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🚨 In an emergency: the 4 steps
- Secure your pet and the substance. Take the packaging of whatever was eaten.
- Call your vet or emergency clinic — numbers below. Don’t wait for symptoms.
- Never induce vomiting unless a professional instructs you.
- Check the dose with our free calculators (QR-free shortcut: pawmultiverse.com → Tools).
📞 My emergency numbers (fill in now, not during the emergency)
| My regular vet | _________________________________ |
| Nearest 24h emergency clinic | _________________________________ |
| Backup clinic | _________________________________ |
| Pet poison hotline (if available in your country) | _________________________________ |
| Microchip numbers | _________________________________ |
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☠️ Never let your pet eat these
| Food/item | Danger | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Xylitol / “birch sugar” / E967 | 🔴 Extreme (dogs) | Sugar-free gum, mints, some peanut butters — tiny amounts can kill |
| Chocolate & cocoa | 🔴 High | Darker = worse; use our dose calculator |
| Grapes & raisins | 🔴 High (dogs) | No safe dose known — kidney failure risk; call always |
| Human painkillers | 🔴 Extreme | Paracetamol can kill a cat at ANY dose; ibuprofen ulcers/kidneys |
| Onion, garlic, leek, chives | 🟠 High | Raw, cooked or powder; symptoms delayed 1–5 days |
| Macadamia nuts | 🟠 High (dogs) | Weakness, tremors within 12h |
| Alcohol & raw yeast dough | 🟠 High | Dough expands and ferments in the stomach |
| Caffeine | 🟠 High | Coffee grounds and tea bags included |
| Lilies | 🔴 Extreme (cats) | Even pollen — kidney failure; all parts toxic |
| Avocado, mouldy food, cooked bones | 🟡 Moderate | GI trouble, obstruction and splinter risks |
⚠️ Go to the vet NOW if you see
Collapse or can’t stand · seizures · struggling to breathe · pale/blue/yellow gums · bloated hard belly (especially large dogs — bloat kills in hours) · male cat straining to urinate · repeated vomiting · suspected poisoning · unresponsive or “not right” after trauma.
🧰 Home emergency kit checklist
☐ Vet numbers filled in above ☐ Digital thermometer ☐ Saline wound wash ☐ Bandage roll + gauze ☐ Blunt scissors + tweezers ☐ Muzzle or soft cloth (pain makes gentle pets bite) ☐ Towel/blanket for transport ☐ Carrier accessible, not buried in storage ☐ Pet’s medication list & medical records photo on your phone
From pawmultiverse.com — free pet safety tools & guides. This sheet is general information, not veterinary advice.
