By Jo Marshall, CVT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist The Stats of Pet Poison Helpline®! Every year we run the statistics on the calls we take here at Pet Poison Helpline®. How may exposures, what types of exposures, what specifically by species do we see in the bulk of our calls. This helps us in what…
By Jo Marshall, CVT, NREMT Senior Veterinary Information Specialist at Pet Poison Helpline® On many, many occasions we get calls from a well meaning pet owner that has given their pet something or the pet has gotten into something that seems so ordinary that how can it possibly be a concern? Here are some of…
March is one of our favorite months of the year at Pet Poison Helpline® because it is Poison Prevention Month! This is a great time to talk about toxicities to pets that often occur from animals ingesting common household items. Pet Poison Helpline® is excited to announce our new video series, “Paws on Safety: One…
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…
