PAWS Pet Poison Reference Library
Household Items Poisonous to Pets
Search detailed pet-poison guides covering human medications, household chemicals, foods, metals, pesticides, bait products, batteries, and other common toxic exposures. Each PAWS guide explains product identification, active ingredients, toxic mechanisms, poisoning symptoms, first aid, veterinary diagnosis and treatment, prognosis, prevention, and the research used to build the page.
Rodent Poisons (Rodenticides)
Anticoagulants · Bromethalin · Cholecalciferol · Phosphides
Pesticides — Rat, Mouse, and Rodent Baits
Slug Bait
Metaldehyde, iron phosphate, ferric sodium EDTA, methiocarb, and mixed molluscicide products
Pesticides and Garden Products - Neurologic, Iron, and Carbamate Molluscicide Hazards
Treated Wood
CCA · ACQ · Copper Azole · Creosote
Building Materials — Treated Wood and Preservatives
Venlafaxine (Effexor)
Venlafaxine hydrochloride; serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)
Human Antidepressant - Serotonergic, Adrenergic, Neurologic, and Cardiovascular Hazard
Xanax (Alprazolam)
Alprazolam · Xanax · Xanax XR
Human Medications — Benzodiazepines and Anti-Anxiety Drugs
Xylitol
Xylitol, also marketed as birch sugar
Sweetener and Consumer-Product Hazard - Canine Hypoglycemia, Hepatotoxicity, and Coagulopathy
Zinc
Elemental zinc, zinc-rich metal, galvanized coatings, zinc oxide, and soluble zinc salts
Metals and Minerals - Hemolytic, Gastrointestinal, Renal, Hepatic, Pancreatic, and Foreign-Body Hazards
Zolpidem (Ambien)
Zolpidem Tartrate · Ambien · Ambien CR
Human Medications — Sedative-Hypnotic Sleep Aids