Episode 11 - EXTRA Bonus Episode! Toxicology in Dogs and Cats

What would you do? Tell usEpisode 11 - EXTRA Bonus Episode! Toxicology in Dogs and CatsIt’s Easter… which means chocolate, hot cross buns, daffodils… and a waiting room full of potential toxicology cases.In this bonus episode, we’re diving into the common toxins we see in dogs and cats — with a seasonal focus on the Easter classics (yes, we’re looking at you, raisins, chocolate, and garden-loving puppies with a taste for daffodils).We talk through how we approach these cases in real-world practice, including:• The most common toxicities in dogs and cats • Easter-specific risks and why this time of year gets busy fast • How to identify toxic exposures early • Practical treatment approaches and monitoring decisions • When to escalate, when to admit, and when to breathe again • The mysterious world of intralipid therapy • Tremorgenic toxins and those slightly chaotic neurological presentationsAs always, this isn’t textbook toxicology — it’s practical discussion from the consulting room and prep area, covering the cases we actually see and the decisions we actually have to make.If you want a seasonal clinical refresher (before the Easter chocolate disappears into the wrong patient), this episode’s for you.For more information in all the toxicities we mention within the podcast, please visit our BLOG post at https://www.chattyvets.com/blog      <-- Click here!* To be clear, alcohol is NOT a chelating agent in ethylene glycol toxicity, it simply acts 'like' one by inhibiting alcohol dehydrogenase. In doing so it blocks the conversion of ethylene glycol into it's toxic metabolites. ** Within the episode we say that we think Bromethalin is a vitamin K antagonist - CORRECTION: Bromethalin is not an anticoagulant rodenticide; it is a neurotoxin that kills rats and mice. It works by disrupting cellular energy production in the central nervous system (CNS), leading to brain swelling, paralysis, and death.