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Our Pets: Basic and Emergency Care and Info UPdated 03 28 02

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EMERGENCY ANIMAL CLINIC OF PHOENIX
2260 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE
(EAST OF I-17 ON GLENDALE)
602-995-3757

EMERGENCY ANIMAL CLINIC OF SCOTTSDALE
7501 W. McDOWELL ROAD (NEAR HAYDEN)
480-949-8001

EMERGENCY ANIMAL CLINIC OF PEORIA
99TH AVE AND PEORIA AVENUE
623-974-1526

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is a unique, emergency hotline providing 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week telephone assistance to veterinarians and animal owners. The Center's hotline veterinarians can quickly answer questions about toxic substances found in our everyday surroundings that can be dangerous to animals. There is a $45 consultation fee paid by the animal owner, veterinarian or product manufacturer.
888-4ANI-HELP (888-426-4435)
Animal Poison Control Center
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=apcc

National Poison Prevention Week: March 17-23 20002

If you have a poisoning emergency, call
1-800-222-1222.
If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 9-1-1.
American Association of Poison Control Centers
http://www.aapcc.org/

Chemical emergency poison control
http://www.disastercenter.com/poison.htm

Poison Center Lists
http://www.aapcc.org/pcclists.htm

ARIZONA POISON CONTROL CENTERS

Arizona Poison & Drug Info Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 1156
1501 North Campbell Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85724
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
1111 E. McDowell--Ancillary 1
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Arizona Poison Page Poison on the Web This page is devoted to venomous animals, poisoning, toxicity, and chemical hazards. Venomous Animals and Posionous Plants Toxic Chemicals Toxicology and Poisoning Subject Guides UCSF Galen : Knowledge Resources
Arizona Poison on the Web Page
http://educ.ahsl.arizona.edu/poison.html

CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION! Antifreeze - Coolant can be deadly to pets!

It's the time of year when we might be topping off the radiator with some anti-freeze to get ready for the colder winter and hotter summer weather. I urge you to take great care if you keep any of this substance around your house.

The ASPCA and National Animal Poison Control Center have issued the following warning:
"Antifreeze/coolant has a sweet taste and can be attractive to pets (and children). Ethylene glycol is the most dangerous and also the most common form of antifreeze.

Unfortunately, very small amounts can be lethal to pets (and children). As little as ONE TEASPOON of antifreeze can be deadly to a cat; less than four teaspoons can be dangerous to a 10-pound dog."

The following are guidelines for pet owners to follow to avoid pet exposures to antifreeze.

--ANTIFREEZE POISONING PREVENTION TIPS:
--Clean up antifreeze spills immediately.
--Check your car regularly for radiator leaks.
--Always store antifreeze containers in areas that are inaccessible to your pets.
--Never allow your pets to have access to the area when you are draining antifreeze from your car.
--Propylene glycol is a less toxic form of antifreeze and should be used instead of ethylene glycol.

If you suspect your pet has ingested antifreeze, contact your vet IMMEDIATELY! Keep those emergency numbers close by the phone.

PET-PROOFING KITCHEN INCLUDES HANGING TOWELS OUT OF SIGHT

DEAR ABBY:
I am grief-stricken. Yesterday my husband and I faced the awful experience of putting our 3-year-old chocolate Labrador to sleep. For two or three days, he wouldn't eat or drink, and was lethargic and vomiting. We took him to the emergency vet hospital. The vet examined him and found "something" in his abdomen, which would require
surgery to remove. What they found in his intestines was part of a kitchen towel.

Unfortunately, the tissue around the towel was infected and dead from the lack of blood supply to his intestines.
The damage was worse than anticipated, and he began bleeding internally. He was too weak to make it, and we had to put him to sleep. To say that we're devastated is an understatement.

I always hang a kitchen towel on the handle of the oven on which to dry my hands, remove things from the oven,
etc. The towel probably smelled like food, which prompted him to chew it. To top it off, when we came home from the surgery, our 1-year-old puppy threw up the other portion of the towel!

Abby, please make other pet owners Aware of this potential hazard. If sharing my story can spare someone else the devastation of losing a pet to something so avoidable, I'll gain some comfort.

-- KELLEE IN TEMECULA, CALIF.

DEAR KELLEE:
Please accept my sympathy for the sad loss of your dog. I'm printing your letter as a warning to pet owners.

While I thought what happened to your beloved pet was a freak accident, a staff member recalled that something similar had happened to a dog belonging to one of his relatives.

