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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Risk factors for carprofen toxicosis July 1, 2009 By:Donna Mensching, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT, Petra A. Volmer, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT A variety of risk factors exist for carprofen toxicosis. Animals with any previous reaction to the drug are at risk.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Toxicology Brief: Managing acute carprofen toxicosis in dogs and cats July 1, 2009 By:Donna Mensching, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT, Petra A. Volmer, DVM, MS, DABVT, DABT Carprofen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the propionic acid class, is commonly used in small-animal practice for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties.

Source: FIRSTLINE Cocoa mulch can be deadly to dogs March 10, 2009 E-mail raises awareness of landscaping dangers.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Potential toxins for "homebound" pets (Proceedings) October 1, 2008 By:Patricia Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT Dogs [mostly sight breeds] have been known to exhibit severe hyperthermia following ingestion of 'raw' or spent hops [Humulus lupulus].

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Molds and mushrooms: The good, the bad, and the ugly (Proceedings) October 1, 2008 By:Patricia Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT A fungus [plural: fungi] is a plant-like organism that lacks chlorophyll and is usually non-mobile, filamentous and multicellular.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Rodenticides: The old and the new (Proceedings) October 1, 2008 By:Patricia Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT Bromethalin is one of the lesser known rodenticides on the market, and poisoning in dogs and cats is most likely underreported.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Potential toxins for "in town" pets (Proceedings) October 1, 2008 By:Patricia Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT Xylitol poisoning is a recently recognized problem in dogs. Xylitol is a five carbon sugar alcohol [pentitol] that is used as a sugar substitute.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Moldy food and mycotoxins potential problems for pets October 1, 2008 By:Patricia Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT The term mycotoxin generally refers to secondary metabolites of molds growing on foodstuffs, and the synthesis of many mycotoxins is genetically controlled.

Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS Tasty treats pets should avoid (Proceedings) October 1, 2008 By:Patricia Talcott, MS, DVM, PhD, DABVT There have been numerous cases of dogs developing polyuric, oliguric or anuric renal failure within 12-72 hours of ingesting grapes and raisins.

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