OTC meds, human food top list of pet toxins in 2024March 18, 2025Check out the top ten list of pet toxins encountered by veterinary professionals in 2024, including OTC and prescription meds, household products, and hallucinogens.
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VPN Plus+ ExclusiveUpdates on Common Toxicology TopicsMarch 13, 2025In this session: Jennifer Hopkins, DVM, DABT, provides guidance on current topics in toxicology, including a focus on advances in understanding grape and raisin toxicosis in dogs, the emergency of different mushroom types in “magic mushroom” products, decontamination considerations with activated charcoal and chocolate, and considerations with fluid diuresis recommendations and intravenous lipid therapies. Up-to-date information about these topics is addressed, and applications for treating toxin ingestions is covered.
Reimagining approaches to pet intoxicationsJanuary 6, 2025The pivotal role of home-based interventions offers a timely solution to minimize the effects of intoxications before professional care is available.
'Dialysis-like' treatment saves dog after human drug overdoseDecember 11, 2024Learn about the ‘last-ditch effort’ of a veterinary team to remove the lethal dose of 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) from a three-year-old Australian Shepherd’s system.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveToxicology: Initial Approach and DecontaminationJuly 31, 2024Virginie Talbot-Wurlod, Vet Med, MSc, DACVECC, DECVECC, looks at how in companion animals, toxin ingestion often leads to emergency visits, necessitating rapid and effective management strategies. The initial approach is crucial for managing intoxicated pets, enabling rapid treatment planning and optimal outcomes. A spectrum of decontamination techniques are available and by understanding the risks and benefits associated with each technique, participants will gain insights into tailoring their approach to poisoned cases, ensuring the best possible outcomes for their animal patients.
Human medications lead list of top pet toxins in 2023, data showsMarch 7, 2024Food items, such as grapes, and raisins, come in a close second on the annual list released by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center (APCC)
How to treat toxin ingestionFebruary 5, 2024Intravenous lipid emulsions (ILEs) represent a valuable, cheap, and life-saving alternative to other more complicated and expensive treatments after ingestion of a lipophilic toxin or toxicant.
Is it mushroom poisoning or Addison's disease?February 3, 2024Reports of Amanita phalloides intoxication among dogs are relatively uncommon, but a 2022 case in California resulted in an unusual side effect.
Holiday hazards: 'Tis the season for sharing life-saving tipsDecember 19, 2023Delicious holiday foods are just one of the seasonal pitfalls facing clients and their pets. Help them stay accident-free with hazard management and avoidance tips from emergency, critical care, and toxicology experts and practitioners.
Mushroom-poisoned dog in California develops Addison's diseaseOctober 2, 2023Sadie, a 10-year-old black Labrador retriever that had accidentally eaten death cap mushrooms, is now on lifelong treatments for Addison’s disease brought on by the poisoning.
