Okay @xds, I'm not sure how much information you want on this subject, but I'll give it a try.

I did find an interesting paper written regarding 'veterinary seasonal infections', but it was in a format that I couldn't link.
I did find that when you're researching seasonal vet stats, there are hundreds of individual cases from influenza and rabies to cocoa mulch.

My girlfriend of many years is an ER vet surgeon and boy do I get an earful about the stupid things that dogs and owners do seasonally.

During Halloween, Easter and Christmas, there is a spike in the amount of dogs that have ingested too much chocolate (chocolate is a poison to dogs).

She also said that having a puppy automatically puts you a high risk for the (ingesting something harmful) category.
She once removed a butcher's knife from a puppy's stomach. He pulled a raw steak off the counter and the knife was still attached.

I had a hard time trying to find any decent statistics on cars and dogs (both chasing and getting hit).

For now, I would say there is a general spike with all of these when there is nice hot weather.
On a nice day a person is more apt to change the fluids in their car and spill some coolant that a dog might lap up.
We tend to do more with our pets outdoors when the weather is nice.

I just wish there were more stats out there to give us a better idea.

(I did find a car that no dog could resist chasing)

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