Thanks to Pet Poison Helpline for finding this excellent article – the 5 most common items in your purse/bag that could poison your pet.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-karen-becker/pet-poison_b_1470638.html

Blue-Green Algae – a summertime swimming danger to dogs. If your dog likes jumping in lakes – be sure that you know when you should definitely NOT let them swim.

http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/jlee/2012/may/bluegreen_algae_poisonous_to_dogs#.T7QEL7_-x1O

Top 5 Toxins seen with Cats.

>http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/2012/04/top-five-feline-toxins/

Make sure to keep these poisonous plants away from your pets while gardening this year!

>http://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/pet-owners/basics/top-10-plants-poisonous-to-pets/

Now that spring is here — and with summer just around the corner — you’ll want to know which plants in your garden could be toxic to your pets. AVMA member Dr. Denise Petryk, an emergency medicine vet and co-owner of The Animal Emergency Clinic / Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center answers a reader’s question in a Q&A with the Seattle Times.

>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/tailsofseattle/2018180202_veterinary_qa_outdoor_plants_and_your_pets.html

Spring has sprung! We are all heading outdoors, sprucing up our lawns and planting flowers. Here are some tips on common Spring Pet Poisons.

>Spring has sprung! We are all heading outdoors, sprucing up our lawns and planting flowers. Here are some tips on common Spring Pet Poisons.

6 Foods (although I’m not sure I consider gum a food) to avoid giving your pet.

>http://www.vetstreet.com/learn/6-foods-you-should-never-feed-your-pet?WT.mc_id=cc_yahoo%3B6_foods_to_never_give_pet

Lilies are TOXIC to cats!

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Lilies are VERY toxic to cats (1-2 leaves can cause Acute Kidney Failure). This includes Easter Lilies, Tiger Lilies, Stargazers, Day Lilies and Asiatic lilies. The toxin is water soluble so even the water that the lily is kept in becomes toxic. Please avoid lilies in the house if you have cats. If your […]