My dog ate ant poison!

i dont know what to doo!!!!!! i cant take her to the vet cuz i have no money. ive been making her eat grass and i think shes thrown most of it up, but it was alot. shes been drinkin lots of water too and licking her lips alot. im so scared!!!! has this happened to anyone?? i looked on the net and it said it was best to make her voimt and give her water. ohhhh man!!!!!!! =(

call the 1800 number on the bottle?

she'll probably be fine. if it's just some commercial ant killer product, it's probably mostly safe for humans and animals.

any idea what chemical is in the ant poison? look up the material safety data sheet.

i would definitely take her to a vet if it gets worse or continues. maybe see if the vet will let u make payments, or see if someone will let you borrow a little money. my pets are like my family and i couldnt just let their health deteriorate in front of me.

The vet should understand your financial position and do it for free, no excuse not to take her.

SocataSmoker said:

The vet should understand your financial position and do it for free, no excuse not to take her.

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In a perfect world yes. In reality that's highly unlikely. If that were the case there wouldn't be so many medical surrenders for animals.

how is she doing now??

My dog is like my brother so i wouldnt care about money id be high tailing it to the vet. But yeah get her to drink alot and stay around her for the next little while to see if anything worsens. What type of poison was it? Raid?

Activated charcoal.

peacemane420 said:

i dont know what to doo!!!!!! i cant take her to the vet cuz i have no money. ive been making her eat grass and i think shes thrown most of it up, but it was alot. shes been drinkin lots of water too and licking her lips alot. im so scared!!!! has this happened to anyone?? i looked on the net and it said it was best to make her voimt and give her water. ohhhh man!!!!!!! =(

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Arsenic

Arsenic is combined with metaldehyde in slug and snail baits, and may appear in ant poisons, weed killers and insecticides. Arsenic is also a common Impurity found in many chemicals. Death can occur quickly before there is time to observe the symptoms. In more protracted cases the signs are thirst, drooling, vomiting, staggering, intense abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, paralysis and death. The breath of the dog will have a strong smell of garlic.

Treatment: Induce vomiting. A specific antidote is available but requires professional use. Metaldehyde - This poison (often combined with arsenic) is used commonly in rat, snail and slug baits. The signs of toxicity are excitation, drooling and slobbering, uncoordinated gait, muscle tremors and weakness that leads to inability to stand in a few hours. The tremors are not triggered by external stimuli.

Treatment: Immediately after the dog ingests the poison, induce vomiting. The care and handling are the same as for strychnine.

Strychnine - Strychnine is used as a rat, mouse and mole poison. It is available commercially as coated pellets dyed purple, red or green. Signs of poisoning are so typical that the diagnosis can be made almost at once. Onset is sudden (less than two hours). The first signs are agitation, excitability and apprehension. They are followed rather quickly by intensely painful tetanic seizures that last about sixty seconds, during which the dog throws the head back, can't breathe and turns blue. The slightest stimulation, such as tapping the dog or clapping the hands, starts a seizure. This characteristic response is used to make the diagnosis. Other signs associated with nervous system involvement are tremors, champing, drooling, uncoordinated muscle spasms, collapse and paddling of the legs.

Seizures caused by strychnine and other central nervous system toxins sometimes are misdiagnosed as epilepsy. This would be a mistake as immediate veterinary attention is necessary. Epileptic seizures are self-limited; the signs usually appear in a certain order, and each attack is the same. They are over before the dog can get to a veterinarian. Usually they are not considered emergencies (see NERVOUS SYSTEM: Epilepsy).

Treatment: With signs of central nervous involvement, don't take time to induce vomiting. It is important to avoid loud noises or unnecessary handling that trigger a seizure. Cover your dog with a coat or blanket and drive to the nearest veterinary clinic.

Go on local.com and search free veterinary clinics or something... And even if you have to take her to a regular vet, you can work something out where you can make monthly payments. Let us know how poochie is doing!!

give him some ipecac syrup, that should take care of the problem along with some charcol, no?

mastakoosh said:

i would definitely take her to a vet if it gets worse or continues. maybe see if the vet will let u make payments, or see if someone will let you borrow a little money. my pets are like my family and i couldnt just let their health deteriorate in front of me.

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I agree.... . Vets will almost always allow a regular patient to make monthly payments.

Hope your pooch is feeling better

pets have better medical than people

Did you know, I was talking to a vet once and he said if there was ever a major infectious outbreak, they had enough antibiotics to treat the humans...and its the same stuff, just not refined as much and different flavorings...I'm gonna go buy me some hog penicillin at the farm store, it's only like 18 bucks.

mjetta said:

pets have better medical than people

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i would just take it to the vet how sad...

sorry for not replying sooner but i was worried bout her. shes fine now and whatever she ingested its out of her system. see what happened was my mom put down a couple piles of ant killer in the greenhouse. she went in there while i was lookin at my plants so i wasnt paying attention to her. but when i got her out she was licking her chops so i knew she ate some of it. so i gave her ice cold water to induce vomiting and she did haaha like 3 times. she ate quite alot!! lil bitch!!! she scared the hell outta me. but i still shoved some grass in her mouth to make her throw up again to be safe but it was all stomach acid. shes fine now.
yes it is very unlikely to take my dog to the vet and outta the kindness of there heart do it for free. my vets will do anythin just to squeeze a couple more dollars for anything!! so am glad i didnt take her. and yes on the package it said "if ingested it can be harmful to humans and domesticated animals" but my baby is fine! =)

heres some pictures of her... her name is sasha and shes sleepin with my hubby in this pic




shes half black lab and beagle so she looks like a puppy forever! my little baby