Common household items such as plants, foods and chemicals can harm your pet if ingested.  With a little knowledge and a bit of extra effort you can pet-proof your home and prevent an accidental poisoning.

Pet-Proof your Home

• Cover trash bins or store them in a closed closet
• Fence off compost bins
• Install baby locks on cabinets that contain cleaning supplies
• Store medications in secure, elevated cabinets
• Keep your purse or bag out of your pet’s reach
• Store ribbons, yarn, and sewing supplies in closed containers that your pet cannot access
• Put electrical cords out of reach while puppies and kittens are teething 
• Avoid giving hard bones, cow hooves, ice cubes and hard toys such as nylabones to dogs for chewing

Foods

Foods that are Dangerous to Pets (this is only a partial list):

• Alcoholic beverages and foods containing alcohol
• Apple seeds, Apricot pits, Cherry pits and Peach pits
• Chocolate (including cocoa bean mulch)
• Coffee (liquid, grounds & beans)
• Fatty foods (bacon grease, butter)
• Grapes and raisins
• Hops (used in home beer brewing)
• Macadamia nuts
• Moldy foods
• Nutmeg
• Onions and onion powder
• Rhubarb leaves
• Tea
• Tomato leaves and stems (green parts)
• Xylitol (sweetener in candy and gum)
• Yeast dough (raw)

Plants

Common Plants that are Toxic to Pets (this is only a partial list):

• Allium
• Amaryllis
• Angel’s Trumpet
• Asparagus Fern
• Autumn Crocus
• Azalea
• Buckeye
• Castor Bean
• Clematis
• Cyclamen
• Daffodil
• Delphinium
• Dieffenbachia
• English Ivy
• Foxglove
• Holly
• Hyacinth
• Jack-in-the-Pulpit
• Kalanchoe
• Lilies – Tiger, Day, Asiatic, Easter, Japanese
• Lupine
• Marijuana
• Morning Glory or Moonflower
• Narcissus
• Oleander
• Philodendron
• Pothos
• Rhododendron
• Sago Palm
• Tulip
• Yew

Other Household Hazards

• Antifreeze
• Batteries
• Bleach
• Cleaning solutions
• Fabric softeners
• Fertilizers
• Glow Jewelry
• Human medications including pain relievers (Advil, Tylenol, Motrin) 
• Ice melt (salt and salt-like)
• Insecticides and insect bait stations
• Lawn and garden products
• Liquid Potpourri
• Mothballs
• Paint Balls
• Paints and varnishes
• Pine oil / essential oils
• Rodent poisons
• Silica gel pack

These are only partial lists of hazardous substances.  Please check petpoisonhelpline.com/Poisons for a more complete listing. If you worry your pet has been poisoned, contact your veterinarian or the Pet Poison Helpline at 1-800-213-6680 for assistance immediately.