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I think I mentioned my dog was poisoned about 3 years ago. The vet concluded it was Oleander. I wasn't so sure but the symptoms were pretty upsetting.
So day before yesterday my younger pup, developed the same symptoms; severe ataxia, weakness, photophobia, spasticity and neuro-excitability. Instead of watching the progress as I previously had I rushed her to the ER. They immediately induced vomiting. When I left the treatment area she was spread eagle in her pen with a cone of shame, keeping her face elevated from her vomitus, as she retched her little guts out but her tail was wagging. WAGGING! That kept niggling in my brain.
At that point the tech pulls me aside and states that the vomit had this distinctly SKUNKY, lemon and garlic odor emanating from it. So there the three of us stood, the Veterinarian, the tech and myself huffing a dog's vomit (what I would give for a jpeg of that), but I digress.
The vet tech says, "This smells very skunky". I replied, "If my dog had eaten a skunk would she not stink of it inside AND out.", at which point the veterinarian chimes in with, "Did your dog have access to marijuana?"
Immediately my mind returns to earlier in the day when I had rolled a brand new joint of GG #4 (which happens to smell skunky, lemony and wait for it, garlicky), and how after just a puff or possibly two that my joint had simply disappeared!? I smoke a shitload of pot so inadvertently smoking down a joint is not something that I worry excessively about.
Now I gazed at the little shit and realized in that moment she'd bogarted the joint (you know the one that in one puff put the > 6' Cannabineer face down on my tile), and look at the veterinarian and calmly but sadly replied, "We have teenagers on each side of us."
He patted my shoulder in a very understanding manner shook his head and said, "Kid's today, but don't worry we'll save her." another $1000 in vet bills and the realization that the other $1000 vet bill was also unnecessary just made my night. They kept her overnight and I cheered as they gave her another dose of activated charcoal. Expensive behavior modification lesson for me and apomorphine and activated charcoal brought it home to the dogs.
I conclude the three of us have learned a valuable lesson. Tonight I'm off to drink beer and listen to reggae. I have also put my pot up higher where, hopefully, even terriers can not climb.
I think I mentioned my dog was poisoned about 3 years ago. The vet concluded it was Oleander. I wasn't so sure but the symptoms were pretty upsetting.
So day before yesterday my younger pup, developed the same symptoms; severe ataxia, weakness, photophobia, spasticity and neuro-excitability. Instead of watching the progress as I previously had I rushed her to the ER. They immediately induced vomiting. When I left the treatment area she was spread eagle in her pen with a cone of shame, keeping her face elevated from her vomitus, as she retched her little guts out but her tail was wagging. WAGGING! That kept niggling in my brain.
At that point the tech pulls me aside and states that the vomit had this distinctly SKUNKY, lemon and garlic odor emanating from it. So there the three of us stood, the Veterinarian, the tech and myself huffing a dog's vomit (what I would give for a jpeg of that), but I digress.
The vet tech says, "This smells very skunky". I replied, "If my dog had eaten a skunk would she not stink of it inside AND out.", at which point the veterinarian chimes in with, "Did your dog have access to marijuana?"
Immediately my mind returns to earlier in the day when I had rolled a brand new joint of GG #4 (which happens to smell skunky, lemony and wait for it, garlicky), and how after just a puff or possibly two that my joint had simply disappeared!? I smoke a shitload of pot so inadvertently smoking down a joint is not something that I worry excessively about.
Now I gazed at the little shit and realized in that moment she'd bogarted the joint (you know the one that in one puff put the > 6' Cannabineer face down on my tile), and look at the veterinarian and calmly but sadly replied, "We have teenagers on each side of us."
He patted my shoulder in a very understanding manner shook his head and said, "Kid's today, but don't worry we'll save her." another $1000 in vet bills and the realization that the other $1000 vet bill was also unnecessary just made my night. They kept her overnight and I cheered as they gave her another dose of activated charcoal. Expensive behavior modification lesson for me and apomorphine and activated charcoal brought it home to the dogs.
I conclude the three of us have learned a valuable lesson. Tonight I'm off to drink beer and listen to reggae. I have also put my pot up higher where, hopefully, even terriers can not climb.
