Shepherd dog sitting in pick-up truck with dry grass and two red plastic cans on a farm field, causes of petroleum hydrocarbon toxicosis or poisoning by petroleum products in dogs. — (Photo Credit: AJ_Watt | Getty Images)

Poisoning by Petroleum Products in Dogs: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatments

November 15, 2023

Poisoning by petroleum products in dogs happens as a result of a dog’s exposure to products containing refined petroleum oil. Sometimes, the condition can be fatal. Technically, the condition is also known as petroleum hydrocarbon toxicosis in dogs.

Unfortunately, many household products contain petroleum oil. In particular, you’ll find it in waxes, paints, and solvents.

Jenna was the Managing Editor of DogTime.com and CatTime.com from June 2023 through December 2024. She is the proud helicopter dog mom of her rescue pups Washington and Goldie Hawn. She grew up in rural North Carolina on a family farm, which is where her love of animals became apparent as she quite literally endeavored to save every abandoned fur baby within the farm's proximity. Jenna has worked as a book editor, ghostwriter, and speech writer for various political personalities across the country. She is passionate about animal rights, sustainable agriculture, equality, and climate change—even appearing on PBS NewsHour, as well as in NBC News, The Nation, The Advocate, Yahoo News, and Newsweek.

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