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How can I help my 4 and a half month old puppy if he ingested ant poison? He is throwing up his gums are a hit pale and he won’t eat
That sounds more like parvo, so see your veterinarian for a diagnosis as soon as you can. When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
12 year old Lab who was fine this morning is now salivating, has labored breathing, can't walk, is lethargic, has black colored diarrhea, won't eat and appears to have an infection in his eyes. Are these symptoms of poisoning?
A poison is possible but so are many other things - most of which are treated very differently. The severity of the symptoms that you describe make an appointment at your local emergency clinic today ideal.
Cat ate a Trifexis tablet for a 60 lb dog. Exhibited vomiting, lethargy, convulsions, and smelled of pesticide type odor some 12 hours later. Symptoms have mostly abated and has an appetite. Is he past the worst of this unfortunate accident? Thank you.
Consult the manufacturer's veterinarian for the best advice about this. When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
Dog drank mop water and is now vomiting quite a bit.
It really depends on exactly what floor cleaner was used and in what concentration. When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
My 10 pound cat got my 10 pound dog’s trifexis. What do I need to do?
Call and speak directly with the manufacturer about this - their contact information should be on the packagin or package insert.
My dog ate cimmercial rat poison. The kind that gets put down in stations at large bussinesses. She is not showing any symptoms yet except for drinking a lot of water. She is a medium sized dog.
When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
My husband and I didn’t know the other one gave our dog his flea and tick pill yesterday so he ended up getting one pill yesterday and one today.
It is probably fine but depends on the underlying health of your dog, so contact the manufacturer for the best advice about that.
What should I donif my dog ate fly bait
When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
Is Lisinopril harmful to dogs?
When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
I have two dogs that have lost so much weight and very sick after i used flea and tick collar
Contact the manufacturer (Adams) directly about that. That's odd when used as directed.
Can a living canine be tested for PFAS contamination?
I honestly don't know. You will need to contact a veterinary toxicologist about that - they are often found at your local veterinary school.
Someone where i live has been setting out antifreeze to the cats in the community an has killed a bunch of the cats off in here how can i stop this .
Contact your local humane society.
My 3-4 month old kitten either ingested mouse/rat pellets or ingested a mouse that consumed the poison. What would the symptoms be?
Honestly it depends on the active ingredient of the type of rat poison she ingested - there are many different kinds that cause very different symptoms. When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
Dog is just recovering from poison.hr has been treated by a verternary doctor.he is not eating anything.how to make him eat ?what are the foods came be given?
You really need to directly treat the cause of the inappetance, which depends on the type of toxin, so I'm not going to be able to properly advise you without more information except to say that it is ideal to have that veterinarian recheck him, run bloodwork, give anti-nausea injections and fluids if needed, etc.
How to maintain a healthy liver, kidneys etc... from the poison? to detoxify him
When a toxicity issue arises and you need immediate help, here are a couple of options: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center Phone Number: 1-(888) 426-4435 or websites like JustAnswer.com.
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