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.

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Calculators (published thresholds)

Chocolate · dogs
Weight + chocolate type + amount eaten. Theobromine mg/kg verdict from mild GI upset to emergency.
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Xylitol (sugar-free gum) · dogs
Pieces of gum or grams of xylitol vs body weight. Hypoglycemia and liver-injury thresholds.
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Ibuprofen (Advil) · dogs
Tablets swallowed vs body weight. GI ulcer, kidney and CNS mg/kg bands.
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Onion & garlic · dogs
Amount vs body weight against the published percent-of-body-weight toxicity line.
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Acetaminophen (Tylenol) · dogs
Tablets swallowed vs body weight. Liver-injury and blood-toxicity mg/kg bands. Cats: see the emergency guide.
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Naproxen (Aleve) · dogs
Far more dangerous than ibuprofen: days-long half-life, ulcer and kidney thresholds from 5 mg/kg.
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Caffeine (coffee, pills, grounds) · dogs
Milligrams vs body weight, with real-world ballparks for cups, K-cups, and caffeine pills.
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Macadamia nuts · dogs
Grams vs body weight against the published 2.2 g/kg signs threshold. Chocolate-covered nuts get both calculators.
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Salt & play dough · dogs
Grams of salt vs body weight. Homemade play dough, salt-dough ornaments, and ice melt.
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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
Lilies · cats
Pollen, leaves, even vase water. Kidney failure risk and the 18-hour treatment window.
Emergency guide
Rat poison · dogs
Four different toxins sold as one product. Why the package changes the treatment entirely.
Emergency guide
Antifreeze · dogs & cats
Sweet taste, tiny lethal amounts, and an antidote window measured in hours.
Emergency guide
Raw bread dough · dogs
Rises inside the stomach while fermenting into alcohol. Bloat risk plus ethanol poisoning.
Emergency guide
Ibuprofen (Advil) · cats
Twice as sensitive as dogs, no safe dose. One tablet is a poisoning.
Emergency guide
Onion & garlic · cats
Red-cell destruction that surfaces 2-5 days later. Onion powder is the classic route.
Emergency guide

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Cited dose guides for OTC meds and supplements, dogs and cats.
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