 Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Olivia Brown ]
#305884 - 12/06/2010 08:31 PM |
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I can't understand how pet owners don't think to prepare for an emergency like this!
Not just this e-care, but even (to be blunt) the cost to put a dog down if/when it was ever needed.
The SPCA is not there all the time, they do not always have personnel for this, and on and on and on. Not to have this much set aside at the very least is the height of irresponsibility (and obviously I'm speaking in general, because PTS wasn't the topic here).
To own an animal means to be always prepared for emergency PTS, even if we cannot always have on hand some huge amount that a dog with car-accident trauma injuries or the like might need.
Sorry to sound so high-horse. This is a subject that strikes me very badly every time.
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Barbara Schuler ]
#305885 - 12/06/2010 08:32 PM |
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Well this is good to hear! Do you have any idea how long ago he ingested the chocolate?
I hope it was not long. Sounds good that a whole bunch came up.
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#305887 - 12/06/2010 08:36 PM |
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From what she told me, she called me as soon as they realized he had ingested it. She had put the bag of chocolate on the table while they were in another room. Somehow the bag fell and the dog found it. She said she thought he had eaten it maybe 10-15 minutes before she found him. I would guess that he threw it back up within an hour of ingesting it...hopefully we got to him quickly enough.
"Vader" my 8 month mal
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Olivia Brown ]
#305888 - 12/06/2010 08:38 PM |
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Connie- I completely agree with you. I refuse to take on the ownership of an animal unless I'm certain that I can care for it in every aspect. I would LOVE to own at least 4-5 dogs but there is no way we could afford it, so we just have one. We take care of him and would never put money before emergency vet care. I just don't understand it....
"Vader" my 8 month mal
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Olivia Brown ]
#305895 - 12/06/2010 08:52 PM |
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Right on with what you were saying Connie- horse people are the WORST about claiming they don't have enough money to euth the horse. They'll send it to Auction, make a couple hundred bucks, and watch the horse get loaded onto a kill-buyers truck. Bye Bye pony- you're headed straight to a slaughter house at the nearest USA border. 
Emergency funds for animals (AND people, if you don't have good health care) is SO important, and so often overlooked. I'll be honest. I'm flat broke. BROKE. I still have $500 hidden away for my pets, just in case. It's not a lot, but it's enough for a x-ray and a peaceful passing if something terrible happened.
I'm glad to hear he vomited. You should suggest that she offer the pup water baited with no salt chicken broth, to make sure he stays hydrated!!
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Kelly Byrd ]
#305900 - 12/06/2010 09:12 PM |
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Right on with what you were saying Connie- horse people are the WORST about claiming they don't have enough money to euth the horse. They'll send it to Auction, make a couple hundred bucks, and watch the horse get loaded onto a kill-buyers truck. Bye Bye pony- you're headed straight to a slaughter house at the nearest USA border.
I proof and copyedit animal care and "Guide to Raising" books and have never seen a single one that did not have clear instructions for emergency euthanizing. This scenario you describe blows me away ... not to have on hand what is needed for worst case as well as having rehearsed the procedure at least mentally.
The terror of that truck and its destination .... 
OMG, I sound so self-righteous. I just -- can't imagine not having this worst eventuality prepared for .... for the animals for whose care we have accepted responsibility.
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Olivia Brown ]
#305901 - 12/06/2010 09:15 PM |
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From what she told me, she called me as soon as they realized he had ingested it. She had put the bag of chocolate on the table while they were in another room. Somehow the bag fell and the dog found it. She said she thought he had eaten it maybe 10-15 minutes before she found him. I would guess that he threw it back up within an hour of ingesting it...hopefully we got to him quickly enough.
From what I read, that really may have been in time, even with dark chocolate. 
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#305903 - 12/06/2010 09:16 PM |
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I proof and copyedit animal care and "Guide to Raising" books and have never seen a single one that did not have clear instructions for emergency euthanizing. This scenario you describe blows me away ... not to have on hand what is needed for worst case as well as having rehearsed the procedure at least mentally.
The terror of that truck and its destination ....
Which is exactly why I can admit to taking a gun to a horses head. I hate that I've done it.... BUT, no money was available for a vet, and the gelding was down with a broken leg. No other choice. Animal owners MUST be prepared for the worst, as much as it's painful to think about.
OMG, I sound so self-righteous. I just -- can't imagine not having this worst eventuality prepared for, for the animals whose care we have accepted responsibility.
No you don't sound self-righteous at all. You sound like a observant, well informed pet owner, with your animals best interest at heart, NO MATTER WHAT!
I <3 you Connie!!!
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#305904 - 12/06/2010 09:36 PM |
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The dog will likely be fine, IMO.
My italian greyhound, 12 lbs, ate an entire huge Hershey's chocolate kiss -- the big one, the size of a grapefruit, wrapper and all, no therapy at all, my sons were afraid to tell me-- so she had no treatment. She was completely asymptomatic.
Not ALL dogs are equally affected by chocolate. With the dog having vomited (good job there!)
it should be OK with any luck at all. If the dog has a touchy stomach (some schnausers seem to get pancreatitis) I'd be NPO until quite late tomorrow, and then cut the meal by 1/2.
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#305905 - 12/06/2010 09:39 PM |
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We also are broke right now, but manage to have an emergency stash just in case something should happen to one of the animals.
We also have a close working relationship with our vet so that if something major does happen he allows us to make payments.
When a simple 500 dollar surgery turned into two weeks of inpatient nursing care with drains and IVs it was a godsend.
Having once been faced with a situation where the only thing that could be done is to end suffering, I at least know now that if I had to do it I could. If I would have had a gun I would have ended it then and there.
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