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Animal Emergency

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What to do for a poisoned animal:

Animal Poison Control Center (800) 548-2423

Your animal may become poisoned in spite of your best efforts to prevent it. Because of this, you should be prepared.

Your animal companions regularly should be seen by a local veterinarian to maintain overall health. You should know the veterinarian's procedures for emergency situations, especially ones that occur after usual business hours. You shold keep the telephone numbers for the veterinarian, the Animal Poison Control Center, and a local emergency veterinary service in a convenient location.

You may benefit by keeping a pet saftey kit on hand for emergencies. Such a kit should contain:

  • A fresh bottle of hydrogen peroxcide 3 (USP)

  • Can of soft dog or cat food, as appropriate

  • Turkey baster, bulb syringe or large medicine syringe

  • Saline eye solutions to flush out eye contaminants

  • Artificial tear gel to lubricate eyes after flushing

  • Mild grease-cutting dishwashing liquid in order to bathe an animal after skin contamination

  • Rubber gloves to prevent you from being exposed while you bathe the animal

  • Forcepts to remove stingers

  • Muzzle to keep the animal from hurting you while it is excited or in pain

  • Pet carrier to help carry the animal to your local veterinarian

    Take 30 to 60 seconds to safely collect and have at hand the material involved it will be of great benefit to the Center professionals as they determine exactly which poisons are involved. In the event that you need to take your animal to your veterinarian, be sure to take with you any product container. Also bring anything your pet may have vomited or chewed, collected in a zip-lock bag.

    If your animal is having a seizure, losing consciousness, unconscious or having diarrhea, you should contact your veterinarian immediately. Most veterinarians are consulting services of the Center. Depending on your particular situation, the veterinarian may want to contact the Center personally while you bring your animal to the hospital.

    Call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, and be ready to provide:

  • Your name, address and telephone number

  • Information concerning the exposure (the amount of agent, the time since occurrence) and what      the animal has been exposed to

  • Problems that the animal is experiencing