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The ASCPA reports that veterinarians received
approximately 5,200 calls in 2005 regarding
cleaning agents and disinfectants.
“Gastrointestinal irritation or even severe oral
burns could result with some cleaners, depending
on the circumstances of exposure,” says Dr.
Steven Hansen, Senior Vice President of the
ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center.
“Additionally, irritation to the respiratory
tract may be possible if a product becomes
inhaled.”
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Because dogs and cats eat off the floor and
often lick themselves clean, they are more
vulnerable than humans to toxic poisoning.
“Animals
have faster metabolisms and smaller lungs than we do...their
bodies have to work harder to try and eliminate
these toxins. Not only are they processing these
chemicals at a faster rate, they are also
breathing them in more rapidly.”
-- Excerpt from Pet Consumer Report
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“Any chemical that touches the skin can be
absorbed and spread throughout the body,”
says veterinarian Steven Blake. This same
absorption occurs every time a cleaning product
touches your dog’s feet or your skin. This can
happen even when you come into contact with a
surface that was treated with a chemical days or
even weeks earlier.”
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