Top Poisons That Send Pets to the Vet
08-08-2010, 05:42 PM
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Top Poisons That Send Pets to the Vet
According to Veterinary News, from information supplied by VPI Pet Insurance Company :
Poison / No. of claims
Drug reactions/accidental ingestion of drugs: 5,131
Rodenticide: 4,028 (rat/mouse poisons)
Methylxanthine: 3,661 (caffeine - chocolate)
Plant poisoning: 2,808
Household chemicals: 1,669
Metaldehyde: 396 (slug/snail killers)
Insecticide/organophosphate: 323
Heavy metal toxicity: 288
Toad poisoning: 270
Antifreeze: 213
Walnuts: 100
Alcohol: 75
Strychnine: 28
Here's the link : http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm...yId=378&ref=25
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Poison / No. of claims
Drug reactions/accidental ingestion of drugs: 5,131
Rodenticide: 4,028 (rat/mouse poisons)
Methylxanthine: 3,661 (caffeine - chocolate)
Plant poisoning: 2,808
Household chemicals: 1,669
Metaldehyde: 396 (slug/snail killers)
Insecticide/organophosphate: 323
Heavy metal toxicity: 288
Toad poisoning: 270
Antifreeze: 213
Walnuts: 100
Alcohol: 75
Strychnine: 28
Here's the link : http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm...yId=378&ref=25
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