My dog has ingested something toxic.
'Ingerito' = een-jeh-REE-toh. 'Tossico' = TOS-see-ko. Urgent veterinary vocabulary.
Emergency call to the vet when your dog has eaten something potentially poisonous.
'Ha ingerito' (has ingested) is the passato prossimo of 'ingerire' — a formal verb for consuming. 'Tossico' (toxic) is the adjective. Common toxic items for dogs in Italy include xylitol (in sugar-free sweets), grapes, olives (pits), chocolate, rat poison (veleno per topi), and household plants like oleander (oleandro). This situation is a veterinary emergency — call immediately.
Il cane ha mangiato del veleno per topi.
The dog has eaten rat poison.
Rodenticides are a serious emergency — specific antidotes exist for different types.
Non so cosa ha ingoiato — l'ho trovato con una confezione aperta.
I don't know what it swallowed — I found it with an open packet.
Bring the packet or photograph the label — the vet needs the active ingredient.
Quanto tempo ho prima che faccia effetto?
How long do I have before it takes effect?
Time window varies by toxin — critical for the vet to know what was ingested.
The Italian anti-poison centre for animals is operated through the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale and regional veterinary services. The national emergency veterinary network (Cliniche Veterinarie di Emergenza) operates 24/7 in major cities. In Rome, the 'Clinica Veterinaria Universitaria' at La Sapienza provides specialist emergency care.