Remembering Our Pets Through the Holidays

Remembering Our Pets Through the Holidays

EMERGENCY ANIMAL CLINIC OF PHOENIX
2260 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE
(EAST OF I-17 ON GLENDALE)
602-995-3757

EMERGENCY ANIMAL CLINIC OF SCOTTSDALE
7501 W. McDOWELL ROAD (NEAR HAYDEN)
480-949-8001

EMERGENCY ANIMAL CLINIC OF PEORIA
99TH AVE AND PEORIA AVENUE
623-974-1526

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is a unique, emergency hotline providing 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week telephone assistance to veterinarians and animal owners. The Center's hotline veterinarians can quickly answer questions about toxic substances found in our everyday surroundings that can be dangerous to animals. There is a $45 consultation fee paid by the animal owner, veterinarian or product manufacturer.
888-4ANI-HELP (888-426-4435)
Animal Poison Control Center
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=apcc

National Poison Prevention Week: March 17-23 20002

If you have a poisoning emergency, call
1-800-222-1222.
If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call 9-1-1.
American Association of Poison Control Centers
http://www.aapcc.org/

Chemical emergency poison control
http://www.disastercenter.com/poison.htm

Poison Center Lists
http://www.aapcc.org/pcclists.htm

ARIZONA POISON CONTROL CENTERS

Arizona Poison & Drug Info Center
Arizona Health Sciences Center, Room 1156
1501 North Campbell Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85724
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Samaritan Regional Poison Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
1111 E. McDowell--Ancillary 1
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Emergency Phone: (800) 222-1222

Arizona Poison Page Poison on the Web This page is devoted to venomous animals, poisoning, toxicity, and chemical hazards. Venomous Animals and Posionous Plants Toxic Chemicals Toxicology and Poisoning Subject Guides UCSF Galen : Knowledge Resources
Arizona Poison on the Web Page
http://educ.ahsl.arizona.edu/poison.html
Our Pets: Emergency Care and Info
http://www.neighborhoodlink.com/public/genpage.html?nid=444270825&nneighid=402048063&nsupercity=559970528

CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION!

EASTER LILIES AND YOUR CAT: BEWARE!

Part of being the responsible pet owners that we all aspire to be, is to be aware of the many different health issues facing your pet.

Excluding dangerous plants from our cat's environment is one very important way of ensuring a safer, healthier,and happier home for our beloved feline companions.

At this time of year many of us urchase Easter Lilies to display in our homes as a beautiful symbol of the coming holiday. As cat owners, we must be aware that Easter Lilies can be deadly
to felines.

The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, the Cat Fanciers' Association, want to be sure we are all aware of the dangers of the Easter and other types of lilies.

There are many alternative plants, equally beautiful, that we can display in our homes during this season.

Experts say that the Easter lily, tiger lily, rubrum, Japanese show lily, some species of day lily, and certain other members of the Liliaceae family, if ingested, can cause kidney failure in cats.

ALL PARTS of these lilies are considered toxic to cats and consuming even tiny amounts can be life threatening.

Other Lilies to avoid if you have a cat in your home include:
GLORY LILY - Gloriosa Superba
TIGER LILY - Lilium tigrinum
STARGAZER LILY - Lilium orientalis
RUBRUM LILY - Lilium speciosum rubrum
ASIAN LILIES - Lily asiatic delicious
ASIAN LILIES - Lily asiatic montreaux

Cat owners are encouraged to consider these safer
alternatives:
Easter Orchids
Easter Lily Cactus
Easter Daisy or violets.

For more information about these and to see photos of the dangerous lilies, you can visit:
Cat Fanciers' Association
http://www.cfainc.org/

Be safe and protect your beloved pets.

Easter Lillies can be deadly to pets!

DEAR ABBY:
Last Easter, an unfortunate incident occurred in our home. I would like to share it with your readers so they won't suffer the heartbreak we did.

Like so many people, I bought an Easter lily for the holiday. My 6-month-old kitten chewed the ends off a couple of the leaves -- and died on Easter morning.

A few days later, I learned from the poison control center that Easter lilies are highly toxic to felines and cause acute renal failure that results in certain death. They are not toxic to dogs or humans.

Several veterinarians were unaware of this plant's toxicity to cats, and my own veterinarian has it listed as a safe plant.

The plant industry should label toxic plants as such on the care labels so that pet owners won't lose a beloved member of their household in such a preventable way as we did. Your
animal-loving readers should write to their state representatives and demand that these warnings be made law.

-- SUE VON ESCHEN,
ROCKFORD, MICH.

DEAR SUE:
Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your pet. Your letter is an important one, because many experts are unaware of the danger Easter lilies can pose to felines. I called the
Los Angeles poison control center to confirm what you've written.

Cat lovers, listen up!

With the Holiday Season upon us, let's take a few minutes to remember our furry and winged family members. Through the holiday seasons we need to be generous but careful with the treats. Chocolate, fat, and salt are not good for us humans, but can be downright toxic for our pets.

Tinsel - It is an alluring toy for our pets. All shiny and pliable. Make sure that it's high enough on your tree that your pets cannot play with it. Ingested tinsel can make for an emergency. It can wrap around your pets' intestines; killing them.

With fire works on New Year's, let's make sure the pets are locked up safely and have proper ID in case of accidental separation from their owners.

Having ID, whether it's a name tag or a county animal control number; (with name and current contact information) is especially dear to my heart. That is how my own dog, Greta, was returned to me after she was frightened by gun shots and lost in the desert for two weeks.

Thanks,
Sonja
Phoenix

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