Common Household Items Can Poison Pets
The ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control lists these products as the most common ones that can poison pets. These are not the only ones, just the most common ones.
Household Products
- Bleach
- Carpet fresheners
- Carpet Shampoo
- Essential oils
- Fabric softener sheets
- Grout
- Toilet cleaning tablets
- Vinegar and water
Medications and Cosmetics
- Adderall
- Petroleum jelly
- Aspirin, baby aspirin
- Bar soap and face wash
- Breath fresheners (Xylitol)
- Cigarettes and nicotine patches
- Ibuprofen and naproxen
- Kaopectate and Pepto Bismol
- Mosquito repellent with DEET
- Pseudoephedrine (and other nasal decongestants)
- Sorbitol
- Topical creams/ointments (read labels for ingredients)