My advice after this whole event: ask vet extra questions and have plan of action.
Before you read: My boy will survive. He’s okay. 90% the same as always just tired from ordeal and annoyed.
24hr update: still bit achy from vomit ordeal but same ol cuddle ball.
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When I began writing I was at vet already.
Dog is being checked over inside while I’m in waiting room.
What happened:
Woke up to sister arguing with dog. Turns out she left door open to shed. Inside shed are three blocks of TomCat (bromethalin) to kill rats/mice. Dog ate 1.5 squares.
My actions:
I calmly and as collectively as I could walked him into bathtub, gave him some H2O2 (per vet directions from past YSK questioning). Upon swallowing the hydrogen peroxide, he looked at me like I just sentenced him to death. The eyes of betrayal shone in his eyes. Then within a minute he gagged a few times and vomited. 1/3 square approximately came out in blob like mess.
He was tail wagging the whole time. A bit of excitement in his facial expressions. Suddenly, he started again with gagging sounds and vomited into his mouth just so that he swallowed it back up. I had to then intervene with more actions and partake in other suggestions vet had walked me through if this precise scenario ever did occurred. Prior to this, I firmly believed this scenario would never occur to us.
I suddenly realised that I was glad to have asked so many “stupid and what if questions” many years ago. Within 5 minutes he then vomited a huge blob of green (queue Flubber, the movie with Mr. Robin Williams) and I scooped it up bare hand and moved it away from him. That was about another 2/3 of a square of TomCat. Queue another 8min ish and he vomited the rest. Again I scooped it up and tossed. About 10 minutes later he vomited the final vomit. It was just full of stomach acid. Clear (normal white/brown stomach fluids).
To the vet we go:
We sat in bathtub for about 15min more while family helped me find a vet still open. I had called two within 15miles and they are, most unfortunately, shutdown now. Luckily, family has connections with friend whose daughter works for vet. They said to just show up and to get an assessment on situation in order to see what could be done.
Still remaining as calm and collective as I could, I asked family member to drive us. No way in hell do I think I could have driven in a safe manner.
My boy didn’t seem to give a f! about the incident even as we headed to the vet. During the car ride he complained that it was taking too long of a drive (40min drive to local vet). He complained in the same exact way he always complains on any car ride that takes longer than 10minutes. Trips to park take 5-8min during traffic XD
At the vet:
I walked him in, he was excited to visit a new place. A CNA vet equivalent individual met me in front and took him from my hand on leash. He happily pranced in. Didn’t seem to notice I wasn’t with him anymore. We sat down. Less than 10min later, Vet came and shared that he was going to receive some vomit inducing stuff and to share that “he’s not being nice.” Typical behaviour of these raptors.
Medical stuff done by vet:
1) induced vomiting
2) triage check (weight check, visual/emergency check assessing of situation)
3) received some type of shot.
I should keep an eye on him for next few days per vet.
Total bill no insurance: $324.48
Detailed visit info from receipt:
Exam/consultation medical condition - $102.20
Fluids subcutaneous - $89.20
Maropitant - $81.78
Activated Charcol - $0
Toxiban No Sorb - $51.30
We’re now on our way home. He’s grumpy because we stopped to get some food for ourselves but he’ll have to hold on for another few hours for his. Then I’ll give him half his dog food for today and tomorrow until I’m sure he’s ok to fully resume normal feeding after all the vomitting. Poor tummy.
So yeah. Thought I’d share in case anyone finds themselves in my situation or is curious on what they can do/etc…
My advice: during vet visits, ask questions about “what if…” (hypothetical situations) and be prepared. These little guys are so adventurous so with that comes the unexpected.
Things happen, but being prepared and having some awareness is key. Stay calm. Breath. Prevention. You’ll be ok.
P.s spend an extra few minutes with your pets today.
Before you read: My boy will survive. He’s okay. 90% the same as always just tired from ordeal and annoyed.
