Dog poisoned, eating tanalised timber?
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Spent most of last night up with my aging golden retriever. Lots of panting and pacing around, going to the toilet etc.
Realised all yesterday she was chewing up the offcuts from the decking I've been laying, tantalised timber.
Ate a bit of food this morning and perked up mid-day had a run in the garden (after I removed all the offcuts!)
Tonight shes off her food and just lying by the settee.
Just looks very depressed and not interested in food or anything.
Any suggestions, plenty of water and some rice is all I can come up with.
Realised all yesterday she was chewing up the offcuts from the decking I've been laying, tantalised timber.
Ate a bit of food this morning and perked up mid-day had a run in the garden (after I removed all the offcuts!)
Tonight shes off her food and just lying by the settee.
Just looks very depressed and not interested in food or anything.
Any suggestions, plenty of water and some rice is all I can come up with.
Mine, and my son's similarly-aged GSDs recently found a bottle of antifreeze, into which one of then sank their gnashers. There was nothing outwardly wrong with them but we called the vet and the two of them subsequently spent 24 hours in the vets being flushed out. They both appeared (and subsequently, both are) fine - but had we not found the bottle we wouldn't have known, and at least one of them would probably have died a nasty death.
Antifreeze is awful. It's like cocaine to animals, they can't get enough of it.
They act drunk for a while, then recover, meanwhile the antifreeze crystallisers in their kidneys and then kills them.
Owners of cats often don't see the first stage because they're at work and then can't understand what's happened to their pet.
I found this out the hard way
They act drunk for a while, then recover, meanwhile the antifreeze crystallisers in their kidneys and then kills them.
Owners of cats often don't see the first stage because they're at work and then can't understand what's happened to their pet.
I found this out the hard way
stuartmmcfc said:
Antifreeze is awful. It's like cocaine to animals, they can't get enough of it.
They act drunk for a while, then recover, meanwhile the antifreeze crystallisers in their kidneys and then kills them.
Owners of cats often don't see the first stage because they're at work and then can't understand what's happened to their pet.
I found this out the hard way
Sorry to hear about your cat They act drunk for a while, then recover, meanwhile the antifreeze crystallisers in their kidneys and then kills them.
Owners of cats often don't see the first stage because they're at work and then can't understand what's happened to their pet.
I found this out the hard way
I thought all Anitfreeze made now, and has been for a while, contains an ingredient to make it taste bitter so animals would not drink it if some t
t put it down ? Sorry, forgot to update.
Shes fine. As per last post she was bouncing round like a moron then had another day of moping around but eating and drinking fine.
Since then back to normal, acting like an idiot, walking into doors and tripping over her own paws. Shes an old gal and probably only got a few years left. Definitely going senile and just wants to be around us and sleep.
Thanks for the posts.
Shes fine. As per last post she was bouncing round like a moron then had another day of moping around but eating and drinking fine.
Since then back to normal, acting like an idiot, walking into doors and tripping over her own paws. Shes an old gal and probably only got a few years left. Definitely going senile and just wants to be around us and sleep.
Thanks for the posts.
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