Post by Clifford on Jul 5, 2010 6:29:21 GMT -6
Yesterday, Scott posted on another board that his dog, Flint, had gone missing. I called him, and while we were talking he located the dog, but it was in a bad way. And, at first, both of us thought he might have been overheated. However, the dog was showing enough distress that it seemed prudent to get him into a vet.
That turned out to be quite an issue, seeing that it was a holiday. But, Scott called me later to report that he had found one, but that also it was bad news.
Apparently, Flint had ingested rat poison, and was in terrible shape. They wanted Scott to put him down, but Flint seemed to be showing good effort to get through this, and Scott could not do it.
And, as of last night, Flint was hanging in there!
Dogs do not have to directly eat the poison, although it can be highly attractive to them. If they catch a poisoned rat and eat it, they can receive a lethal dose. And, we all know how Lacys go after small critters.
Poisoning can occur as much as 48 hours before you will notice it, and breaks down an animals blood clotting factor, causing them to bleed to death internally.
Symptoms may vary from a simple cough that becomes more frequent, to vomiting pure blood. Blood may also be present in stools.
Treatment consists of reintroducing massive amounts of Vitamin K, and intravenous fluids, and needs to be done as soon as possible.
That turned out to be quite an issue, seeing that it was a holiday. But, Scott called me later to report that he had found one, but that also it was bad news.
Apparently, Flint had ingested rat poison, and was in terrible shape. They wanted Scott to put him down, but Flint seemed to be showing good effort to get through this, and Scott could not do it.
And, as of last night, Flint was hanging in there!
Dogs do not have to directly eat the poison, although it can be highly attractive to them. If they catch a poisoned rat and eat it, they can receive a lethal dose. And, we all know how Lacys go after small critters.
Poisoning can occur as much as 48 hours before you will notice it, and breaks down an animals blood clotting factor, causing them to bleed to death internally.
Symptoms may vary from a simple cough that becomes more frequent, to vomiting pure blood. Blood may also be present in stools.
Treatment consists of reintroducing massive amounts of Vitamin K, and intravenous fluids, and needs to be done as soon as possible.
