Pet ate something bad?

Weight-based severity calculators built on published mg/kg thresholds, and call-first guides for toxins with no safe amount. Every number cited to its source.

Symptoms already showing? Skip the math. Call now.

Collapse, seizures, repeated vomiting, or trouble breathing: go to an emergency vet immediately.

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Calculators (published thresholds)

Chocolate · dogs

Weight + chocolate type + amount eaten. Theobromine mg/kg verdict from mild GI upset to emergency.

Xylitol (sugar-free gum) · dogs

Pieces of gum or grams of xylitol vs body weight. Hypoglycemia and liver-injury thresholds.

Ibuprofen (Advil) · dogs

Tablets swallowed vs body weight. GI ulcer, kidney and CNS mg/kg bands.

Onion & garlic · dogs

Amount vs body weight against the published percent-of-body-weight toxicity line.

No safe amount: act now

Grapes & raisins · dogs

No established threshold. Kidney failure has followed small amounts. What to do right now.

Emergency guide

THC edibles · dogs

Why edibles hit dogs harder, what signs mean, and when it is ER-level.

Emergency guide

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) · cats

Cats cannot metabolize it. A single tablet is an emergency. Steps and hotlines.

Emergency guide

Pollen, leaves, even vase water. Kidney failure risk and the 18-hour treatment window.

Emergency guide

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