Pun13
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| 10/10/2008 12:27 PM |
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Chase hurt his back foot really bad, so much so he could not
put pressure on it, if he did he would fall over.
The Wife and I took him to the Vet, it turns out he had a really bad sprain, so the Vet give him medicine for it.
We took him home and Sandy my wife give him the new meds, about 10
minutes later so she comes running in and stated, that she gave him one of
pain meds for her back and if we do not do something fast it could kill him.
So she is on the phone with the Vets and they are no help, they
transfer the call over to an animal hospital that told us we have to induce vomiting.
We gave him two teaspoons full of peroxide and this allowed him to throw
up everything in is stomach including the pill which was wrapped
in bologna meat
Poor thing was throwing up for like 5 minutes straight, after that he was tired but ok thank God.
Sandy was really shaken and started to cry after he was out of danger, she knew she mess up big time by giving him the wrong meds
I think what save his life was a number of factors.
1) The fact that my wife caught it real fast and was on the phone getting help ASAP.
2) The pill was wrapped in bologna meat and had not yet been digested.
3) The Animal hospital giving us to correct info on how to induce vomiting
4) Having peroxide in the house.
This was a hard lesson to be learned big time for us last night. I did not know giving a dog peroxide would help them to vomit like it did, I think every household who has a dog should peroxide on hand just encase of events like this happens where you have induce vomiting quickly.
Thanks
Tom
Pic of Chase
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treble02
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| 10/10/2008 12:53 PM |
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| WHEW...I am so glad Chase is ok...he is such a cutie pie. how scary!!! thanks for the advice about the peroxide...im 99% positive I have it at home, but I will check when I get home tonight. |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
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daisydeux
Ratastic
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| 10/10/2008 1:02 PM |
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Wow...how scary!!!!!! Oh your poor wife, thank God everything turned out okay . I'm so glad Chase is okay!!! Adorable, and i LOVE your avatar!!!!! Thanks for the advice...I have 2 rough & tumble ratties and I have had to get the #'s of 24 hour emergency hospitals just to have for reference for that "just in case" scenerio... |
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DaisysMom
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| 10/10/2008 1:14 PM |
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I would have completed freaked out, too. Glad everything turned out ok in the end and that he's ok.
Here is an older link to a thread containing information on inducing vomiting with peroxide.
I think it's a good idea to have a bottle on hand and to print out the dosage requirements on a label and stick it to the bottle so you don't have to look it up when in a panic.
http://rat-terrier.com/Home/tabid/37/forumid/4/postid/1806/view/topic/Default.aspx |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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Mitzy's Mom
PAWesome
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| 10/10/2008 1:21 PM |
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Tracey, this post used to be "pinned" in the Health Forum, could we please get it pinned again? Very important info there and when someone is panicking from a dog eating the wrong thing they need to find the info fast! Also, a good idea to print out and tape to fridge.
Pun - did your wife give him the wrong pill on purpose? Does she now understand not to give him human pills unless the vet says it's ok???? |
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Mary Beth, mom to the Lollipop Kids
Georgia Foster Mom, www.newrattitude.org
Pics of my current fosters:
http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/caradoc
http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/willow
http://imageevent.com/newrattitude/fiona
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DaisysMom
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| 10/10/2008 1:26 PM |
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| Done! |
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Tracey - Darlin' Daisy's Mom
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Pun13
Ratterific
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| 10/10/2008 1:36 PM |
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No it was purely on accident, what has happen she placed Chase's pills in her purse and she had her pills already in her purse, thinking she was pulling out his pills, of course she should have looked at the label and she took out her pills and did realize she was giving him the wrong meds, until she went back into her purse and found his meds and counted them and noticed all of his pills were there, this was about 10 mins later after giving him the pills.
She was rushing to give him the meds for his foot that she gave him the wrong ones.
She loves both of them to much to hurt them on purpose..
Tom
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SuzieRedhead
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| 10/10/2008 1:46 PM |
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I'm glad Chase is OK! How scary!!
BTW, LOVE your avatar! My foster Prince smiles like that when he's kissing me on the nose, but I can't seem to get a picture of him doing it! How did you GET that pix?!?!?! It's GREAT!
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Sue Carello, Scotia, NY (near Albany)
Ratbone Rescues Fostermom, etc...
www.ratbonerescues.com
Fostermom to Oh Mickey, Prince and Spring Ratbone
Who do YOU GoodSearch/GoodShop for? Go to www.goodsearch.com and type in Ratbone Rescues! |
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Pun13
Ratterific
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| 10/10/2008 2:08 PM |
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Posted By SuzieRedhead on 10/10/2008 1:46 PM
I'm glad Chase is OK! How scary!!
BTW, LOVE your avatar! My foster Prince smiles like that when he's kissing me on the nose, but I can't seem to get a picture of him doing it! How did you GET that pix?!?!?! It's GREAT!
