Lead paint
Also called: lead-based paint · lead · paint chips · paint chip · peeling paint · flaking paint · old paint · lead paint dust
Dog
Dangerous
Described signs
at first there may be nothing, and the first signs are usually digestive: loss of appetite, vomiting, belly pain, diarrhea, low energy and weight loss; then come the neurological signs, behaviour changes, uncoordinated walking, tremors and seizures, which can come and go, and in long-running cases anaemia. A chip the size of a thumbnail is enough to poison a dog of up to about 9 kg (20 lb), and a few chips are enough for one the size of a Labrador
Cat
Dangerous
Described signs
loss of appetite, vomiting, belly pain, diarrhea, low energy and weight loss, and later neurological signs: behaviour changes, uncoordinated walking, tremors and seizures, which can come and go, with anaemia in long-running cases. In cats it is documented that the lead arrives by swallowing, while grooming, the dust from sanding lead-painted woodwork, so they do not have to eat a chip at all. There is no known amount that can be treated as safe in cats
This is a compendium of public veterinary sources, not a diagnosis. The weight of your pet changes what a dose means.
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