K2
03-11-2010, 16:20
I had a scare last week, and I thought I ought to share it with other dog lovers, along with giving some useful information.
Precious is a 10 year old toy poodle. If I had named her, I'd called her Rotten, that how spoiled my dear mother made her. I inherited her five years ago. She's such a comfort when I sink into depression; I guess you might call her my therapy dog.
Anyway, I was filling my pill box last week. I didn't know that I had dropped a pill. Precious got a hold of it, and when I found it, it looked like she just bit through the capsule and quit messing with it after she'd got a taste. But, she's little! As I call the emergency vet and animal poison control, I kept saying to myself, "She barely touched it; she barely touched it", but the panic button was already pressed.
Anyway, I got her to the ER vet, and they checked with poison control. Thankfully, the pill she sampled was one of the "better" pills that she could have gotten hold of; the vet just gave her a large shot of fluid under her skin to help clear it out.
I told my best friends about this, saying Precious had gotten "Scout disease"; their dog went to the ER vet 2 weeks before due to chocolate.
Both dogs are fine; I'm thankful things weren't worse. Already cautious, I will be that much more in the future.
The ASPCA animal poison control center is a non-profit, but they request a "donation" to help; well worth it to me. Anyway, their website also offers information about the substances most likely to affect one's pet.
The poison control website is http://www.aplaceforanimals.com/what-to-do-if-your-animal-has-been-poisoned/
The emergency phone number is (888) 426-4435 They indicate on the website that you may be charged $65, but I was only charged $35.
Anyway, I wanted you all to have this information, and I hope you never have to use it.
Sincerely, ~K2~
P.S. I have to show off my "babies"!
Precious is a 10 year old toy poodle. If I had named her, I'd called her Rotten, that how spoiled my dear mother made her. I inherited her five years ago. She's such a comfort when I sink into depression; I guess you might call her my therapy dog.
Anyway, I was filling my pill box last week. I didn't know that I had dropped a pill. Precious got a hold of it, and when I found it, it looked like she just bit through the capsule and quit messing with it after she'd got a taste. But, she's little! As I call the emergency vet and animal poison control, I kept saying to myself, "She barely touched it; she barely touched it", but the panic button was already pressed.
Anyway, I got her to the ER vet, and they checked with poison control. Thankfully, the pill she sampled was one of the "better" pills that she could have gotten hold of; the vet just gave her a large shot of fluid under her skin to help clear it out.
I told my best friends about this, saying Precious had gotten "Scout disease"; their dog went to the ER vet 2 weeks before due to chocolate.
Both dogs are fine; I'm thankful things weren't worse. Already cautious, I will be that much more in the future.
The ASPCA animal poison control center is a non-profit, but they request a "donation" to help; well worth it to me. Anyway, their website also offers information about the substances most likely to affect one's pet.
The poison control website is http://www.aplaceforanimals.com/what-to-do-if-your-animal-has-been-poisoned/
The emergency phone number is (888) 426-4435 They indicate on the website that you may be charged $65, but I was only charged $35.
Anyway, I wanted you all to have this information, and I hope you never have to use it.
Sincerely, ~K2~
P.S. I have to show off my "babies"!