Pet Poison Advice and Emergency Helpline

Author: Pet Poison Helpline
Published: 2009/10/19 - Updated: 2016/06/11
Topic: Service and Therapy Animals - Publications List

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Synopsis: 24/7 Emergency service for poisoned pet advice for pet owners veterinarians and vets staff who require assistance treating a poisoned pet.

Introduction

Pet Poison Helpline is a service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for pet owners, veterinarians and vet staff who require assistance treating a potentially poisoned pet.

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It can happen so quickly. One instant your pet is frolicking around your home and the next he/she has been exposed to something poisonous and is starting to act strangely. You start to panic - and then call Pet Poison Helpline.

Pet Poison Helpline is a service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for pet owners, veterinarians and vet staff who require assistance treating a potentially poisoned pet.

Staff at Pet Poison Helpline can provide treatment advice for poisoning cases of all species, including dogs, cats, birds, large animals and exotic species.

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Pet Poison Helpline 800 213 6680
Pet Poison Helpline 800 213 6680
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As the most cost-effective option for animal poison control care, Pet Poison Helpline's fee of $35 per incident includes follow-up consultation for the duration of the poison case.

With expert staff in both animal and human medicine, Pet Poison Helpline provides a unique advantage since more than 50 percent of all pet poisonings involve human drugs.

Pet Poison Helpline staff consists of veterinarians, board-certified veterinary toxicologists, board-certified internal medicine and emergency critical care specialists, and doctors of pharmacy.

They are the only animal poison control with board-certified internal medicine specialists and emergency critical care specialists.

The phone number for Pet Poison Helpline is 800-213-6680

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