Hooray for Summer! But the bright, sunny days of summer can also bring with them potential problems for your pets. Below is a list of various summer-time hazards to which your pet may be exposed and their relative toxicities.
*Please remember that regardless of toxicity level you should always contact your veterinarian if your pet ingests any of the following substances.
Low toxicity:
-Glow jewelry
-Most N-P-K fertilizers
-Plain Bone meal
-Mosquito coils or Dunks
-Charcoal briquettes
-Termite stakes, ant baits, yard insecticides, and roach baits
Moderate toxicity:
-Charcoal lighter fluids
-Moldy items from trash
-Yard or compost pile
-Diazinon or chlorpyrifos granules
-DEET-containing insect repellants
-Citronella lamps/torches
-Some Spring blooming bulbs
High toxicity:
-Pool chemicals
-Metaldehyde
-Zinc phosphide
-Methomyl
-Disulfoton
-Rodenticides
