Most common Poisons
According to VPI Pet Insurance Company, here are the most common poisonings among their clients’ pets between the years of 2005 and 2009.
Poison / No. of claims
- Drug reactions/accidental ingestion of drugs: 5,131
- Rodenticide: 4,028
- Methylxanthine: 3,661
- Plant poisoning: 2,808
- Household chemicals: 1,669
- Metaldehyde: 396
- Insecticide/organophosphate: 323
- Heavy metal toxicity: 288
- Toad poisoning: 270
- Antifreeze: 213
- Walnuts: 100
- Alcohol: 75
- Strychnine: 28
