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TODAY'S PET TIP
Toxic Pennies
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Pennies minted after 1983 have a high amount of zinc, which is toxic to dogs.
If a penny is ingested, the stomach acids will erode the copper coating and expose the zinc center. The zinc can then be rapidly absorbed into the system.
Zinc toxicity results in a potentially fatal blood disorder in which the red blood cells are destroyed and the pet becomes anemic.
Zinc toxicity in dogs may result from ingestion of as few as 1 to 3 pennies.
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