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Toxic effects of chocolate, including cocoa mulch, on animals

Even if you don't have a pet, please share this information with every dog or cat owner you know. Chocolate is one of life's great...
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Fabric softeners, dryer sheets and your pets

Looking for that fresh “April” scent found in fabric softeners when washing your clothes and your pets blankets, beds, and toys? Hang...
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Antifreeze kills Jake, Joey, and Nari

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Jake, Joey, and Nari, three beautiful and loved dogs, all from the same household in California, were poisoned by antifreeze a few...
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Beware of the pretty palm tree!

Tropical trees usually bring me visions of balmy ocean breezes and a hammock, but there is palm tree that is extremely dangerous to people and pets...
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The TEN most poisonous human medications for animals

  • Pets
  • January 12, 2009
Each night I give my Dad his evening Blood Pressure medication and there have been times when I’ve seen him lay it on the nightstand. Since...
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Is drinking hand sanitizer the new ‘eyeballing’?

The things kids will do to catch a buzz are limitless. Whether it is doing “whip-its” at the grocery store, drinking cough syrup, ...
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