Household Poisons
Many toxic products are labeled with warnings. Nevertheless, the toxicity of other products may not be immediately apparent, and your pet does not necessarily have to eat or drink something to ingest it; when grooming, your pet will swallow anything on his/her paws or body. Furthermore, some toxins can be absorbed directly through the skin or gums and still cause serious problems. If you don'¹ know if a product is safe, treat it as a potential poison. Store it in a tightly sealed container in a securely closed cabinet, preferably out of reach of your pet and children. Signs of poisoning in your pet include: drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, difficult or rapid breathing, changes in drinking or eating habits, lethargy, and neurological symptoms such as convulsions, loss of coordination, disorientation or coma. If your pet exhibits any of these symptoms, try to determine exactly what substance he/she ingested. Call your veterinarian immediately, with the product container on hand, and take along with you to the vet.
The following list includes common household items that must be kept out of the reach of your pets and children.
Acetaminophen Acetone Ant/bug traps and baits Anti-flea foggers Antifreeze Antihistamines Anti-rust agents Antiseptics Aspirin (ASA) Automobile batteries Automotive coolant Bath oil Bleach Boric acid Brake fluid Carburetor cleaner Chocolate Cleaning products Cockroach poison or bait Dandruff shampoo De-icers (to melt snow) Deodorants Deodorizers
| Detergents Diet pills Disinfectants Drain cleaners Dry-cleaning fluid Dyes Fertilizers Fire-extinguisher foam Fireworks Flea spray, powder or shampoo Fuels Fungicides Furniture polish Gasoline Hair coloring Heart pills Herbicides Ibuprofen Insecticides Insect repellents Kerosene Lamp oil
| Laxatives Lead Lead-based ceramics and paint Lighter fluid Liniments Lye Matches Medications Metal polish Mineral spirits Mothballs Moth repellents Motor oil Nail polish Nail polish remover Pain relievers Paint Paint remover Pastels (art crayons) Perfume Permanent-wave lotion Photographic Developers
| Pine-based cleaners Pine-oil products Plant food Rat/rodent poisons Road salt Rubbing alcohol Rust remover Shoe dye Shoe polish Sleeping pills Snail or slug bait Soaps Solder Solvents Stain removers Swimming-pool products Suntan lotion with cocoa butter Turpentine Weed killers Windshield-washer fluid Wood preservatives Zinc-based paint |