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Yesterday, on the way home from Kenya's TDI evaluation, I decided to
"swing by" the vet for more medications. Swinging by is actually going to a different town, but my exit was halfway between there and home so I stopped in for Frontline Plus, Interceptor, and had the vet sign Kenya's TDI papers.
When I got home I was anxious to finish the paperwork and tossed the meds on my desk. Then later I started organizing my desk and the meds got buried under other paperwork.
Today it was very hot and humid, so the dogs got a 2.5 mile walk after lunch. This is good for Coke b/c he's lazy and VERY fluffy right now (getting groomed Wed), but not sufficient for Kenya. After dark, I put on her reflective vest (soaked in water) and blinker and took her for another walk. When I got home I found these pieces of paper all over the porch. At first I thought it was one of those packets you get in your new shoes. Then I found this chewed up box....Coke had eaten ALL SIX doses of Interceptor!!!
I grabbed DH off the phone and said we are going to the store NOW and we put Coke in the car. The store is a few blocks away. DH stayed with Coke and I ran in, got the hydrogen peroxide, and started giving Coke capfulls in the parking lot. I thought I was supposed to give him 3 teaspoons so I gave him 4 capfulls b/c some was spilling. On the way home DH was driving very fast (to get to the e-vet) and Coke started heaving. He threw up twice all over the back of the car.
At home I called the e-vet right away, assuming Cokie would need his stomach pumped. I sent DH out to inspect the barf for signs of pill. No dice, but we did find scraps of packaging, and ALL of the dinner Coke ate at 5:30pm (he ate the pills sometime around 10:30pm). The vet tech came back online and said Coke weighs enough he can eat a whole box and be fine. Oh thank God!!
Now I'm a little miffed that the entire box is wasted and the back of my car is covered in vomit, but I will take vomit and $50 lost dollars to have Cokie's life!! Oh I was so scared, I don't know what I'd do if he died b/c I was so dumb and forgot to put that box away. Coke is my heart dog. I *know* he loves those beef flavored pills. The vet assured me he'd be fine but I am taking the morning off to watch him (and detail my car!).
My poor Cokie, I feel so bad. He didn't do anything wrong but I had to pour that nasty stuff down his throat and now he's passed out on the ground. He just had diarrhea for two days and has been miserable in the heat. I keep telling him he gets to go to dog daycare on Wed....
Poor Coke! (would've been a nice pic if that crate tray wasn't there!)
"swing by" the vet for more medications. Swinging by is actually going to a different town, but my exit was halfway between there and home so I stopped in for Frontline Plus, Interceptor, and had the vet sign Kenya's TDI papers.
When I got home I was anxious to finish the paperwork and tossed the meds on my desk. Then later I started organizing my desk and the meds got buried under other paperwork.
Today it was very hot and humid, so the dogs got a 2.5 mile walk after lunch. This is good for Coke b/c he's lazy and VERY fluffy right now (getting groomed Wed), but not sufficient for Kenya. After dark, I put on her reflective vest (soaked in water) and blinker and took her for another walk. When I got home I found these pieces of paper all over the porch. At first I thought it was one of those packets you get in your new shoes. Then I found this chewed up box....Coke had eaten ALL SIX doses of Interceptor!!!
I grabbed DH off the phone and said we are going to the store NOW and we put Coke in the car. The store is a few blocks away. DH stayed with Coke and I ran in, got the hydrogen peroxide, and started giving Coke capfulls in the parking lot. I thought I was supposed to give him 3 teaspoons so I gave him 4 capfulls b/c some was spilling. On the way home DH was driving very fast (to get to the e-vet) and Coke started heaving. He threw up twice all over the back of the car.
At home I called the e-vet right away, assuming Cokie would need his stomach pumped. I sent DH out to inspect the barf for signs of pill. No dice, but we did find scraps of packaging, and ALL of the dinner Coke ate at 5:30pm (he ate the pills sometime around 10:30pm). The vet tech came back online and said Coke weighs enough he can eat a whole box and be fine. Oh thank God!!
Now I'm a little miffed that the entire box is wasted and the back of my car is covered in vomit, but I will take vomit and $50 lost dollars to have Cokie's life!! Oh I was so scared, I don't know what I'd do if he died b/c I was so dumb and forgot to put that box away. Coke is my heart dog. I *know* he loves those beef flavored pills. The vet assured me he'd be fine but I am taking the morning off to watch him (and detail my car!).
My poor Cokie, I feel so bad. He didn't do anything wrong but I had to pour that nasty stuff down his throat and now he's passed out on the ground. He just had diarrhea for two days and has been miserable in the heat. I keep telling him he gets to go to dog daycare on Wed....
Poor Coke! (would've been a nice pic if that crate tray wasn't there!)
