By Michelle Willis, RVT, CVT Veterinary Information Specialist Time: All poisons are instant. False! The majority of toxins need time to act. There are many toxins that will take hours to days before we see any symptoms. (For example, Long Acting Anticoagulant Rodenticides can take days for signs to show). This is something to…
By Pamela Huyck, CVT Associate Veterinary Information Specialist at Pet Poison Helpline® There is a lot of incorrect information about mouse and rat poisons (rodenticides) out there. Here are some of the common misconceptions and explanations as to how they are incorrect. Mouse and rat poisons won’t harm dogs or cats. Mouse and rat poisons…
By Charlotte Flint, DVM Staff Veterinarian at Pet Poison Helpline® Milk is an antidote that neutralizes all poisons. We hear this one everyday at Pet Poison Helpline®. “My pet ate poison, so I gave milk. Is there anything else I need to do?” Unfortunately there is nothing magical in milk that neutralizes medicines or other…
By: Charlotte Flint, DVM Staff Veterinarian Everything can be categorized as either toxic or non-toxic. There is a famous saying in toxicology – the dose makes the poison. There are many substances that are helpful or harmless in small amounts but can be toxic or even deadly in larger doses. Water is a classic example…
Ahna Brutlag, DVM, MS, DABT, DABVT Associate Director of Veterinary Services, Pet Poison Helpline® Myth #1 – Poinsettias are highly toxic to dogs and cats. Although they have a bad reputation, the relative toxicity of poinsettia plants (Euphorbia pulcherrima) has been quite exaggerated. Toxic principle: The most problematic component of the plant are the irritants…
