About Will It Poison?

Will It Poison? exists for one specific moment: your dog just ate something off the counter, the floor, or the garden — and you need a straight answer now, not twelve conflicting forum threads. We give you an instant, plain-English verdict on 65+ foods, plants, and household items, each rated Safe, Caution, Toxic, or Emergency, with symptoms and exact next steps.

Everything is compiled from established veterinary references — the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, the Merck Veterinary Manual, and the Pet Poison Helpline — and written to be readable at 11pm with one hand on a guilty-looking dog. See exactly how we rate items on our sources & methodology page.

What we are (and aren't)

We're an educational reference and a set of free tools, including the chocolate toxicity calculator. We are not a veterinary service and never claim to be — in any real or suspected poisoning, your vet or a 24/7 hotline is the right call, and we put those numbers on every relevant page.

Will It Poison? is part of the same family as Will It Clog?, our skincare ingredient checker — free tools that answer one anxious question really well.

Questions, corrections, or an item you want added? Contact us — the database grows weekly.