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Atropine-Class Drug Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Atropine-class (antimuscarinic) drugs used as spasmolytics or eye drops can poison pets through overdose, causing dry mouth, excitement, dilated pupils, gut stasis and, severely, coma and breathing failure. A muscarinic agonist antidote reverses it.
Nitrite Poisoning (Methemoglobinaemia) in Dogs and Cats
Nitrites convert red blood cells' oxygen-carrying pigment into methaemoglobin, so tissues are starved of oxygen. Poisoned pets turn blue, seize and can die within minutes; a specific dye antidote reverses it.
Aflatoxin Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Aflatoxins from mouldy food damage the liver, causing vomiting, jaundice and lethargy and, with long exposure, liver failure. There is no antidote, so prevention and prompt toxin removal are key.
Food Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Food poisoning occurs when pets eat spoiled food whose bacteria have produced toxins. Signs are depression, vomiting, diarrhoea and a swollen abdomen, and severe cases can die within half a day without prompt care.
Onion Poisoning (Heinz Body Anaemia) in Dogs and Cats
Onions and related alliums oxidise red blood cells in dogs and cats, forming Heinz bodies and causing haemolytic anaemia with red-brown urine. Mild cases recover once onions are stopped; severe cases need transfusion.
Warfarin (Anticoagulant Rodenticide) Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Warfarin is an anticoagulant rodenticide that blocks vitamin K, so poisoned pets bleed internally and may die suddenly or bruise easily. Vitamin K1 and, in severe cases, transfusion are the core treatments.
Arsenic Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Arsenic compounds are extremely toxic and cause severe haemorrhagic gastroenteritis with later nervous-system and marrow signs. Removing the toxin and chelation therapy are the basis of treatment.
Sodium Fluoroacetate Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Sodium fluoroacetate is a deadly rodenticide that, like fluoroacetamide, blocks cellular energy production and strikes the brain and heart. Signs include vomiting, incoordination, wild running, seizures and rapid death.
Fluoroacetamide Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Fluoroacetamide is a highly toxic rodenticide that blocks the citric-acid cycle, hitting the brain and heart hardest. Poisoned pets vomit, lose control of bladder and bowels, then convulse and may die within minutes to hours.
Phosphamidon (Organophosphate Rodenticide) Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Phosphamidon is an organophosphate rodenticide that triggers the same cholinergic crisis as other organophosphates: vomiting, drooling, breathing difficulty, muscle tremor and seizures. Antidotal and supportive care gives a good chance of recovery.