{"id":304022,"date":"2025-11-19T19:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-aspca-poison-control-center-what-is-toxic-and-maggie-oh-maggie-mcconnell-publishing-inc\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:37:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:37:39","slug":"the-aspca-poison-control-center-what-is-toxic-and-maggie-oh-maggie-mcconnell-publishing-inc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=304022","title":{"rendered":"The ASPCA Poison Control Center, What is Toxic, and Maggie. Oh Maggie. \u2013 McConnell Publishing Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Some of you might have read<\/strong> my September 29th post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/theotherendoftheleash\/fall-at-the-farm-and-nashville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maggie and her unfortunate adventure<\/strong><\/a> with a ZZ plant. To briefly recap: I brought a new plant home, called a ZZ plant, or <em>Zamioculcas zamiifolia. <\/em>While we were out, Maggie ate prodigious quantities of it, threw up mountains of vomit all over our just-professionally cleaned oriental carpet, and then spent the afternoon and evening in absolute misery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-81698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0016.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0016.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0016-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0016-1024x762.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0016-768x572.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0016-600x447.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I was miserable myself<\/strong> struggling with how best to handle the situation. I called an emergency vet clinic\u2013who explained this wasn\u2019t life threatening, because although the plant is known to cause discomfort from the large amount of oxylates crystals in it, it only causes temporary \u201cirritation and pain,\u201d which should resolve soon. It didn\u2019t. Not being an herbivore, apparently Maggie didn\u2019t get the memo, and the more of the plant she ate, the more her mouth and stomach bothered her. Maggie suffers on rare occasion from acid stomach, and I always know when it bothers her, because she\u2019ll delicately nibble on a house plant\u2013just a nibble, never more. Until the attack of the ZZ plant. Maggie\u2019s vet and I speculate that she got stuck into a dangerous loop\u2013the more her mouth, esophagus and stomach burned, the more she felt compelled to eat more of the plant. Like dogs tend to chomp on grass if their stomach bothers them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By eight o\u2019clock,<\/strong> Maggie appeared to be in increasing pain, known in the field of veterinary medicine as \u201cbreaking an owner\u2019s heart\u201d pain. Feeling a need for more help I called <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/aspca-poison-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASPCA Poison Control<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>(The number is 888 426-4435.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ve had great luck with them years ago, <\/strong>when Maggie (always Maggie!) ate a partially-chewed gummy dropped by a friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a screen shot from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/aspca-poison-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their home page:<\/a><\/strong><em> (Click on the link, not the image!)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82010 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM.png 1698w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM-956x1024.png 956w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM-768x822.png 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM-1435x1536.png 1435w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-at-2.22.40-PM-600x642.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1698px) 100vw, 1698px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>And so, even though I knew<\/strong> there was a charge, ($115 now) I was grateful to talk to a specialist. I also expected to wait on hold for awhile. I sat on the couch, stroking Maggie\u2019s head, trying to watch a movie. I kept checking my phone for an update, but it felt like forever until I looked at my phone for the hundredth time, and it said \u201cCall failed.\u201d Argh! By that time, Maggie appeared to be in abject agony, so I called a second emergency clinic, and we decided that I could give her Tramadol, which I had in the doggie-drug drawer, instead of bringing her in. I did, and she went to sleep in 20 minutes. Phew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I week or so later, to my surprise, <\/strong>I found an email in my inbox from Nicole Martin, the Senior Director of Business Development for the ASPCA\u2019s Poison Control Center. Full of compassion, Nicole was concerned that I wasn\u2019t able to reach them successfully. What number did you call? What number did you call from? She wanted to ensure that something like this didn\u2019t happen again. I emailed back, and we ended up having an almost hour-long phone conversation, joined by Dr. Catherine Dzienisiewski, a boarded toxicologist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First, I learned that Nicole<\/strong> had looked up my call. It had lasted 29 minutes (Time being relative, I would have sworn it was more like 45 minutes. Sigh.) and came up on their end as \u201cCall Abandoned.\u201d Whoops. Nope, I didn\u2019t give up, I just looked at my phone and saw \u201cCall failed.\u201d But then, Nicole reached out, (and is working on why each side got a different message), and several good things came out of my attempt to contact the Hotline. I hope what I learned is of value to dog lovers everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First, let\u2019s talk about potential problematic plants and pets <\/strong>by looking at how we interpret two words, \u201ctoxic\u201d and \u201cirritation.\u201d When I bought the ZZ plant, I was told at the nursery that it wasn\u2019t toxic, but could cause mild irritation. Meaning, to me, that it couldn\u2019t harm the dogs in any significant way. Toxic is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/toxic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defined by Mirriam-Webster<\/a><\/strong> as \u201c<span class=\"dt \"><span class=\"dtText\">containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of <em>causing death or serious debilitation<\/em>.\u201d (my italics) And, it is true that ZZ plant is not one of the plants known to kill our dogs, unlike, for example, a plant like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petmd.com\/dog\/sago-palm-poisoning-dogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sago Palm<\/strong><\/a>, in which even one seed can kill a dog. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"dt \"><span class=\"dtText\">But, as Dr. D reminded me, everything can be toxic, even water, depending on the dose. The lesson here is that the word \u201ctoxic\u201d can be used in different ways\u2013we need to look more closely at the details.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The other word I thought a lot about is \u201cirritation.\u201d<\/strong> If you are irritated you are, what, mildly annoyed? But biological irritation is another thing altogether\u2013Maggie\u2019s mouth, esophagus, and stomach were not mildly annoyed\u2013given the quantity of leaves that she ate, it must have felt like her entire insides were on fire. [Note: It is suggested by many to give dogs who eat oxylates dairy products. I gave her vanilla ice cream, which was the only thing she would eat, but she immediately threw it up.]