What kind of vet did you see where they told you there's nothing they can do! Take your dog to another vet. Had a family member loose a dog after being poisoned. The vet tried to save them but it was just too late. Best of luck to you and your pooch!

??? take your dog to another vet, and once this is handled please expose that vet for refusing to help a dog in need. if they didn’t have what they needed to help him, they should’ve transferred you elsewhere, not told you to take him home. i wish you the absolute best. i hope your dog makes it. i’m so sorry you’re going through this.

I’m going to be the horrible person and say that based on symptoms it’s a neurotoxin and far too late to do much. He probably won’t live through it.

I’ll be that guy.... your vet is a fucking idiot. I’d take him/her to the nearest 24/7 animal emergency hospital. Upon initial poisoning 1 teaspoon per 5 pounds of body weight of hydrogen peroxide normally will make the dog vomit whatever back up. At this point I would ask about the activated charcoal to help the dog out. Good luck

Dude wtf that’s completely not okay for the vet to say that! You should take him to an emergency 24/7 vet right away

This is one of many reasons I hate the indiscriminate use of rodenticides. A friend’s puppy got into some at a dog friendly Airbnb they stayed at— you’d think the hosts would at least use appropriate bait boxes but nahh let’s just toss this deadly poison around our property. She survived, after several thousand in veterinary care. I’m glad Moose is ok!

Still confuses me. When my dad was watching my lab last semester, he got into a bag with a couple of rat poison treats. How did I find out? My dad told me 3 days later because he “forgot”. My lab apparently never even seemed sick. It’s baffling, honestly.

Mine did this a couple years ago, it took about 45 minutes to get him to the er vet. He made a full recovery but it’s not a fun situation. Glad your boy is ok.

PS my first lab was a Moose, they are the best labs ever.

Glad he is okay 🙏🏽❤️‍🩹🥰

Sweet baby 🥺

Well, I called this morning, they told me he's in better shape, he's able to pee (lift his leg) and he's barking, so that's a good sign.

But he's still walking a little crooked and he's not eating. But I'm not worried, because during this time of year, it's not uncommon for him to skip lunch.

They're going to keep him until at least this evening (24 hours since he ingested it) and put him on a drip to continue helping him eliminate the toxic substance and give him something for his intestines.

the vet confirmed to me that it must be a recreational drug like hashish or space cake that he must have ingested because the blood tests showed absolutely nothing, they were perfect

I texted people who live in the neighborhood to warn them, and some told me that they suspected they knew where it was, so I'm not going there anymore, ever. i'll make detour from now on

What happened? Where did this occur? Paws crossed for his recovery.

Wow I am so sorry. Do you put any chemicals on your yard or weed eater or anything? Any mushrooms?

Someone recently posted something similar about their dog and it was determined he may have eaten some cannabis off the ground on their walk because they didn’t have any he would have access to in the house.

Oh wow sorry to hear this and glad that your pup is on the way to recovery. Do you think he ate something on a walk?

I think I read that avocados are bad for dogs too.

It doesn't sound like this story is about CPR though. It's a groomer who knew how to keep a seizing dog from falling off the table, bashing it's head, and/or aspirating it's vomit. The heart doesn't usually stop during a seizure.

Also, for CPR you can start it without permission from the owner, but you do have to get into immediate contact with them and get at least verbal authorization to continue. I worked as a vet tech at an emergency hospital for several years and we never waited for papers to be signed to begin saving an animal's life. But that was always the first paper handed to the owner to sign.

It's interesting to me that grooming doesn't have a CPR consent form for owners to sign before the grooming starts.

Unfortunately, this one isn't entirely corporate. This one is the general human population overall, just sucking at existence.

Basically, no matter what you do when a dog OR human has a medical emergency in our store, as far as the guest is concerned, the outcome is your fault (or, Petco's fault... but honestly people don't care if they get to blame you or the company. They choose to blame the company because they get more money in court if the company takes the blame)

Even if you're certified in CPR, if you aren't legally authorized by the owner to perform it on their dog (or their kid, pick one) they can hold you (or the company) legally liable for whatever the outcome is of the medical emergency (even if you had nothing to do with what caused it in the first place... you tried to save him/her and failed? Without permission to perform life saving acts, it's now your fault he/she is dead. Welcome to America)

