By Candi Amundson Certified Veterinary Technician at Pet Poison Helpline® As a recent pet owner was gearing up for his exciting weekend with friends playing paintball, he purchased a pack of 500 paintballs. He left the paintballs sitting out and left for work. When he returned home he found that his dog ingested all 500…
Pet Poison Helpline® is exhibiting at the 2014 Midwest Veterinary Conference on February 20-23, 2014 in Columbus, OH. Stop by booth #747 and meet with some of our key veterinary staff, pick up your favorite poison prevention information, and enter for your chance to win a free copy of our toxicology textbook, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult,…
Pet Poison Helpline® has received several questions lately from visitors on whether or not Nutmeg and Cinnamon are toxic to pets. With the holidays just around the corner, and lots of tasty baked goods to bake, Pet Poison Helpline® veterinarians have come together to set the record straight on whether or not Nutmeg and Cinnamon are…
By: Caley Chambers, 2015 DVM Candidate University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Extern, Pet Poison Helpline® This is the author’s dog, “Maddie,” a 5 year old female golden doodle. Winter is one of “Maddie’s” favorite seasons. Her favorite outdoor winter activity is to bury her face deep into the snow and repeatedly give herself…
Dr. Catherine Angle, MPH Staff Veterinarian Pet Poison Helpline® In most dried food items, medications and even shoeboxes there is a little packet placed there by the manufacturer to maintain freshness. The purpose of these little packets is to either reduce moisture in the packaging or to absorb oxygen. Chewing up these little forgotten items…
