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<div style="RIGHT: auto">The poison center gives advice for a price--I don't think you'd get anything for free. It's like visiting a vet on the phone. After you pay, you speak to a real vet, who tells you what to do. I imagine that they may sometimes suggest that you visit a local ER, but in our case they didn't and saved us a lot of money. However, if a hound swallowed something hard and sharp, that had to be removed, this probably would not be the best option--go straight to the ER for t<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>hat. </div>
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