Now, is corporate concerned about the legal ramifications you, personally, could face when something like this happens and you jump in to help? Of course not, that whole "covering their own ass" part IS corporate, because they already know the owner will hold the company liable, as it would result in a more lucrative outcome. But would a guest bring charges against you, personally, if say, you performed CPR outside of work (certified or not) and it failed, or it resulted in injury to the dog despite saving it's life? Absolutely. People will do anything to get free money. I wish i was making this shit up, but I've seen it first hand. Years ago a dog that was in a training class started choking on a training treat. The guest was panicking, the trainer was frozen so our inventory leader at the time jumped in, shoved his fingers down the dog's throat and pulled out the treat. At the time the guest was grateful... until they incurred vet bills for the minor damage done to the inside of the dog's mouth and throat. Next thing we know the guest contacted a lawyer, the inventory manager was reprimanded, Petco was liable for all accrued and future vet bills due to the accident that happened in the store, and there was enough further legal litigation over the training treats the guest BROUGHT FROM HOME that we no longer carry them. I have no idea how the rest of it played out in court, but can you imagine watching someone save your dog right in front of you and then turning around and dragging them and their company through court because you didn't authorize them to save your dog?? I couldn't, but this shit happens every day.

Which is part of why I really fucking hate humans.

i had a doodle in line to be checked in for its appt. it jumped up on a senior lady and ripped her arm wide open. there was not a singular band aid in our entire store. i had to run to the dollar store and spend my own $ to fix this sweet lady up.

i know this isn’t pet related, but one time a shelf fell on a customer at my store and literally we didn’t even have band aids so i had to offer her an alcohol wipe and gauze padding because we didn’t have a functional first aid kit

This is exactly why they don’t want employees performing cpr. It’s a massive liability if the owner decides to get a lawyer involved. As admirable as their actions were, it’s a lawsuit waiting to happen.

But but...pets come first here 🥺

I was told explicitly by the emergency vet to not give hydrogen peroxide as it can burn their esophagus. It was literally $43 for the medication at the vet for them to induce vomiting under their supervision with an IV medication.

I had to give my pup hydrogen peroxide once. I felt so bad because she just trusted me and drank it up and then started throwing up. I know it was for her own good, but I just felt awful, like I'd betrayed her trust.

I honestly had no idea you could use h2o2 to vomit up a toy, though I know it induces vomiting that just hadn't occurred to me.

Your pup is gorgeous btw!

As a head's up, do not use hydrogen peroxide without the guidance of a veterinary professional. There are many situations that doing so can cause more problems than help.

I’m so glad your girl is okay. They truly are the light in our worlds.

Happy Holidays!

Our beagle has a fairly involved supplement and med routine and I use one of those 7-day, AM/PM pill organizers. Especially right now as I'm recovering from surgery and husband is doing the AM feed/meds. He would never be able to differentiate between my stuff and her stuff first thing in the morning.

Whew! It was good that you caught that! Hope that your girl has a swell recovery, and heals wonderfully!

This is why my dogs medicines are pre-packed in snack sized baggies for morning and night (he takes a lot) ... I love my husband and obviously he's SUPER helpful and gives the medicine.... but I don't want our doggo getting the wrong amount or something like this!

Good catch, OP.

And xylitol is being relabeled as "birch sugar" so be VERY careful to read the ingredients.

I left a bottle of 5-htp, a "harmless" precursor to serotonin on the high kitchen counter. My dog got into it, ate half the bottle, and died at the veterinary hospital. And then, God bless her heart, she was revived and lived a happy life for almost 10 more years.

Neat, i would suggest adding a muzzle to your list as some transports etc require them. My first aid kit also has a few days of food for my dog in case she needs to stay overnight or something in a clinic and some treats in case I need to distract her. I also have a laminated card with my vet/nearest animal hospital, her pet insurance and a list of her medications.

Don’t forget the vet wrap!!!

How about a really clear instruction card about when it is NOT advisable to do home care and when to head directly to the vet?

Add https://www.entirelypets.com/musherssecret1lb.html a spray bandage, an inflatable collar in the event they are injured, an old or thrift stored flannel shirt cut to size for your dog to keep them warm, a collapsible dog bowl, benadryl (and know the dosage), dog waste bags.

Can I suggest..

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273346291461

You don’t have to pick this exact one of course but this is a god send for my accident prone pair. Essentially it’s a tape that is easily applied and removed around the normal bandage that you apply. However this will hold it in place.

Was designed for use on horses and stolen by medical professionals for its great flexibility and durability.

I would add Conan bandage wrap too. We used that on a pretty nasty paw injury and it held up unbelievably while out and about. It’s all we use now on our dogs.