Sunscreen
Also called: sunblock · sun cream · sun lotion · SPF lotion · octyl salicylate · homosalate · trolamine salicylate
Dog
Keep it away
Described signs
From the salicylates many creams contain: vomiting, fever, difficulty breathing, no appetite and ulcers in the gut. From zinc oxide, what is described is milder, vomiting and diarrhea that are usually self-limiting. The typical scenario is not chewing the bottle: it is licking the skin of someone who has just put cream on.
Cat
Dangerous
Described signs
Vomiting with or without blood, fever, fast breathing, listlessness, no appetite and stomach ulcers. Cats are the worst case: they clear salicylates very slowly — aspirin takes about 37 and a half hours to leave a cat — so small, repeated exposures build up. All it takes is grooming after being stroked by someone freshly covered in cream.
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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