Vet Times Podcast

Toxicological hazards around the home are numerous, so it is inevitable vets will see poisoning cases in their practices. Nicola Robinson, who is head of service at the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS), discusses companion animal toxicology advice in this latest Vet Times Podcast. – Dr Robinson has coauthored an article in issue VT50.06 (4 February 2020) “Companion animal toxicology”, which is available at www.vettimes.co.uk/article/companion-animal-toxicology It features practical advice for first opinion practitioners, including history taking, decontamination and when to refer, and includes several information panels, including “Emesis in the management of poisoning” and “Substances not adsorbed by activated charcoal”, and a table of drugs and products used in management of poisoning. Nicola Bates, senior information scientist/VPIS research lead, cowrote the article. She qualified as a biologist from the Brunel University, London, and has worked in human and veterinary toxicology for mor