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The following is a list of poisons commonly seen in our practice in order of importance:
- Snail Pellets - including ones that claim they are pet repellant! Will produce dramatic symptoms within 20 minutes of ingestion including salivation, diarhoea, muscle tremors and convulsions.
- Rat Poisons
- like snail pellets usually contain grain in a pelletised form so will be attractive to pets. Poisoning will induce a coagulation defect that will not be apparent for a few days so don’t assume your pet is OK if there are no symptoms. Treatment is much more difficult once symptoms develop.
- Human medications: Vary from being slightly to extremely toxic. Don’t leave medications anywhere within reach of your pet, especially puppies.
- Pain Killers
- Asthma/inhaler medication
- The pill
- Marijuana - dogs commonly poisoned from hash cookies or butter used to make cookies or dry leaf. May also be intoxicated by smoke. Dogs are especially sensitive to marajuana and will show severe symptoms
including coma.
- Insecticides - especially oral contact with old fashioned flea killers
- Herbicides
- dogs are especially sensitive to Roundup/Zero type weed killers if in contact with freshly applied diluted application or especially to concentrate. Diluted spray safe for contact within a couple of hours of application so keep locked indoors till then.
- Radiator Antifreeze - highly toxic. Is sweet tasting so dogs attracted to drinking/licking this. If drain a radiator, store radiator fluid, ensure is not stored anywhere your dog may gain access.
- Lead - mainly from contact/ingestion of soil contaminated from battery acid. In the past poisoning associated with contact with lead based paints used on houses more than 30 years old.
In all instances of poisoning contact a veterinarian asap so that emesis and treatment can be instituted if necessary.
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