Top 5 Poisons for dogs and cats DOGS: 1. Chocolate: Dark equals dangerous! Bakers and dark chocolate are the MOST dangerous ! 2. Xylitol: This sweetener found in sugar free gum, candy, medications,nasal sprays. it causes rapid drop in blood sugar and liver failure only in dogs. 3. NSAIDS: Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Advil, Motron and Aleve and so on.. are not easily metabolized by dogs and cause stomach ulcers and kidney failure. 4. Grapes and Raisins: These harmless foods and cause kidney damage in dogs. 5. Prescription ADD/ADHD: Cause cardiac problems, seizures, tremors and death in pets. CATS: 1. Lillies: Plants in the lilium species, such as Easter, Tiger and Asiatic lilies cause kidney failure. 2. House Hold cleaners: Cleaners such as Windex, 409 are fairly safe, but concentrated products such as Comet, bleach ..such as toilet bowl or drain cleaners can are burns. 3. Flea and tick products for dogs: Those that are pyrethroid-based (Zodiac, k-9 Advantics and Sergeants) cause tremors and seizures can be very deadly to cats. 4. Antidepressants: Cymbalta and Effexor topped Pet Poison Helplines antidepressants list in 2013. Cats seem strangely drawn to these medications which can cause severe feline neurological and cardiac effects on ingestion. 5. NSAIDS: Cats are even more sensitive than dogs to these medications such as ibuprofen and naproxen.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 19:36:25 +0000
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