Springbrook Animal Care Center, LLC

Animal Care : No Human Medicine

Naperville

While it may seem like a good idea to treat your pet's cold with some cough medicine from your cabinet, this can actually be very dangerous. While many animals share similarities with humans, they still have fundamental anatomic differences that can make medicine intended for people harmful, and even deadly, for animals. If you ever have any doubts about this, consider that for a human, chocolate can be a tasty snack. For a dog, however, it is a deadly poison. Many medicines intended for human use have not been tested for use with common household pets, such as dogs and cats. In fact, many human medicines we use today are actually known to be very deadly to cats and dogs.

Deadly Toxins for Pets

Things like naproxen and ibuprofen are some of the most common deadly toxins for pets. However, things like antidepressants, decongestants and acetaminophen can also pose some serious health risks to your pet. Many of these drugs have been known to cause serious issues like kidney and liver damage, seizures, and even heart attacks for cats and dogs.

If you are a pet owner, it is important that you keep your medicine in a secure place, one that would be difficult to reach for your pet. Also be sure that you never underestimate your animal, as they are often very clever and capable of reaching places you would think are safe. If you ever believe your pet has accidentally ingested some human medicine, call the 24-hour Animal Poison Control Center.

Human Medications Poisonous to Pets

The Springbrook Animal Care Center,LLC Napervlle,IL is a veterinarian clinic that educates pet owners on the dangers of human medicine for animals.