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By Jo Marshall Certified Veterinary Technician at Pet Poison Helpline® We are getting close to gardening season here in Minnesota – and I cannot wait for those fresh tomatoes from the garden! They are so good and so sweet when they are warmed in the sun and eaten directly from the vine. Truly, there is…

Tyne K. Hovda Pet Poison Helpline®, Bloomington, MN Equine Paste Wormers It is not unusual for riders to keep one or two tubes of an equine paste wormer in their tack trunks. Many different formulations are found and most are harmful when tubes are chewed up and the contents eaten by dogs. Ivermectin and moxidectin…

Xylitol, also known as birch sugar, is a natural sweetener found in small quantities in certain fruit and produced by processing the bark from birch trees or corncob remnants from ethanol plants. Xylitol is most popular for its sugar-free component, and is often found in diabetic snacks, foods, baked foods, and popular gums and candies….