I wonder where it's located and if it is a large call centre......

Wouldn't a vet have the same information?  as the centre's read from a pre-determined script? is there anything on the web that could be printed out?

I have the one here for CDC in Atlanta and now will keep this  one handy..

thanks for sharing this.........

Too2

 

I used a  different hotline when I had a question about something my macaw got into and I couldn't find my vet.

 

This one is ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center operated from the Univ. of Illinois Veterinary Medical College.

1-888-426-4435

They bill $55 to your credit card and follow ups are free. They also called me back twice over the next two days to be sure he was OK.

Annie

 

Thanks Annie I added that one to my list! Nan

these are good tips but what if you dont have a credit card--how will they help you then--can you give your bank number or someting then ??

It may be worth calling and announcing that you do not have an emergency but you need information about other methods of payment besides a credit card. I feel sure they have other ways of accepting payment. Lots of people do not have credit cards.

Good luck.

Annie

Nan's message made it sound like the charge is added to your phone bill- so that sounds like you would not need a credit card.

 

I have been looking for the one Nan put here and it looks to me like the ASPCA one has combined with the National one. Phone numbers are different and cost has been different in several I found, but they all seem to lead to the ASPCA.  One said $25, one said $30, one said $45 and one says $55. Nan's says billed to phone, the others say billed to credit cards. I remember that I paid $45 billed to my phone, I think, but that was at least 15 years ago.

Also it looks like Canada is included in the service.

Someone else needs to look for poison control centers online and see if I am correct or if we need both numbers. They all do lead to Univ of Illinois.

 

BTW, a non emergency question telephone call costs $20 according to one place I read. Dang, that's awful. Maybe they mean vet info calls that are non-emergency.

Annie