What to do in the first hour?
Complete pages with danger level, symptoms, timing, immediate steps, mistakes to avoid, vet call and prevention.
Educational content. Any real emergency requires immediately calling a vet or pet poison center.
- 🐶Critical
My dog ate chocolate
Chocolate contains theobromine, toxic to dogs. The dangerous dose depends on the dog's weight and chocolate type (dark > milk > white).
Symptoms within 6–12 h. Acting within the first hour is critical.Open guide - 🐶Critical
My dog ate grapes
Grapes (fresh or dried) can cause acute kidney failure in dogs. The toxic dose is unpredictable — even a few can be enough.
Symptoms within 6–24 h. Treatment must start as early as possible.Open guide - 🐶High
My dog ate onion
Onion, garlic, shallot and leek destroy a dog's red blood cells (hemolytic anemia). Raw, cooked or powdered — all remain toxic.
Signs within 1–5 days. Repeated small exposures may be enough.Open guide - 🐱Critical
My cat chewed on a lily
All true lilies (Lilium, Hemerocallis) are extremely toxic to cats. Even pollen or water from the vase can cause fatal kidney failure.
Kidney damage within 12–72 h. The first hour is decisive.Open guide - 🐱Critical
My cat swallowed paracetamol
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is extremely toxic to cats, which cannot metabolize it. A single tablet can be fatal.
Symptoms within 1–4 h.Open guide - 🐶Critical
My dog ate chewing gum (xylitol)
Xylitol causes a sharp drop in blood sugar and liver damage in dogs. Found in gum, toothpaste, sugar-free baked goods.
Hypoglycemia within 30 min – 1 h. Liver damage up to 72 h later.Open guide - 🐰Critical
My rabbit ate oleander
Oleander contains cardiac glycosides. A few leaves can kill a rabbit within hours.
Symptoms within 1–4 h.Open guide - 🐶High
My dog swallowed a cooked bone
Cooked bones (especially chicken, rabbit) splinter into sharp shards. They can pierce the esophagus, stomach or intestines.
Symptoms may appear within 24–72 h.Open guide - 🌡️Critical
Heatstroke (dog, cat, rabbit)
Heatstroke can kill in under an hour. Brachycephalic breeds (bulldogs, Persians) and rabbits are especially vulnerable.
Cooling within 30 minutes changes the prognosis.Open guide - 🐶Critical
My dog ate rodenticide
Most rat poisons are anticoagulants: they cause invisible internal bleeding for several days.
Visible symptoms only 2–5 days later. Too late to wait.Open guide - 🐰High
My rabbit stopped eating (GI stasis)
In rabbits, not eating for > 12 h is an emergency: their gut must move constantly.
Critical window: 12–24 h.Open guide - 🐱High
My cat swallowed string or an elastic
Linear foreign bodies (string, dental floss, elastic) can saw through a cat's intestines. A common surgical emergency.
Symptoms within 12–48 h.Open guide