Pet toxin — Blue-green Algae / Cyanobacteria (liver & neurological, often fatal)

Pet toxin

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the Pet Poison Helpline toxin page.

> Cyanobacteria

> Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms found in freshwater, salt-water, or brackish water.

> Blue-green algae may produce toxins including microcystins and anatoxins that affect people, livestock and pets who swim in and drink from the toxin-contaminated water.

> Exposure to toxins leads to gastrointestinal distress/ organ injury, neurological signs, or skin blisters.

Source: pdf-raw/pet-toxicology/pph_blue-green-algae.txt (faithful tag-stripped extraction of https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/blue-green-algae/).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

• Cyanobacteria
• Blue-green algae or cyanobacteria are microscopic organisms found in freshwater, salt-water, or brackish water.
• Blue-green algae may produce toxins including microcystins and anatoxins that affect people, livestock and pets who swim in and drink from the toxin-contaminated water.
• Exposure to toxins leads to gastrointestinal distress/ organ injury, neurological signs, or skin blisters.