Pet-poison Rx alert

Human drugs are making pets sick as dogs, according to new ASPCA data.

Prescription medication for conditions such as depression, heart disease and ADHD caused 17 percent of all animal poisoning cases in the US last year.

“They pose serious health risks for pets,” said Dr. Tina Wismer of the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center.

Amphetamines, prescribed for ADHD, are especially harmful.

“If enough are ingested they could potentially cause . . . seizures, fever, abnormal heart rate and rhythm, coma and even death,” Wismer said.

The second-most-damaging toxin for our dogs were over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofen, aspirin and ointments, which caused 16.7 percent of the cases.

The next-most-common causes were human foods (9.8 percent) and vet products (9.3).