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Toad Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Toad poisoning occurs when dogs or cats bite toads or lick toad eggs, skin secretions, or venom on wounds. Signs include heavy drooling, vomiting, irregular heartbeat, and seizures. Immediate flushing of the mouth and urgent veterinary treatment are critical.
Strychnine Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Strychnine (nux vomica) poisoning in dogs and cats causes sudden, severe nerve excitation. Affected pets become hyper-sensitive to sound and light, develop muscle twitching, seizures, and a rigid arching of the spine, and may die from respiratory paralysis. Immediate, calm veterinary care is essential.
Sulfonamide Antibiotic Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Sulfonamide antibiotics can poison sensitive pets or when overused, causing nervous signs, urinary crystal problems and blood-cell disorders such as anaemia. Stopping the drug, flushing the urine and supportive care are the main steps.
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.
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.
Lead Poisoning in Dogs and Cats
Lead is a heavy metal that most often poisons young pets after they chew paint, batteries or contaminated water. It causes nervous signs such as seizures, aggression and incoordination, plus anaemia and urinary irritation.
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.