Category: Toxic

𝐙𝐢𝐧𝐜 is a trace mineral that has many different roles in the body, including growth, wound healing, vision and immunity. However, too much of a good thing is a bad thing!

NSAIDs are a common class of drug used as anti-inflammatories and pain control. Human examples you might know include aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen. We commonly use other NSAIDs in our veterinary species as well!

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 is exactly what the name suggests, toxicity from ingesting too much lead. There are several potential causes of this condition across species, but today we are going to talk about birds!

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧 is an 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞, which are common feed additives found in ruminant diets that helps promote growth. However, these compounds are 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 toxins, meaning that having too much is a bad thing!

𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭 plants contain the toxin 𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞, which causes liver damage. Other plant species that contain this toxin include 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 (rattleweed) and 𝐀𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐚 (tarweed).

What’s Easter without some 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞? Unfortunately for our pets, this makes this holiday quite dangerous, as chocolate can be quite toxic.

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 are a common plant around the Easter holiday, however they can be found in gardens and homes year round. There are actually over 4000 different species of lily, not all of which are toxic.

𝐗𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥 is an artificial sweetener found in candies, peanut butters, baked goods and gum. It can also be found in other products like chewable vitamins, some medications, toothpastes, etc.

𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 is a common type of clover found throughout North America, that is associated with liver disease in horses. Alsike clover’s scientific name is 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐡𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐦.

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐧 are plants of the Pteridium species, which are common in various places around the world. Bracken fern has several 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 (cancer-causing) toxins, which can cause issues for animals eating large amounts of the plant.