Rat Poisoning

[koni]

I just found out that someone who has a 7-8 month old puppy, the brother to Koni, ate rat poisioning. And a lot of it. They did not take the puppy to the vet, but just gave him sugar water. The puppy ate normally, and supposedly the poo doesnt look different. The puppy never threw up either. This happened Wednesday/Thursday. Is there anything they can do? Or will the puppy die, from the inside out? Or will the puppy continue to live healthy?

I am so disappointed. I feel soo sorry for the puppy.

[Dax]

Rat poision breaks down the blood. Dogs that eat it usually need blood transfusions right away. However, the dog should appear very sick by now. Look at the Health link there is a link for poisionings. Check the rat poision bag as well for the active ingredient.

Let's hope for the best.. maybe he didn't eat it just pushed it around or maybe it's not toxic to non-rats.

[koni]

The owners told me that they could not find the rat pellets. But when they checked his poo, they found cardboard pieces, which held the pellets. I just hope for the best for the puppy.

[Dax]

Tell them to find the bag that listed the ingredients. Call a local vet clinic with the ingredients - and the date that they think the dog ate the pellets - and estimated amount.

I think they would tell them what signs they should now be seeing if the dog had eaten it. I'm hoping they got lucky.. if not the vet's will tell them what treatment to start.

[erdog3]

Normally that kind of poisoning causes frothing at the mouth, vomiting blood, bloody stools. This reaction normally occurs from within minutes to a couple of hours.
As the progression develops the dog normally goes into a coma.

[Meisti]

Koni - the preferred antidote for most rodenticides is Vitamin K. The dog needs to get a shot of Vitamin K initially and then will have to take two pills a day for up to six weeks, depending on the degree of poisoning. There is no other way - this dog needs to go to the vet asap if it has eaten rat poison.

[koni]

Thanks for the information. I will try to pass it on to the owner. I am assuming since they said the dog appears fine, that he probably didnt eat the pellets. Oh I hope this is the case.

[southern_girl09]

Well I had a dog named Kaylle..(she was a rat terreir/min pin mix) she ate a little bit and died 2 days later. She was very weak.

[Dax]

So.. what happened. Is the dog OK?

[Blistering Wind]

I've seen dogs eat poison, show NO signs, then suddenly up and die.

NEVER think things are safe.

Especially since they found cardboard in the feces.

Either way, I would STRONGLY advise getting some Vit K and a doseage from the vet at LEAST and treat the pup as if she DID eat it. It isn't THAT expensive to at least do that much. Better than nothing, though she should really get a full work-up to see what other damage has been done.

Since it has been several days, there isn't much to do but wait it out, and try to hope for the best.