This morning I got up and saw lying in the back yard the bottle of insecticide that had been up out of Apollo’s reach — or so I had thought.
The bottle was almost empty, and there was a hole chewed in the bottom. There was a new puddle on the porch of unknown composition, but undoubtedly the insecticide.
Apollo seemed to feel fine, but we called the vet anyway, who told us to rush him to the veterinary emergency room.
They fed him activated charcoal to soak up anything remaining in his digestive system and kept him for observation. Symptoms to watch out for are vomiting, diarrhea, agitation, tremors, and convulsions. He seemed a little agitated while we were there, but he is an excitable puppy anyway so not sure if that means anything.
The vet was optimistic that he hadn’t eaten much and probably would be fine, but they are going to keep him until this evening. The insecticide was specifically for spraying on dogs to treat mites (from his early puppy-hood), and was quite dilute. Hopefully it didn’t taste good either.
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1 Grandma // Jun 6, 2007 at 3:46 pm
You have one boy who has reach adulthood, and now have another to get through his early years. I surely hope that he is OK. Sometimes, vet bills run higher than medical doctor’s. Did he like the activated charcoal?
2 Heather // Jun 6, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Please keep us posted on when he returns home. I hope that he is doing better this evening!
3 Daryl // Jun 6, 2007 at 5:19 pm
We just heard from the vet (4:30). Apollo seems to be fine. We are going to pick him up about 6:00.
4 Daryl // Jun 6, 2007 at 10:39 pm
We picked up Apollo at 6:30. It’s now 10:30, and he is fine.
We have to give him Pepcid AC before each meal to counteract any negative effect on his digestive system for the next few days, but otherwise just watch him. They said that if he isn’t showing symptoms by now, he should be fine, but watch him just in case.
Mom, the vet said he gulped down the activated charcoal with no complaints. He is not a very discriminating eater!
A $300 lesson.
5 Don // Jun 7, 2007 at 6:49 am
Dogs aren’t terribly smart when it comes to what they eat. Cats on the other hand….
6 Heather // Jun 7, 2007 at 6:59 am
…puke all over my house!
7 jocelyn // Jun 7, 2007 at 1:47 pm
And pee on everything…. We’re having a fight with our kitten right now. She’s not aloud in our bedroom after peeing on the bed!.