24hr update: still bit achy from vomit ordeal but same ol cuddle ball.
—————————————————————————
When I began writing I was at vet already.
Dog is being checked over inside while I’m in waiting room.
What happened:
Woke up to sister arguing with dog. Turns out she left door open to shed. Inside shed are three blocks of TomCat (bromethalin) to kill rats/mice. Dog ate 1.5 squares.
My actions:
I calmly and as collectively as I could walked him into bathtub, gave him some H2O2 (per vet directions from past YSK questioning). Upon swallowing the hydrogen peroxide, he looked at me like I just sentenced him to death. The eyes of betrayal shone in his eyes. Then within a minute he gagged a few times and vomited. 1/3 square approximately came out in blob like mess.
He was tail wagging the whole time. A bit of excitement in his facial expressions. Suddenly, he started again with gagging sounds and vomited into his mouth just so that he swallowed it back up. I had to then intervene with more actions and partake in other suggestions vet had walked me through if this precise scenario ever did occurred. Prior to this, I firmly believed this scenario would never occur to us.
I suddenly realised that I was glad to have asked so many “stupid and what if questions” many years ago. Within 5 minutes he then vomited a huge blob of green (queue Flubber, the movie with Mr. Robin Williams) and I scooped it up bare hand and moved it away from him. That was about another 2/3 of a square of TomCat. Queue another 8min ish and he vomited the rest. Again I scooped it up and tossed. About 10 minutes later he vomited the final vomit. It was just full of stomach acid. Clear (normal white/brown stomach fluids).
To the vet we go:
We sat in bathtub for about 15min more while family helped me find a vet still open. I had called two within 15miles and they are, most unfortunately, shutdown now. Luckily, family has connections with friend whose daughter works for vet. They said to just show up and to get an assessment on situation in order to see what could be done.
Still remaining as calm and collective as I could, I asked family member to drive us. No way in hell do I think I could have driven in a safe manner.
My boy didn’t seem to give a f! about the incident even as we headed to the vet. During the car ride he complained that it was taking too long of a drive (40min drive to local vet). He complained in the same exact way he always complains on any car ride that takes longer than 10minutes. Trips to park take 5-8min during traffic XD
At the vet:
I walked him in, he was excited to visit a new place. A CNA vet equivalent individual met me in front and took him from my hand on leash. He happily pranced in. Didn’t seem to notice I wasn’t with him anymore. We sat down. Less than 10min later, Vet came and shared that he was going to receive some vomit inducing stuff and to share that “he’s not being nice.” Typical behaviour of these raptors.
Medical stuff done by vet:
1) induced vomiting
2) triage check (weight check, visual/emergency check assessing of situation)
3) received some type of shot.
I should keep an eye on him for next few days per vet.
Total bill no insurance: $324.48
Detailed visit info from receipt:
Exam/consultation medical condition - $102.20
Fluids subcutaneous - $89.20
Maropitant - $81.78
Activated Charcol - $0
Toxiban No Sorb - $51.30
We’re now on our way home. He’s grumpy because we stopped to get some food for ourselves but he’ll have to hold on for another few hours for his. Then I’ll give him half his dog food for today and tomorrow until I’m sure he’s ok to fully resume normal feeding after all the vomitting. Poor tummy.
So yeah. Thought I’d share in case anyone finds themselves in my situation or is curious on what they can do/etc…
My advice: during vet visits, ask questions about “what if…” (hypothetical situations) and be prepared. These little guys are so adventurous so with that comes the unexpected.
Things happen, but being prepared and having some awareness is key. Stay calm. Breath. Prevention. You’ll be ok.
P.s spend an extra few minutes with your pets today.
Even more, dispensing with my own anxiety (clip nails vertically, use Miller's Forge good nippers, go slow) and just putting on my "No big deal, we're just gonna do this now" attitude was worth a lot. Their radar for your own "Oh lordy, here we go again!" anxiety is spectacularly astute!