Poison-Related Emergency In Companion Animals

Question 1

What are the most common compounds toxic for dogs and cats?

Question 2

What are the most common methods to treat corrosive or toxic substance coming into contact with the eye and skin?

Answer 2

warm water, saline

Question 3

What are the most common methods to treat corrosive substance injested?

Answer 3

• don’t induce vomitting
• milk,water to dilute toxic substance
• capsule activated charcoal

Question 4

What are the most common methods to treat small amount of paint or tar?

Answer 4

clip the hair

Question 5

What are the most common methods to treat corrosive or toxic substance coming into contact with the eye and skin?

Answer 5

• corrosive or toxic eye & skin contact - warm water, saline
• paint or tar (small)- clip the hair
• larger, resin - vegetable oil/butter
• poison - induce vomitting (cooking salt, hydrogen peroxide solution)
• corrosive substance injected -

Question 6

What are the most common methods to treat larger paint/tar or resin?

Answer 6

paint/tar - vegetable oil
resin - vegetable oil/butter

Question 7

What are the most common methods to treat poison?

Answer 7

induce vomitting (cooking salt, hydrogen peroxide solution)

Question 8

What are the pros and cons of activated charcoal?

Answer 8

• pros: absorbs majority of toxin and stops it from leaving stomach
• cons: does not bind to all agents, so for alcohol or iron it would be no use

Question 9

What are the three most common acidic/alkaline corrosive products?

Answer 9

• acidic - toilet bowl cleaners, swimming pool cleaning agents, care batteries
• alkaline - drain openers, dishwasher detergents

Question 10

anticoagulant rodenticide

Type

Answer 10

warfarin and congeners

Question 11

anticoagulant rodenticide

Source

Question 12

anticoagulant rodenticide

Treatment

Question 13

Metaldehyde Poisoning

Signs

Question 14

Metaldehyde Poisoning

Sources

Question 15

Metaldehyde Poisoning

Treatment

Question 16

chocolate toxicosis

Dark vs milk chocolate

Question 17

Ethylene glycol toxiocosis

Signs

Question 18

Ethylene glycol toxiocosis

Sources

Question 19

Ethylene glycol toxiocosis

Seasonality

Question 20

Ethylene glycol toxiocosis

Treatment

Question 21

strychnine poisoning

Signs

Question 22

strychnine poisoning

Sources

Question 23

strychnine poisoning

Treatment

Question 24

What are the most common plants that are toxic to dogs and cats?

five

Question 25

Poison or not

Bread dough

Question 26

poison or not

macadamia nuts

Question 27

poison or not

grapes or raisins

Question 28

poison or not

xylitol

Question 29

Permethrin toxicosis in cats

Question 30

Gastric dilation and volvulus or bloat

Main Features

Question 31

Heatstroke in dogs

How to treat it

Question 32

Heatstroke in dogs

How to prevent it