Nicholas Chia
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Pennies are bad doubly.
Now, copper generally, if an animal has copper toxicity, there are certain marine paints, like for boats and that, that contain copper.
But then also certain diets, unfortunately, are elevated in copper because certain food companies don't check.
And if a dog eats that
high copper diet for a long time or feasts on food for other animals, the copper ends up having like a storage copper disorder where it builds up in the liver and causes liver toxicity and liver dysfunction.
So everyone knows about, you know, the common chocolates and raisins and certain plants, but
Heavy metal, not the music, but the actual chemicals are dangerous for pets.
We are about to have a lot of fun.
All righty.
We're here all week.
Eat the tofu veal.
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So here's some true or false questions and the listeners can play along.
True or false, David?
Pet ingestion of medications is the number one cause of poisonings in pets.
It is true, David.
It is true.
More than 50% of all pet poisons are due to things like prescription medications, vitamin supplements.
Over-the-counter medication like acetaminophen, which does not cause- Eating people stuff, basically.
Eating people stuff.