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Dogs · Food safety My 10 kg dog ate some frozen vegetable stir-fry mix — are the water chestnuts in it safe for him? Yes, the water chestnuts themselves are safe. Peeled and sliced water chestnuts, whether raw, cooked, or… Cats · Emergency guide My 3 kg cat just chewed open a dusty, old silica gel packet I found in a forgotten shoebox — what should I do? First, read the packet. If it only says 'silica gel,' the beads themselves are inert and will pass through.… Cats · Food safety Is it dangerous if my 4.5 kg cat licked a plate that had a cream sauce cooked with a splash of white wine? It can be dangerous. Cooking doesn't eliminate all the alcohol, and cats are exquisitely sensitive to even… Dogs · Food safety My 15-pound dog with a sensitive stomach ate one bite of star fruit and now has diarrhea. Is that from the fruit? Yes, the star fruit likely caused the diarrhea, but the bigger risk is kidney damage. Star fruit is high in… Cats · Food safety My 4 kg cat just ate a small piece of persimmon that was left out and is now mouldy. What should I do? Call your vet now. Mould adds mycotoxins on top of the persimmon's usual risks of gut upset and potential… Dogs · Food safety My 25 lb dog ate a whole cooked and peeled kohlrabi bulb I left on the counter — is that too much? Yes, a whole bulb is an excessive amount and will likely cause stomach upset. Expect some vomiting or… Cats · Food safety Can a 7-week-old kitten eat a tiny bite of dragon fruit, and will the seeds be a problem for her small size? Yes, a tiny bite is fine. The soft flesh is safe in small pieces, though the skin and seeds will pass through… Dogs · Emergency guide My 22 kg dog ate just the skin of a ripe avocado left on the counter — is this dangerous? Yes — go to the vet now. Avocado skin contains a higher concentration of persin than the flesh, and a 22 kg… Cats · Food safety My 3 kg Siamese cat licked bacon grease off a plate this morning — is a cat this size really at risk from the fat and salt? Yes, size matters here. A 3 kg cat is far more vulnerable to the high salt and fat in bacon than a large dog… Cats · Food safety My 9 kg cat with chronic kidney disease sneaked a crust of baguette with poppy seeds on it — is that trace amount dangerous given her condition? Poppy seeds contain trace opiates, and while a few seeds on a crust of bread won't cause acute toxicity, your… Cats · Toxicity calculator My 4 kg cat ate half of a 5000 IU vitamin D3 gel cap — should I take her to the vet now even if she seems fine? Yes, go now. Half a 5000 IU gel cap means roughly 2500 IU ingested, and at 4 kg that is a significant dose of… Cats · Food safety My 14-year-old cat ate half a pitted date — what should I watch for over the next 24 hours? Dates are not toxic to cats, but they are very high in sugar and sticky — a 14-year-old cat's digestive… Dogs · Food safety My 3 kg, 8-month-old puppy ate a small handful of pine nuts — will his size and age make this more dangerous than for an adult dog? Yes — a 3 kg puppy has far less body mass to process that fat load, and his liver and pancreas are still… Cats · Food safety My 7-year-old, 3 kg cat just ate five fresh cranberries off my counter — what should I do right now? Check her mouth and the back of her throat first — cranberry stems can lodge there, and you want to make sure… Dogs · Food safety Is it safe to give my 6kg Chihuahua a pinch of ground cinnamon in his kibble every morning for the next six weeks? Yes, a daily pinch of ground cinnamon is generally safe for a 6kg dog, but monitor him closely. Large amounts… Cats · Emergency guide My 6 kg cat chewed the plastic cap off her joint supplement bottle. Could the adhesive inside be an expanding glue? Yes, this is an immediate veterinary emergency. The adhesive used to seal bottle liners is often… Cats · Food safety How can I stop my 3kg indoor cat from grabbing a half‑inch slice of deli turkey that sits on the kitchen counter for 10minutes before I notice? Store the deli turkey in a sealed plastic bag on a high shelf, out of the cat’s jumping range. I always place… Dogs · Food safety My 8-week-old Chihuahua (2 kg) swallowed a whole cooked chestnut — is that dangerous? It's safe — cooked peeled chestnuts are non-toxic to dogs and lower in fat than most nuts. That said, a 2 kg… Cats · Emergency guide My 4 kg cat got into my sertraline bottle and swallowed three pills two days ago. She seems fine now. Should I still worry about late symptoms? Yes. Sertraline is an SSRI, and symptoms from this class can appear up to 24 hours after ingestion, sometimes… Dogs · Food safety My 7 kg terrier ate two raw shallots he found on the sidewalk — what do I do right now in the first hour before the vet? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Line now — shallots are more concentrated than onions and… Dogs · Food safety My 6 kg beagle ate a pitted peach wedge that was left on the counter overnight — is the spoiled fruit dangerous for him? Spoiled peach flesh won't cause the life-threatening poisoning that the pit would, but overnight exposure… Dogs · Emergency guide My 20 kg dog just swallowed a whole cooked turkey neck 20 minutes ago. What's the first thing I should do? Call your vet or an emergency clinic now. Do not try to make him vomit, as sharp cooked bone fragments can… Dogs · Food safety Is it bad to give my 5 kg Chihuahua plain kefir every day? No, but watch for signs of upset stomach. Kefir is safe in small amounts, but daily feeding can cause stomach… Dogs · Emergency guide One of my 5 kg dogs ate autumn crocus leaves — what should I do with the others? Yes, call your vet. The leaves are toxic. Watch for vomiting, drooling, or lack of appetite in the others.… Cats · Emergency guide My 6-year-old cat just ate about 10 fertilizer pellets that were left out overnight and got damp. Is this an emergency? Yes, this is an urgent risk. Damp pellets can increase mould growth, which adds toxins on top of the existing… Cats · Food safety My 3 kg cat ate a tablespoon of butter, is it worse for her than the whipped cream she sometimes licks? No, both are high-fat dairy, but butter is more concentrated. A tablespoon of butter is a significant amount… Dogs · Food safety My 15 kg dog ate a chunk of raw spaghetti squash, including the skin. Is that okay? Yes, it's safe but not ideal. Raw squash is tough and the skin is fibrous, which can be hard for a dog to… Cats · Emergency guide My 4 kg cat got into an open iron supplement bottle and ate three tablets overnight — what should I do? This is an emergency — call your vet or the ASPCA Poison Control line at 888-426-4435 now. Three tablets… Cats · Food safety My 4 kg cat knocked over the grocery bag and swallowed a few raw catfish slices — is that safe, or should I call the vet now? Cooked and plain is where the green light is — raw catfish carries parasite risk your vet will warn about.… Dogs · Food safety My 10 kg dog ate a whole head of romaine lettuce and now has diarrhea — is lettuce a common trigger? Yes, a large volume of lettuce can easily cause diarrhea in a 10 kg dog. Lettuce is mostly water and fiber…

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