<\/p>\n<p><strong>As you probably know,<\/strong> there are a lot of house plants that contain oxylates, and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/news\/these-houseplants-can-cause-trouble-your-pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASPCA has a list of the most common house plants<\/a><\/strong> to watch out for. Thanks to Maggie, ZZ plants are now on the list, when they weren\u2019t before. Nicole and Dr. D. explained that that\u2019s part of the challenge at Poison Control\u2013the popularity of house plants waxes and wanes, and right now there are 415 plants listed as toxic to dogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Because of our conversation<\/strong>, the ASPCA Poison Control\u00a0 folks posted a new blog about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/news\/these-houseplants-can-cause-trouble-your-pets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201c<strong>Insoluble Oxaltes<\/strong>.<\/a>\u201d In it they list the most common calls they get about oxylate-bearing plants\u2013check it out. Here\u2019s that number again, just in case: And just in case, here\u2019s that number again: <strong>(888 426-4435.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I also learned a lot about the<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/aspca-poison-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ASPCA Poison Control\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> itself. It was established in 1978, helps over 400,000 animals every year, and has what must be the country\u2019s most impressive group of board-certified veterinary toxicologists who not only help callers, but are involved in extensive research in vet toxicology, including housing data on more than 5 million cases which have helped to identify new potential toxins and to research effective treatment. Their research has led to an understanding of dangers related to lilies in cats, as well as the dangers of macademia nuts, xylitol, grapes\/raisins, and tartaric acid to dogs. So, if you know that you shouldn\u2019t give your dogs grapes, now you know who to thank.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is a mountain of information<\/strong> on their website. For example, check out this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspca.org\/pet-care\/aspca-poison-control\/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive list of toxic versus non-toxic plants<\/a><\/strong> for dogs, cats, and horses: You might be interested in their\u00a0 poster of the \u201ctop ten toxins\u201d that led to calls to the Hotline:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82006 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-scaled.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-240x300.avif 240w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-819x1024.avif 819w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-768x960.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-1229x1536.avif 1229w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-1638x2048.avif 1638w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/top_10_toxins_fin-600x750.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of my favorite posters, admittedly<\/strong> in part because it\u2019s so damn pretty, is this one:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82001 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-scaled.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-1638x2048.png 1638w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/APCC_TOXIC_VS_NONTOXIC_PLANTS_2025-2-600x750.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I would love to hear your experiences<\/strong> with canine or feline digestive crisis\u2013tell us what happened, who or what worked, what you learned. I learned that Maggie\u2013the dog who ate the cork from a wine bottle and needed emergency abdominal surgery\u2013can not be trusted to eat anything. Apparently she has Labrador rising. (Apologies . . . but you all know what I mean, right?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEANWHILE, back on the farm:<\/strong> First snow! Granted, just a dusting, but still fun. I love how there is still a little color (a dusting?) this late in the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81971 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0454.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0454.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0454-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0454-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0454-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0454-600x398.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim and I took a walk on Sunday morning.<\/strong> All dog lovers know what he is pointing at in the photo below! (I had the bags.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-81972 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0462.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0462.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0462-300x239.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0462-1024x814.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0462-768x611.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0462-600x477.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving home from town last week. Wow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81970 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0442.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0442.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0442-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0442-1024x702.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0442-768x527.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0442-600x412.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The photo below is of Jim and I getting ready to walk the dogs.<\/strong> Oh, wait! We were at the black tie wedding of Jonah and Haley in Philadelpia; Jonah is the son of our dear friends Meg and Randy. I wish I gotten a photo of the back of my dress\u2013it has a low back and a slit down the skirt part with fancy-ass rhinestones. Perfect for walking dogs, or wait, sheepdog trials?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81973 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0405.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0405.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0405-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0405-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0405-600x800.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Introducing in the next photo, alongside of Maggie and Skip, Jenny and Venus.<\/strong> Jenny assisted our usual (and fabulous) sitter, Susan G, who house sat in spite of having recently broken her collar bone. Jenny helped out with most of the chores, and Venus was in predatory heaven, hunting mice and voles and squirrels and rabbits and . . .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81976 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457-1024x764.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457-768x573.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.patriciamcconnell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0457-600x448.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update re Maggie:<\/strong> A few weeks after abusing the ZZ plant, long after appearing to recover, Maggie\u2019s liver values went blooey. Her ALP, ALT and TBL were worrisomely high, although her kidney values were fine. We spent 10 days sick with worry that our almost 13 year old dog was, well, you know. The C word. Our hope was that was a reaction to the ZZ ingestion, and that her liver would regulate back to normal. Ten days later, it did. Glory glory!!! What a relief.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s to all of us learning <\/strong>about ASPCA Poison Control. And never having to need them. I\u2019m hoping you get to enjoy a fancy-ass something (anything!) in your life this week. See you once I get the dog hair off the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you might have read my September 29th post about Maggie and her unfortunate adventure with a ZZ plant. 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