Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC and Pet Poison Helpline®’s associate director of veterinary services will be lecturing at the Cincinnati Veterinary Medical Association on November 27, 2012. Join Dr. Lee for her presentation on Toxicology and emergency critical care. Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:00pm – 9:00pm Top 20 Toxins… and How to Treat Them!
The veterinarians at Pet Poison Helpline® have perused their records for 2011, and determined the “Top Ten List” of potential poisons in our homes and yards that were the most commonly reported during 2011. “Each year we examine our records to determine what contributed to the most calls from pet owners and veterinarians,” said Justine…
Handbags: Reservoirs for Items Toxic to Pets To a dog or cat, a handbag or backpack can be like an amusement park. In one compact place, she can find many flavorful treasures to nuzzle, sniff and chew. This wouldn’t be so much of a problem if all the contents in handbags and backpacks were safe…
Are you a veterinarian or veterinary professional? Join us for a free CE on “Top 10 errors to avoid in your poisoned patients!“ When that poisoned dog walks into your clinic, are you automatically reaching for apomorphine and activated charcoal? Think it’s okay to use hydrogen peroxide as an emetic for cats? Confident that you…
The IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics recently released a report that included the top five human prescription (Rx) drugs sold in the United States. “Nearly half of the calls we receive are for pets that have accidentally ingested human medications,” said Dr. Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC and the Associate Director of Veterinary Services at Pet…
