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Dog and cat exposures to hazardous substances reported to the Kansas State
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: 2009-2012
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Mahdi A
; Van der Merwe D
J Med Toxicol
2013[Jun]; 9
(2
): 207-11
PMID23381600
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Pet dogs and cats in the USA are commonly exposed to potentially hazardous
substances found in domestic environments. Requests for assistance and advice
received by the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory regarding exposures
in dogs and cats to substances perceived by their caretakers to be potentially
harmful included 1,616 phone calls, over a 3-year period covering 2009-2012.
Enquiries occurred more often during summer. Dogs were involved in 84.7 % of
calls and cats in 15.3 %. Oral exposures were reported in 95.5 % of calls, dermal
exposures in 3.7 % of calls, inhalation exposures in 0.6 % of calls, and
parenteral exposures in 0.2 % of calls. Therapeutic drugs were the most
frequently reported substances, accounting for 35.4 % of calls, followed by
household chemicals (15.5 %); foods (14.8 %); pesticides (13.9 %); plants (12 %),
industrial chemicals and fertilizers (3.6 %); cosmetics and personal care
products (2.8 %); and animal, insect, and microorganism toxins (2.1 %). Although
requests for information or assistance are not a measure of poisoning incidence,
it can provide insight regarding relative exposure rates, help to identify
changing exposure trends and emerging exposures, and reflect the public concern
regarding actual or apparent harmful exposures in pets.
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