rebecca lacey, WA 2/13/2011 9:04:40 AM thank you for this, it saved my dog. my dog ate rat poison on a Sunday and my vet was closed. i fallowed the directions and by the time i got a hold of my vet, she said i had done everything perfect and my dog should be fine. i will have a check up next week.
Dawn Flint, MI 2/9/2011 4:15:53 PM Thank you. Last week my careless husband called and told me he bought rat poison (Tom Cat) then left it in the car with my dogs while he ran another errand (they ate it obviously). Your article was the first article i found on google. It was after 5 pm, the "big blizzard" had just begun and my vets office was closed. Having beagles, I've had to induce vomiting on them before but your website gave me the confidence that that was the right thing to do in this particular poisoning case. As my husband pulled in, I had a syringe (with the needle removed) full of peroxide and ready to go. I administered the peroxide and we headed out in the snowstorm to the emergency vet. The dogs threw up in the car on the way there and the vet induced vomiting again after we arrived at their office. They weren't going to give them charcoal, but I insisted because of your article and we began them on vitamin K that night. They visited our regular vet two days ago and they were impressed at how quickly we moved in the emergency and how well the dogs were doing. I insisted they perform blood work just to check and that came back normal as well. Today I found a bruise on my littlest beagles ear- but otherwise he seems fine. We'll continue to monitor him closely. Whoever said that people shouldn't induce vomiting, my vet disagrees. They were emphatic that we did the right thing. To those who are only inducing vomiting and not visiting their vet- that's not good enough. It only cost us $322 for 2 dogs at the emergency vet and that included vomit induction, activated charcoal and their vitamin k. Well worth it to save them from bleeding to death for our own carelessness. Rat poison is a horrid product and my husband never should have purchased it. Humane traps people. Humane traps.
EAT ME c, CO 2/5/2011 10:35:10 PM i am so d! my puppy ate a box of mouse poision and now he's drinking a ton of water and dying. i am going to shoot the person who left the door open , and killed my PUPPY
aja St. Petersburg, FL 1/25/2011 6:11:40 PM I think you should get the dog to the vet immediately. They have the tools and experience to best deal with this kind of situation. Right now my little Bella is in the hospital fighting for her life. I am glad I took her to the vet because they think that she has gotten into rat poison. I hope she will be okay. Just get your dog to the vet. That is the one thing that may save your pet's life.
Dave Toledo, OH 1/15/2011 7:13:18 AM Do not induce vomiting,that is per label instructions. Get the animal to the vet with the label/ MSDS sheet if possible, as soon as possible.
Dawn Durham, NC 1/3/2011 12:25:14 PM I think that the information included in your article about treatment for dogs that ate rat poisoning was very good. It is important for pet owners to have this information on hand in case of emergency. Earlier this year I purchased the glue strips, and hid them up under furniture instead of purchasing rat poison I was afraid that one of my inquisitive dogs would find the poison.
Terrt Southaven, MS 12/28/2010 4:10:48 PM My dog ingested tomcat poison and I got him to the vet right away. They induced vomiting (bright green) and he is on vit. K for a week. I hope he will be okay. He is lethargic now from the morphine they shot into his eye. This has all happened in the last 2 hours.
justin franklin, OH 11/27/2010 9:01:17 PM I have a min pin and he will die because he eat rat poison and it suck's and think it is bull that who ever come up with rat poison should eat poison should eat it and die if you can halp me please call me
Carrie Des Moines, IA 11/27/2010 2:42:32 PM My dog got into Rat poison at the house next door. In the state I live in when a house is in foreclosure they put rat poison around the house to prevent animals getting in the house. The sad part about this they are not required to tell anyone. Took her to the vet and he said if she was brought in 12hours later she would've died. Iv drugs and a little Vit K. She's not 100% better but doing better then yesterday when I took her in.
Tina Buckeye, AZ 11/25/2010 9:57:38 AM I believe the dosing is incorrect on this article. It should be 5 micrograms (mcg) per kilogram of body weight not milligrams (mg). Vitamin K usually comes in 100 mcg or 500 mcg tablets.
Mel Dallas, TX 11/7/2010 9:10:16 PM Hi my dogs ate Tomcat rat poison, we induced vomiting with peroxide. They threw it all up. To the lady that said her dog ate Tomcat also, what were your results with your dog? Hope everything was ok.
Cheryl Lincoln, IL 10/31/2010 11:16:12 AM My dog died a few hours ago. I guess he got into the Deacon and we didn't figure it out until about 3 AM. I knew he was sick but wasn't seeing any blood or anything. Apparently, he bled into his brain and basically had a stroke. Even if they could have saved him, he already had brain damage. I had to have him put down. This is by far the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. The pain and sadness is overwhelming and I feel so responsible. Please, people...make sure your pets can't find the poison. I wish I could do it over again! I'd live with the mice if only I could have my little Bear back.... I love you baby dog!
don atlanta, GA 10/19/2010 6:14:18 PM i have a dog thats i havent a clue wats wrong with him he wont eat or drink and has been acting funny. i think it is rat poison because my neighbor has posioned man of my dogs not sure wat type of poison but i dont hve any vit k please give me other remedies without vet.
ron lexington sc, SC 10/18/2010 9:46:11 AM our dog eat it Friday night and we found out on saturday when it's poop was green. Took the dog about 20 lbs to the vet and gave Vit K and charcoal. kept the dog overnight and checked vitals and blood on Sunday...at that time all looked normal. But the vet said the new rat poison is a new generation and takes longer to work. we are giving Vit k in pill form to the dog twice a day...will be taken dog in for more blood tests...and brusing and clotting time. Wish us well
Rebecca Wilm, NC 10/10/2010 9:13:47 PM Thank you very much! Found this site immediately after my pet digested tomcat rat poison. Did exactly as stated. Thank you!
Eileen wellington, OH 9/2/2010 10:12:45 PM Unfortunately,I discovered my dog did eat mice poison. She wasn't looking right wednesday night, but she was old and I thought her back was bothering her. When I got home from work on Thursday she wasn't breathing well. I took her to the vet and she had bled into her chest cavity. I never thought about poison, because I didn't think she could get to any. After making the tough decision to put her down, I found the small chewed up box in the garage. I don't know if we could of saved her if we had known.
Lisa Elgin, TX 6/5/2010 7:22:01 PM That's fine to keep the poison away from the pets. The problem is, the pets can still be poisoned by eating the dead poisoned rodents. My poor pup is in the hospital as we speak, I had to learn these things the hard way. She nearly bled to death in a matter of a few hours, while under care.
Mary Clear Lake, MN 5/10/2010 7:16:20 PM We need to put rat/mouse poison around in our garage so my husband cut 2"PVC pipe into long tubes. Then placed the poison in the middle of it and set it into hard to reach areas. That keeps pets from being able to get the poison.
bob KONA, HI 5/9/2010 4:12:05 PM Great advice, i found this web site quickly after I saw him eating some poison. Probably saved my puppy's life. Got him to vomit. Now gave him a little charcoal to absorb what may be left.
Karen Irving, TX 5/4/2010 4:01:38 PM I think my dog ate rat poison!!!!!!!!!! Because I went into my room and on my rag on the floor was something blue so I thought it was rat poison but also I thought it was plant food. But my dog is looking fine but also it has been 30 minutes or 1 hour I think my dog ate plant food because it does not look sick.