2016 Top Toxins State By State
Each year the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center reports the toxin from each U.S. state that prompts the most calls to APCC hotline veterinarians.
What toxin do you think your state worried about most in 2016—and did it change from a year earlier?
Bromethalin Rat Bait
California
Colorado
Florida
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Rhode Island
Texas
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
More information on bromethalin exposures
Anticoagulant Rat Bait
Arkansas
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Mississippi
Missouri
Oklahoma
Wyoming
More information on rodenticide exposures
Topical Flea Protection
Montana
More information on flea treatment exposures
Chocolate
Connecticut
Hawaii
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
More information on chocolate ingestion
Ibuprofen
Arizona
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
More information on OTC medication exposures
Fertilizer
Alaska
More information on indoor and outdoor risks
Permethrin (Cats)
South Dakota
More information on cat permethrin toxicosis
Xylitol
New Hampshire
Ivermectin
Maine
More information on toxins that affect sight
Oral Flea Medication
Alabama
More information on toxin exposures
Vitamin A Supplements
Nebraska
