Home Sweet Home. Yes, but with reservations. And it is safest that your house hides certain dangers for your pet … We refer to products that can be harmful and even lethal for her. In this sense, the American Veterinary Medicine Association (AVMA) has created the Dangers at home guide (yes, it has a Spanish version) to alert all pet owners about these seemingly harmless products that can have disastrous consequences. for our dear friends.
The guide is structured according to the rooms that usually make up a house. Thus, we find dangers in the kitchen materialized in foods such as coffee beans, chocolate, tea, avocado, onion, garlic … and even the garbage can itself, loaded with molds or harmful bacteria; in cleaning products, especially those containing bleaches and insecticides . Other potential enemies of our animals hide in the bathroom, such as soaps and cosmetics, medicines for humans and the toilet , if we have the bad habit of leaving it with the lid up. Other objects that can put the health of the pet in jeopardy can be kept in rooms and in the living room, such as mothballs, liquid medleys, coins (those minted after 1982 contain zinc), alkaline batteries and products containing tobacco . Also, the garage and patio can harbor other substances such as antifreeze, herbicides, insecticides, paints and even plants that can make the animal sick if ingested.
What to do if the pet is poisoned
What if the pet accidentally gets poisoned? From AVMA it is recommended not to waste a minute and immediately call the vet . It will be necessary to be forewarned to provide the expert with information such as the breed of the pet, its age, weight and any symptoms that the animal may present. Do not throw away the container of the product with which it has been intoxicated and keep a sample of the plant, if applicable, to help in the identification and that way the doctor gives you the best recommendation and treatment. Take the animal to the clinic if the vet tells you to.
