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Pet Owner's Poison Prevention Guide Food Toxic To Pets
Visit our website, www.poisoncontrol.org, for additional information or to request a free educational program and materials for your clinic, organization, friends and/or family members. The Texas Poison Center Network includes six poison centers in Texas and the Commission on State Emergency Communications (State 9-1-1). The regional poison centers are located in the following cities: Amarillo, Dallas, El Paso, Galveston, San Antonio and Temple. The Texas Poison Center Network provides a 24-hour helpline for any caller in need of medical assistance due to poisoning. Assistance is also available for questions concerning the possible toxicity of a product or medication. Phones are answered by pharmacists and nurses who have access to information on more than a million toxic substances and their antidotes. If necessary, the staff may refer callers to the nearest hospital and assist in the patient's initial and follow-up care.
TEX AS POISON CENTER NETWORK Common medications toxic To pets NSAIDs (Advil®)
Antidepressants (Depression medication)
11 Avocado can cause vomiting and cardiac failure
Causes: stomach and intestinal ulcers for both dogs & cats, as well as kidney damage for cats
11 Alcohol can be deadly to pets because of their size. Do not give them alcohol or let them lick up spilled drinks. for dogs, birds & rodents.
11 Chocolate, coffee & cocoa (all forms) can cause heart problems & seizures for dogs.
11 Grapes, raisins, dates and prunes can cause kidney failure in dogs.
11 Macadamia nuts can cause decreased ability to move muscles, weakness, tremors, fever & vomiting for dogs. 11 Onion, garlic & chives (all forms) can cause anemia is dogs & cats.
Causes: vomiting, sleepiness, agitation, fever, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, confusion, tremors & seizures Acetaminophen (Tylenol®)
Causes: damage to red blood cells and oxygen transportation for cats and dogs, & liver damage in dogs Methylphenidate (ADHD medication)
Causes: elevated heart rate, blood pressure & temperature as well as seizures
11 Sugarless products with xylitol can cause liver failure, low blood sugar, inability to move muscles & seizures in dogs. 11 Yeast dough can cause alcohol poisoning, stomach flips, gas trapping & heart failure in dogs.
Poison Prevention Tips Here are some ways to prevent your pet from accidental poisoning in your home: 11 Store medicine and household cleaners out of reach in a locked cabinet to keep pets or young children from accidental poisonings. 11 Always read the label before you buy or use pet or other chemical products, and follow the directions exactly. Pay special attention to warnings.
Pseudoephedrine (Cough & Sinus medication)
Causes: elevated heart rate, blood pressure & temperature as well as seizures
Moonseed Mother-in-Law’s Tongue Needlepoint Ivy • Nephytis • Nightshade • Onion • Oriental Lily • Peace Lily •P each (pits and wilting leaves) • Pencil Cactus • Periwinkle • Philodendron • Pimpernel • Plumosa Fern • Poinciana • Poison Ivy • Poison Oak • Pokeweed • Poppy • Potato • Privet, Common • Red Emerald • Red Princess •R ed-Margined Dracaena • Ribbon Plant • Rubber Plant •S addle Leaf Philodendron • Sago Palm • Schefflera • Scotch Broom • Skunk Cabbage • Snowdrops • Snow on the Mountain • Spotted Dumb Cane • Staggerweed • String of Pearls • Sweetheart Ivy • Swiss Cheese Plant • Tansy Mustard • Taro Vine • Tobacco • Tree Philodendron • Tung Tree • Water Hemlock • Weeping Fig • Wild Call
First Aid for pet poisonings If you suspect that your pet has been exposed to a poison, follow these guidelines below: 11 Remain calm. Panicking only delays the treatment time for your pet. 11 Get the poison away from the pet. Brush or wash off the pet's face, fur and paws to remove the poison if needed. 11 Keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide 3% solution available. DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING unless advised by professional. 11 Take 30-60 seconds to safely collect and have at hand the product involved so poison center experts can determine the best treatment plan. 11 Contact your local Poison Control Center for FREE at 1-800-222-1222. Be ready to provide your name, telephone number, zip code, information about the product, description of your pet & signs/symptoms your pet is experiencing. 11 In the event you need to take your animal to your local vet clinic, be sure to collect the product & any vomiting or chewings in a sealed container or bag. 11 If your pet is having a seizure, losing consciousness, unconscious or having difficulty breathing, you should contact your local vet clinic immediately. 11 If the local poison center can not provide you with a treatment plan, you should contact the Animal Poison Control Center hotline at 1-888-426-4435. There is a fee for consultation.
Insulin (Diabetes medication)
Causes: drop in blood sugar level, confusion, lack of coordination & seizures Vitamin D Supplements
Causes: life threatening spikes in blood calcium levels, vomiting, anorexia, increased urination and thirst due to kidney failure Baclofen (Muscle relaxant)
Causes: impaired central nervous system of cats & dogs, depression, confusion, seizures, coma & ultimately death
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11 Never give any medication to a pet without consulting with your veterinarian. 11 Store products in their original containers. Never transfer bleach, gasoline or cleaning products to a water bottle, cup or bowl that will attract a pet or child.
• Dragon Cane Alcasia • Easter Lily Apple (seeds) • Apricot (pits of) • Eggplant • Arrowgrass • Elaine • Avocado (fruit and pit) • Elderberry • Baby’s Breath • Emerald Feather • Bayonet • Eucalyptus • Beargrass • Euonymus • Beech • Evergreen • Belladonna • Fiddle-leaf fig • Bittersweet • Florida Beauty • Black-eyed Susan • Flax • Boxwood • Four O’Clock • Branching Ivy • Fruit Salad Plant • Buckeyes • Geranium • Buddhist Pine • German Ivy • Cactus, Candelabra • Giant Dumb Cane • Ceriman • Glacier Ivy •C harming Dieffenbachia • Golden Chain •C herry (pits, seeds & wilting • Golden Glow • Golden Pothos leaves) •C herry, most • Gopher Purge •H ahn’s Self- Branching wild varieties • Cherry, ground Ivy • Cherry, Laurel • Hellebore • Chinaberry • Henbane • Chinese Evergreen • Holly • Cineria • Horsebeans • Clematis • Horse Chestnuts • Cordatum • Hurricane Plant • Coriaria • Indian Rubber Plant • Cornflower • Indian Tobacco • Corn Plant • Ivy • Cornstalk Plant • Japanese Show Lily • Corydalis • Java Beans • Crown of Thorns • Jerusalem Cherry • Cuban Laurel • Jonquil • Cutleaf Philodendron • Jungle Trumpets • Cycads • Kalanchoe • Cyclamen •L acy Tree Philodendron • Daphne • Locoweed • Datura •M adagascar • Deadly Nightshade Dragon Tree • Death Camas • Marble Queen • Devil’s Ivy • Marigold • Decentrea • Mescal Bean • Dieffenbachia • Mexican Breadfruit • Dracaena Palm • Mock Orange • •
other poisonous pl ants: (toxicity Did you know...
• The Texas Poison Center Network handles pet calls 24/7 for FREE by calling 1-800-222-1222 • Poisonous plants are found in many homes and should be put out of reach of pets and children • Some things can be safe for humans, but deadly for animals