March 21-27 marks National Poison Prevention Week. Human medications are one potential source of poisoning for animal companions. Although many medications are used for both animals and people, the doses and effects can differ -- a medication that does one thing for people does not necessarily do the same for pets. The American Veterinary Medical Association has resources for pet parents on the most common human medications that cause problems for pets, as well as steps you can take to keep pets safe.

The Small Animal Internal Medicine and Oncology Services are recruiting dogs with bladder tumors to determine whether urinary exposure to certain environmental chemicals contributes to bladder cancer risk. The study will also determine whether owners of dogs with bladder cancer have similar urinary chemical exposures. The goal is to find better ways to prevent bladder cancer in dogs and people. Dogs of any breed diagnosed with bladder cancer, or any dog identified as an unaffected matched control, are eligible.