Thanks, That Chelsea our other Ratti, she smiles when I catch her doing something she should not be, this is a pic of her when she was up on the bed, I have a Digital SRL camera that allows to take close to 10-15 pics in a min and I was snapping away until I got the pic I wanted.
She just started to smile on her own...
Tom
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Paul
Feisty
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| 10/10/2008 2:18 PM |
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| Wow, what a scare! Good thing that you both were "on the ball" and everything worked out well. |
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"Train now, or forever hold your leash"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/doberdad/ |
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PamWh
Rattitude Problem
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| 10/10/2008 2:26 PM |
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| I'm sure y'all were all scared to death about that! Thank goodness everything turned out okay. I hope Chase's foot/ankle gets well soon. |
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PamWh
aka Bob's Mom
If your rattie ain't happy, ain't nobody happy! |
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My3Rats
Ratterific
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| 10/10/2008 3:44 PM |
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Posted By Pun13 on 10/10/2008 1:36 PM
No it was purely on accident, what has happen she placed Chase's pills in her purse and she had her pills already in her purse, thinking she was pulling out his pills, of course she should have looked at the label and she took out her pills and did realize she was giving him the wrong meds, until she went back into her purse and found his meds and counted them and noticed all of his pills were there, this was about 10 mins later after giving him the pills.
She was rushing to give him the meds for his foot that she gave him the wrong ones.
She loves both of them to much to hurt them on purpose..
Tom
OMG!!! You poor things. I am so glad to hear everything turned out okay. I can see how this mix up happened, I am glad there was a good turnout. And hopefully your wife isn't upset anymore. I can imagine how terrible she felt. Poor thing!!!
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Gizmo (9), Squirt (6), Bailey (8)
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My3Rats
Ratterific
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| 10/10/2008 3:46 PM |
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| PS I hope Chases foot feels better soon!!! |
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Gizmo (9), Squirt (6), Bailey (8)
~~Life is better with dogs~~ |
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 10/10/2008 4:01 PM |
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oh wow that must have been a nightmare in itself. i am glad she is ok and tell your wife mistakes can happen and that she caught it in time and dont let this get to her. she did the right thing. (((((HUGS))))) |
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 10/10/2008 4:04 PM |
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| p.s. i am sorry his foot was realy hurting i hope he feels better soon!!!! |
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susannasmommy
Ratastic
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| 10/10/2008 5:08 PM |
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Whew. Glad everything is OK. It could have happened to anyone. I accidentally OD'd my own skin kid on cold meds once. Luckily, poison control told me it wouldn't hurt her. It just made her a little "drunk." But I was scared stupid!! Once you do it, you always double and triple check to see if what you're giving them is correct!!!
Its amazing how much a little peroxide makes a dog yak, isn't it??! |
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mommabird
Ratastic
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| 10/10/2008 5:50 PM |
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Poor little guy! I'm glad that it worked out ok and hope that he is feeling better real soon.
That peroxide really does the trick. Good idea on the sticky (pinned). |
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mommabird (Rachel)
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MurphyDog
Ratastic
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| 10/10/2008 5:58 PM |
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Egads!!
I'm glad things turned out ok and hope Chase is feeling better soon.
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Mitch and Murphy Hancock (the dog)
"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck |
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treble02
Alpha Feist
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| 10/10/2008 6:09 PM |
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| HAHHAH LOVE the close up of the "smile" what a bad girl...making that face when shes doing something wrong....tsk tsk...hehe |
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~ Mary, Trixi and Toa's Mommy,
Ratbone Rescues Database Manager
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danbenau
Bratty Ratty
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| 10/10/2008 9:43 PM |
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| Glad to hear that everything turned out OK. Amazing how important a simple thing like having some peroxide around the house can be. |
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His name is Hendryx! He's a rat terrier! OK! |
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Lucy's Mommy
Terrier Terror
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| 10/10/2008 9:47 PM |
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My goodness. I would have freaked out. Thank goodness you had peroxide in the house. I don't have any but I will be getting some.
Give Chase a little extra hug from all his friends on rt.com -- and your wife, too. |
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stormy'smom
Rattie
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| 10/11/2008 9:22 AM |
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| Oh what a scare! Im glad Chase is ok. I hope his foot feels better soon. Hugs to your wife. Bless her heart! |
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krbmc
Ratterific
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| 10/12/2008 9:00 AM |
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| How scarey! Glad everything turned out ok! *hugs* |
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Renee mom to Cooper! 
http://flickr.com/photos/mckr
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vccarmi
Terrier Terror
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| 10/12/2008 11:13 AM |
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| Thank goodness Chase swollows balogna wrapped pills whole instead of chewing, LOL |
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http://www.dogster.com/dogs/19252 (Daisey)
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Pun13
Ratterific
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| 10/21/2008 2:47 PM |
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Thanks everyone for the kind words.. Chase is back to his ole self and his foot has healed nicely.
Tom
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