EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF INTOXICATION

GOAL: Prevention of further absorption of poison

-       After administering first aid go immediately to your veterinarian in all cases
-       Let someone warn the veterinarian immediately that you are coming after administering first aid

A. Induce vomiting if the poison was internally absorbed:

a.      ingestion of the poison occurred less than 3 hours before presentation
b.      the animal has a normal gag reflex and is not convulsing or very depressed (danger of choking)
N.B.: If the product ingested was a petroleum distillate, strong acid or base then do NOT induce vomiting but go immediately to your veterinarian!

How to induce vomiting:
a.      CATS: a dose of IPACAC syrup 6,6 ml/kg is recommended
b.      DOGS: a  20% solution of common salt with water should be administered according to the size of the dog (50ml to 500ml)
c.      CATS & DOGS: after vomiting administer activated charcoal slurry (10ml/kg of 1gr of activated charcoal/5ml of water)

N.B.: Take care to have a first aid kit for your animals at hand at all times!

- IPACAC syrup can be obtained at the pharmacy
- activated charcoal (carv‹o activado) can be obtained at the pharmacy
- plastic bottles with a spout or hole in the cap can be useful for the oral
  administering of liquids
  
B. Remove the poison from the skin and hair coat if the poison
     was cutaneously absorbed (through the skin)

How to remove the poison:
Remove the flea collar if that is the (suspected) toxic source.
Wash the animal in warm, soapy water, rinse and repeat that one time.
Shower it with warm water for 10 minutes afterwards.

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