Poison Safety Kit for Pets

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posted by Melissa Breyer May 22, 2008 12:00 pm

filed under: Pets, Safety, , Pets, poison

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By Melissa Breyer, Senior Editor, Care2 Healthy and Green Living

You love your cats and dogs like they were one of the family. And chances are, you’ve got a first aid kit in some form around the house in case something should happen to one of the human members of your family. But what about the animal members?

Pet owners should create a safety kit to keep on hand for poisoning emergencies involving their animals. According to the ASPCA, this kit should contain:

• A fresh bottle of hydrogen peroxide, 3 percent solution (USP).
• Can of soft dog or cat food.
• Turkey baster, bulb syringe, or large medical syringe.
• Saline eye solution to flush out eye contaminants.
• Artificial tear gel to lubricate eyes after flushing
• Mild grease-cutting dishwashing liquid to decontaminate skin.
• Skunk Off! or tomato juice (for skunk spray).
• Rubber gloves or tough gardening gloves.
• Forceps to remove stingers.
• Muzzle (a frightened animal may inadvertently bite).
• Several soft old towels.
• Pet carrier.

If you suspect you pet has consumed something toxic, call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: (888) 426-4435. There is a $60 consultation fee for this service; experts are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Want to do something about the threat to pets? Protect household animals from toxins by letting the FDA know that we need a new system of public health protections.

Sign the Protect Pets from Toxins Petition.

Learn more about The Surprising Poisons in Our Pets.

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Gini Brown says
May 30, 2008 11:59 AM

Animal safety comes in all ways. So many things can go awry.Most of all we need more people who are against Pet Renting to sign our petition to help ban this. Please take a look at this new form of mistreating our animals. Thank you in advance of your help.
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lillian l. says
May 29, 2008 8:02 AM

Take warinings very serious too. Especially dog spot flea treatments. I didnt and my cat was badly poisoned.

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Stevie S. says
May 24, 2008 6:59 PM

Join The cat lovers at a social netwrok for pets, post videos, photos of lost pets and more. http://www.streetbloggers.com

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