Chars Dogs and Dog Info

There are numerous common household products that we think are harmless that can be deadly to our furry kids. In 2008, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, IL, handled more than 140,000 cases of pets being exposed to toxic household items, including beauty and cleaning supplies, insecticides and prescription medications. 

Here are some of the most common items that poisoned our pets in 2008.

1. The number one dishonor goes to human medications that made up for about 50,000 calls to the Animal Poison Control Center’s hotline in 2008. Pet are known to grab pill containers from nightstands or kitchen counters or just find a pill on the floor that they just eat like candy. You need to keep all your medications, both prescription and over the counter meds, put behind closed cabinet doors so that they can’t get to them. This means even Tylenol or Advil as well as decongestants and anti depressants. All of these can be lethal to pets. 

2. Nearly 39,000 cases of pets exposed to rodent bait and insecticides were reported in 2008. Be certain to place all toxic rodent baits way out of reach of nosey dogs who might think they smell good and eat it. Furthermore, make sure all types of insecticides are kept behind closed cabinet doors that dogs cannot get into. 

3. There were more than 13,500 calls of pets eating human food that was dangerous to pets. These items include raisins, avocado and citrus. Believe it or not, chocolate ingestion counted for more than half of those calls. Keep the chocolate products away from your pets!

4. Common household plants are pretty and keep your air clean, but if your furry friends decide to nibble on the stalks and stems of these plants, it could cause severe gastrointestinal troubles. There were more than 6,300 calls made about a pet chomping on plants. 

These are only the top poisonous items that the poison control center received calls on. It is best to keep anything that might be toxic or poisonous stored away from your pet at all times. 

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