Pet Poison Safety
Often times pet’s can easily get into cabinets and storage areas that contain things that might be harmful to them like household cleaners. Many of these products are poisonous to your pet. From watching this video you will learn pet poison safety, how to store your harmful products out of their reach and what to do and who to call should your pet ingest anything that will be harmful or poisonous to them.
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Dangerous Environment
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It's a scenario that happens all too often. A family pet ingests a cleaning agent or a dangerous plant. Unfortunately, many homes are poison playgrounds for pets.
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Common Poisons
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Common poisons include; cleaners like bleach and glass cleaners. Plants like Lilys can be especially dangerous to cats. Pennies, fabric softener, coffee grounds and medications can all be poisonous.
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Symptoms
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Some warning signs of poisoning in a pet would include vomiting and diarrhea, nervous symptom disorders such as, twitching, tremors, salivation or weakness.
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Diagnosis
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The key is to know what to do if your pet ingests a poison like this one right here.
Your first response should be to call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. Keep the number handy nearby. This number could be the difference between life and death.
When you call, have the product name and quantity ingested by your pet. Then, a Poison Control Expert will guide you on what to do next.
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Poison Control Center
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The Poison Control Center recommends one product in your pet's medicine cabinet. It's called Hydrogen Peroxide and it helps to induce vomiting. The key is to know when to induce vomiting.
Anything that is caustic in nature, should not be brought back up, for instance, bleach or pool acid. Because if it burns on the way down, it will burn on the way back up.
Bottom line, keep anything poisonous out of paws reach. A great resource is the ASPCA's Poison Control website. The site features an interactive game that teaches kids about poisons in the home.
