136 days ago by chem717 | 34 views | 1 barks

Dazi's scare!

Things have been so crazy with the two new boys getting settled so it's been a little while since I've been able to chat. Yesterday we had a horrible scare with Dazi. She woke her dad up (he's home for a visit) by sitting on his head and panting really loudly. Totally not like her. She started foaming at the mouth and shaking all over and we couldn't get her to stop. We rushed her to an emergency vet (our regular one was on vacation) and it turns out that she had eaten a mouse that had been poisoned. She was going into shock and her pupils were unresponsive! We were freaking out. Dr. gave her 2 shots and some charcoal to absorb the poison. We got extra meds to take home with us. Dazi was walking like she was drunk and couldn't stay awake. It took a couple more hours for her shakes to stop. After sleeping most of the day, she acted a little better last night. This morning, she had an appetite and was getting back to herself. She still has a little sluggishness but the vet said that she'd come out of that in a day or so. We caught her in enough time to get her treated. Mouse/rat poison can be FATAL to dogs, so I just wanna remind everyone, that the things we don't think twice about, can really be harmful to our furry family members! Dazi's going to be okay but it was a rough day for us parents!