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Top 5 Halloween Safety Tips for Vets and Pets

The ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center provides 5 top tips for veterinarians and other animal-health experts to safety navigate Halloween tricks and treats

Treating Acute Water Intoxication in Pets

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center explains what to watch for with water intoxication and how to treat it.

Moldy Food Dangers to Pets

At the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, not a day goes by that a call doesn’t come in about a tremoring dog or cat.

Questions to Help You Use Activated Charcoal Safely in Animals

The danger of hypernatremia is a definite worry when using activated charcoal as a treatment. To help you decrease the risk, consider these questions.

Drunk and Disorderly: Ethanol and Yeast Dough Intoxications

Alcoholic drinks and yeast dough both have the potential to cause toxicity in pets, but unfortunately pets seem to find both quite palatable.

The Overdose Dangers of Calcium Channel Blockers

Calcium channel blockers are cardiac drugs that are commonly used in veterinary medicine. They are also the cause of common, dangerous overdoses in pets.

Vet Tech Corner: Zinc Oxide Ingestion

Zinc oxide ointment can cause clinical signs quickly, but it is typically something that can be managed at home.

Dangers and Veterinary Treatments for Household Battery Ingestion

The ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center shares important tips for recognizing and treating battery poisoning in pets.

Fertilizers: A Growing Problem for Pets

Fertilizer ingestion is common with small animals, reports ASPCA Poison Control.

Understanding Trazodone Toxicosis

Trazodone is becoming increasingly popular in veterinary medicine to treat anxiety-related behavioral issues, but it can be dangerous.

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