Happy New Years Day! You’ve heard about the dangers of alcohol, but are there any dangers with some of the popular brands of “hangover pills?” Product: RU 21. Active ingredients include; Vitamin C, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B6, L-Glutamic Acid HCL, Succinic Acid, Fumaric Acid, L-Cysteine, Alpha Lipoic Acid. Other ingredients include; Croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate,…
By: Amanda Poldoski, DVM Staff Veterinarian at Pet Poison Helpline® Happy Holidays from Pet Poison Helpline®! This is a very busy time of year for us at Pet Poison Helpline®. Christmas Eve is notoriously our busiest day of the year and is swiftly approaching! Reflecting on Christmases past in the call center there are certain…
By Cassie Panning, CVT Veterinary Information Specialist at Pet Poison Helpline® Giving your pet a medication may be a task that you find unenjoyable, and at times it may be a daunting task. You may have heard the saying about the struggles of giving your cat a pill; in fact, if you have a cat…
By Jo Marshall, CVT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist at Pet Poison Helpline® I don’t think that I am letting out any big secret when I tell you that I work with geeks here at Pet Poison Helpline®. It is true we are all a bunch of geeks! I don’t mean the technology obsessed kind of…
By Pamela Huyck Certified Veterinary Technician at Pet Poison Helpline® Many of the calls we receive here at Pet Poison Helpline® are regarding accidental medication exposures that are easily preventable. While dogs and cats may spit out their own pills they will still often eat human medications. Dogs are especially prone to grabbing pills that…
