we had a problem with a couple of mice roaming around the house... they were both taken care of with the poison, but , as my dad looked at one of the snares, poison was missing, lots of it, so my dog had some in her fur... she ate it, were goin to the vet tomorrow morning ... is she in real danger? :(
we had a problem with a couple of mice roaming around the house... they were both taken care of with the poison, but , as my dad looked at one of the snares, poison was missing, lots of it, so my dog had some in her fur... she ate it, were goin to the vet tomorrow morning ... is she in real danger? :(GTR2addict
Dunno, but you should really get her to the vet fast. Tomorrow morning might be too late, try to find some place that could be open now.
we had a problem with a couple of mice roaming around the house... they were both taken care of with the poison, but , as my dad looked at one of the snares, poison was missing, lots of it, so my dog had some in her fur... she ate it, were goin to the vet tomorrow morning ... is she in real danger? :(GTR2addict
Bring her to the vet, they can do something for her. A couple of my dogs go into some, and there is a danger but there is an antidote or whatever.
Depends how much really. Rat poison is warfarin which is used as a blood thinner for people who ahve heart problems. Too much is obviously bad but just a little won't kill her or even do any damage.
How much? If it was just a couple pellets it's not going to die (well I'd imagine it wouldn't at least),but when you say 'lots of it' I wouldn't be too optimistic. :( Just be prepared, that's all I can say.
i dont know how much she ate , because i dont know how much my dad put in the snare... its 2.20 am here, ive checked around, the nearest vet open at this hour taes almost an hour to get there... my dad will get up at 6 am to take her to the nearest one, about 30 mins out, which opens at 6.30... il try to keep it updated :(
Depends on how powerful the poison is. If it's just enough to kill a rat, your dog isn't in too much danger. If it's enough to kill many rats, I'd be worried if I were you.
What is the size of your dog? Is it a big dog (lab)? Medium-sized dog(terrier)? or a toy breed?
Depends on how powerful the poison is. If it's just enough to kill a rat, your dog isn't in too much danger. If it's enough to kill many rats, I'd be worried if I were you.
What is the size of your dog? Is it a big dog (lab)? Medium-sized dog(terrier)? or a toy breed?
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she's small, a mix of poodle's, weighs about 10 kg, and i have no clue how powerful the poison is, since only one of them was klled by it, the other one was killed by brute force... (yes brute force, i caught it slipping behing the furniture and i slammed the b@stard with 100 kg's of wood into the wall i could hear it scratching... the moment it stopped, the damn thing was lying there upside down with blood in its mouth...) (i have 2 dogs, her and a pointer hunting dog)
I had a jack russell that got ahold of some rat poison pellets, I took him right away for treatment to get his stomach pumped and was told he would have died if i waited untill morning, you should take him in.
I had a jack russell that got ahold of some rat poison pellets, I took him right away for treatment to get his stomach pumped and was told he would have died if i waited untill morning, you should take him in.hkmp5a2
i hope she gets to be ok... once a cat i had was poisoned by the cleaning lady, we didnt find out til months later after she was fired... then her husband tried to rob our rome, if i ever see one of the two ill definitely hit em but yeah hope your dogs fine
I would definitely call the Animal Poison Control Center right away (888-426-4435) 24 hours a day they are there. They charge ya but it could save the dogs life, they can tell you what you need to do to make sure she's ok. They helped me out a lot recently when my dog ate 30 hersheys kisses including the foil wrappers.
I would definitely call the Animal Poison Control Center right away (888-426-4435) 24 hours a day they are there. They charge ya but it could save the dogs life, they can tell you what you need to do to make sure she's ok. They helped me out a lot recently when my dog ate 30 hersheys kisses including the foil wrappers.peicher
When my dog consumed poison, the vet told us to give her a tablespoon of salt, and put her outside. I guess it causes dogs to vomit, because that's exactly what happened. Gross...
Depends on how powerful the poison is. If it's just enough to kill a rat, your dog isn't in too much danger. If it's enough to kill many rats, I'd be worried if I were you.
What is the size of your dog? Is it a big dog (lab)? Medium-sized dog(terrier)? or a toy breed?
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she's small, a mix of poodle's, weighs about 10 kg, and i have no clue how powerful the poison is, since only one of them was klled by it, the other one was killed by brute force... (yes brute force, i caught it slipping behing the furniture and i slammed the b@stard with 100 kg's of wood into the wall i could hear it scratching... the moment it stopped, the damn thing was lying there upside down with blood in its mouth...) (i have 2 dogs, her and a pointer hunting dog)
Well if it's a small dog, then you should seek a vetrinarian ASAP.
Even a small amount of poison will effect a small dog.
I ask about the size of your dog because the effect of the poison can depend on the size of the animal. Let's say a certain amount of poison that will only make a large dog sick might be life threatening or fatal for smaller dogs.
Does the box the rat trap + poison came in say anything about what kind of poison it is?
If I were in your situation, I would take the dog to the vet, or call animal poison control, who can tell you if there is anything you can do at home to treat the dog.
As some one already said rat posion is a blood thinner which lucky for you my brother takes meaning I know all about it.
The opposite of blood thinners is vitamin K which when you take your dog to the vet they'll give him/her an injection of. What you can do is give your dog food which is rich in vitamin K. The best would be spinach which is basically pure vitamin K though a suitable substitute would be brocoli which is also a food rich in vitamin K. If you have neither of those just ANY green vegtable would do her some good and hoepfully pull her through to when you take him/her to the vet.
we had a problem with a couple of mice roaming around the house... they were both taken care of with the poison, but , as my dad looked at one of the snares, poison was missing, lots of it, so my dog had some in her fur... she ate it, were goin to the vet tomorrow morning ... is she in real danger? :(GTR2addict
That depends on the chemical used in the poison and how much she ingested. Many years ago, when I was a small child, the family dog ate rat poison and the results were so ugly that I remember them to this day:
frantic, agonized convulsions,
panicked yelping,
eyes bulging in sheer terror,
high fever and
death.
Rat poison accounts for one of my most traumatic childhood memories. :cry:
But that was many years ago. Maybe the chemicals used in today's rat poisons are less lethal to pets.
Standard/normal rat poison is countered with vitamine K. Rat poison usually works as a blood-thinner...eating vitamine K "thickens" the blood. Vitamine K can be found in cabbage, rotting/decomposing meat or fish and can also be purchased in pillform. Hope your dog is all right.
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