{"id":3820,"date":"2012-08-06T20:24:18","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T03:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/?p=3820"},"modified":"2012-08-06T20:24:18","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T03:24:18","slug":"important-human-medicines-can-be-poison-to-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/2012\/08\/important-human-medicines-can-be-poison-to-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Important!  Human Medicines can be poison to pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an excellent article on how medications that we humans take to help with health challenges can sometimes help but can often harm our own pets health.&nbsp; We have received questions from pet owners over the years asking if it is ok to give their pet *** or *** and we always say &#8220;DON&#8217;T&#8221;&nbsp; not until you talk to your vet first.<\/p>\n<p>Below has good information on what some of the more common medicines found in our homes can do when our pets get them:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"author vcard\"> <\/span> <span class=\"source-org vcard story_source\"> <\/span>&#8220;<em>Dr. Dorothy Black, clinical assistant professor at the Texas  A&amp;M University College of Veterinary Medicine &amp; Biomedical  Sciences (CVM), shared suggestions for keeping cats and dogs safe from  potentially toxic human foods. This week she discusses some common  over-the-counter and prescription medications that are toxic to pets.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> &ldquo;Many homes have these medications, and it can be surprisingly easy for  pets to get a hold of them,&rdquo; Black said. &ldquo;Whether pets open bottles,  chew on tubes, lick topical medication, or just pick up dropped pills  off the floor, these medications pose particularly dangerous threats.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Even the most common over-the-counter medications can be dangerous.  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, such as naproxen, ibuprofen,  acetaminophen, and aspirin can be highly toxic to dogs and cats.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> These human medications can have profound effects on the  gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, liver, and hemoglobin in red blood  cells. Unfortunately, there is no specific antidote and an overdose  often requires hospitalization and supportive care.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Most cases of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories toxicity have a prognosis of &ldquo;good&rdquo; to &ldquo;guarded&rdquo; depending on clinical signs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> &ldquo;It is best not to give any NSAIDs to pets, unless under the direct  supervision of your veterinarian,&rdquo; Black said. &ldquo;And keep medications out  of the reach of pets. Pets are naturally drawn to objects that we touch  often and pill bottles are regularly handled, so they carry our scent.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From:&nbsp; http:\/\/bdtonline.com\/pettalk\/x1962241690\/Human-medicines-can-be-poison-to-pets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an excellent article on how medications that we humans take to help with health challenges can sometimes help but can often harm our own pets health.&nbsp; We have received questions from pet owners over the years asking if it is ok to give their pet *** or *** and we always say &#8220;DON&#8217;T&#8221;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[311],"tags":[1788,1787,71],"class_list":["post-3820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-health","tag-nsaids-and-pets","tag-pet-home-remedies","tag-pet-medication"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4QGM2-ZC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3821,"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3820\/revisions\/3821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vetlocator.com\/dailypaws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}