of iron include fertilizers, multivitamins (particularly prenatal vitamins), dietary mineral supplements, some types of hand warmers (including foot warmers, body warmers, etc.), and oxygen absorbers (small sachets found in food items like beef jerky, rawhide bags,…

Hand sanitizer often contains ethanol, a type of alcohol, as the primary active ingredient. Ingestion by companion animals may result in rapid onset of neurologic abnormalities, vomiting, and slow breathing rate. 

Ambien® (zolpidem) is a common sleep aid used in human medicine. Sleep aids are medications that are designed to reduce anxiety and help people sleep better. While designed to cause sleep and sedation in humans, sleep aids can have the opposite effect in dogs and cats. Sleep aids should never be given to pets without…

Isoniazid is an antibiotic used commonly for the prevention or treatment of tuberculosis. Overdose by companion animals of Isoniazid leads rapidly to neurological signs (e.g., seizure, wobbly gait, coma), gastrointestinal distress (e.g., diarrhea, drooling, vomiting) and cardiac impairment (e.g., heart rhythm disturbance).