SOMMAIRE : Gastric decontamination / Michael Chapman 7 Laboratory sampling and analysis and sending samples by post / Michael Chapman 12 Cats Benzalkonium chloride / Nicola Bates 17 Dichlorophen / Alexander Campbell 20 Ethylene glycol / Nicola Bates, Alexander Campbell 22 Ivermectin / Alexander Campbell 27 Paracetamol / Alexander Campbell 31 Piperazine / Alexander Campbell 39 Pyrethrins and pyrethroids / Nicola Bates 42 Cats and dogs Benzodiazepines / Mark Colbridge, Alexander Campbell 47 Petroleum distillates/White spirit/Kerosene / Alexander Campbell 52 Poinsettia/Euphorbia pulcherrima / Alexander Campbell 55 Silica gel / Nicola Bates 57 Thermometers / Nicola Bates 58 Dogs Allopurinol / Alexander Campbell 59 Alphachloralose / Alexander Campbell 61 Anticoagulant rodenticides / Alexander Campbell 64 Baclofen / Alexander Campbell 74 Batteries / Alexander Campbell 77 Blue-green algae/Cyanobacteria / Alexander Campbell 80 Borax / Alexander Campbell 86 Calciferol/Vitamin D[subscript 2] and Cholecalciferol/Vitamin D[subscript 3] / Alexander Campbell 89 Cannabis/Marihuana/Hashish / Alexander Campbell 97 Carbamate insecticides / Nicola Bates 101 Chocolate/Theobromine / Alexander Campbell 106 Corticosteroids / Nicola Bates 111 Cotoneaster species / Alexander Campbell 112 Cyanoacrylate adhesives / Alexander Campbell 114 Daffodil / Alexander Campbell 116 Diclofenac sodium / Alexander Campbell 119 Dieffenbachia / Alexander Campbell 126 Ethylene glycol / Alexander Campbell 127 Fertilisers / Alexander Campbell 133 Glyphosate / Nicola Bates, Alexander Campbell 135 Holly/Ilex aquifolium / Alexander Campbell 139 Honeysuckle/Lonicera species / Alexander Campbell 141 Horse chestnut/Aesculus hippocastanum / Alexander Campbell 143 Hymenoptera / Alexander Campbell 145 Ibuprofen / Alexander Campbell 148 Indomethacin / Alexander Campbell 156 Iron and iron salts / Alexander Campbell 163 Ivermectin / Alexander Campbell 167 Laburnum species / Jennifer Butler 174 Loperamide / Alexander Campbell 177 Metaldehyde / Alexander Campbell 181 Methiocarb / Nicola Bates 186 Mistletoe/Viscum album / Alexander Campbell 190 Naproxen / Alexander Campbell 192 Organophosphate insecticides / Nicola Bates, Alexander Campbell 199 Paracetamol / Alexander Campbell 205 Paraquat / Nicola Bates 213 Phenolphthalein / Alexander Campbell 218 Phenoxy acid herbicides / Nicola Bates 219 Plastic explosive compounds / Alexander Campbell 222 Pyracantha / Alexander Campbell 226 Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids / Nicola Bates 228 Rhododendron and related plant species / Jennifer Butler 231 Rowan/Sorbus aucuparia / Alexander Campbell 234 Salbutamol / Alexander Campbell 235 Salt/sodium chloride / Nicola Bates, Alexander Campbell 238 Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor antidepressants / Alexander Campbell 242 Sex hormones / Nicola Bates 245 Terfenadine / Alexander Campbell 247 Tricyclic antidepressants / Alexander Campbell 250 Vipera berus berus/European adder / Alexander Campbell 254 Yew/Taxus baccata and related plant species / Alexander Campbell 258 General bibliography and references 261 App. 1 Recommended holding for drugs used in management of poisoning cases 262 App. 2: Case reporting 264 App. 3 Normal values for cats and dogs 267