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.
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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Pet Poison Helpline Offers Halloween Safety Tips for Pets
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