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Infographic for Veterinarians: Human Meds that Are Toxic to Pets

Posted by Joe Gargiulo | Thu, Apr 27, 2017 @ 01:10 PM

Dvm360 recently posted a powerful infographic about human medications that are toxic to pets, creating an opportunity for veterinary offices to offer sound advice to their clients. “Client handout: Top 10 human medications poisonous to pets” was written by veterinary toxicologist Dr. Ahna Brutlag and published on April 20, 2017.

DMV360 is an online portal of UBM Life Sciences – Veterinary that serves 60,000 veterinarians and their staffs with the top veterinary journals in the market, strong trade shows and conferences, custom media and continuing education products.

The article and infographic come out swinging with compelling evidence including the fact that "nearly 50% of the poisoning cases managed by Pet Poison Helpline involve human medications — both over-the-counter and prescription drugs."

The infographic is organized by the 10 most likely generic drug types and popular brand names that are poisonous to pets.

Veterinary offices that have open communication channels with pet owners should have no problem connecting the dots on how to share this. Nevertheless, here are a few options to consider:

  1. Print out copies and post them in several conspicuous places such as the waiting room, front desk and treatment rooms.
  2. Print out multiple two-sided copies and place them in a waiting-room document holder.
  3. Curate a short introduction like this article for the veterinary office blog or news page, and include a link to the infographic for pet owners to download.

Veterinary offices are wonderful conduits for disseminating the latest news to pet owners, whether it is during office visits for treatments or via the company website. The top-10 list of toxic human meds is just one more way of adding value to the existing relationships between veterinary offices, pet owners and pets.

Nevertheless, pet owners may not be able to afford veterinary services for a variety of reasons with even CareCredit presenting a level of difficulty because clients are required to apply for credit.

Other Measures for Veterinary Offices

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Pet parent write 2 – 4 checks to cover the cost of the veterinary services. The office deposits the checks on mutually-convenient dates over a 30-day window. Merchants receive guaranteed payment with each check deposit, and the pet owners rest assured knowing their pets have received proper care. Learn more by downloading our free guide.

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Topics: Veterinarians

Written by Joe Gargiulo

Marketing Specialist Joe Gargiulo has 25-plus years in marketing, communications and copy writing. As a writer, he enjoys connecting story leads to all aspects of the human experience.