Jackie Eagle Moutnain, Utah 4/25/2013 6:22:16 AM Call the phone number on the package of the poison. I called D-con's number this morning at 12:30am and they were able to figure out the lethal dose and reassure me that waiting till morning was ok before seeking medical help. Other wise I would have driven 4 towns over and 45 minutes one way to an emergency vet that could easily have helped me this morning. Waiting till 8, when they all open and we can get the pk test and then start Vit K if we need it.
Tom Redmon, Illinois 4/2/2013 3:56:19 PM This just happened to our dog too...we got her to the vet and she is getting better. However, we cannot get her to eat dog food...does anyone have any suggestions? We can get her to take her Vitamin K pill with ham slices, cheese or peanut butter but that is about all we can get her to eat. Thanks!
heather Hollywood, Florida 3/21/2013 2:44:28 PM I recommend take the animal directly to a vet. My dog ate a block of rat poison and the company said no way who a dog eat it well when the vet induce vomiting he was full of the worst type of poisonous chemical in rat posion. There are several types of poisons used to kill rats and u must seek help . Forget the 1800 # goto the vet. If not anything u do will not be enough please don't chance it . My bill was $126.00 I was surprised the vet is here to help not rob u. Then again id spend any amount for my dogs.
jared mattoon, Illinois 2/4/2013 6:22:52 PM No vitamin k is not potassium an ion element. Vitamin k reverses the clotting factors warfarin and other anticoagulants affect. To much potassium will cause electrolyte imbalance causing heart to stop. it is never given IV push in hospital only a drip piggy back rider to.sodium chloride in micrograms for this reason. it is it is given for lethal injection to prisoners. From a nurse in Illinois who does not want you to kill your dog.
Bruce Tri-Lakes, Missouri 1/28/2013 8:57:44 PM Vitamin K is Potassium, no? Just get Potassium table and crush it.
Trish New Freedom, Pennsylvania 1/20/2013 1:01:21 PM Thank you so much for the info posted here. Here are some tips I learned.1. The hydrogen peroxide takes a couple of minutes to work.2 GNC is the only place in town to get Vit. K. CVS, tractor supply, nor Rite Aid does carries it. 3. There are tablets called Charco Caps at CVS that are activate charcoal.
dw ny, NY 12/20/2012 3:03:12 PM my 12 lb dog at 2 small balls of Ramik mice poison--called vet--immediately gave 1tbsp hydrogen peroxide--she vomited within 5 minutes--was able to see the chewed balls. Called the 1800 number on the ramik package and the operator said she would have needed to eat 5 balls to get symptoms(bleeding). She said if she had symptoms they would be in 3-5 days. good luck
Paul Jacksonville, Florida 9/20/2012 6:04:56 PM Paul Jax, FLI think our 50 pound boxer ate about 10 rat poison pellets last night, we didn't figure it out until now, what can we due, vets closed
Jennifer Williston, Vermont 9/17/2012 6:43:29 AM How can i get vitamin k1 for my dog without a costly vet visit
kailyn stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 9/15/2012 6:18:44 PM we had my new puppy outside and he got into the neibors house when we turned around and he got into rat posion i gave him peroxide and toast should he be ok!!! im woried sick about him
Mary Curtiss, WI 6/1/2012 6:36:25 PM our dog got into rat poison on tuesday. we didn't know this until yestaerday when we noticed he wasn't acting like himself. we got him to the vet today and she confirmed that he did get into some. she gave him 2 shots of vitamin k and pills he has to take every day. hope he gets better soon
Colleen Quartz Hill, CA 5/21/2012 12:27:17 PM My little doggie got sick and would not eat for a few days. She had blisters in her mouth and was bleeding. By the time the vet figured out she had eatin rat poison it was too late and she passed. The only place she had been was the local park. Do they use rat poison at parks for dogs to get into?
allisa wharton, TX 5/12/2012 5:38:24 AM well i think my dog ate rat poison .because her cheeks were shaking really bad. either it was a sisure or she ate rat poison. it is a big dog though.
Theresa New Port Richey, FL 4/16/2012 7:30:20 PM My dog ate about 10 pellets over the weekend and we had to go to the vet. He is fine, but I was trying to think of a way to keep the pellets away from him, but still use them to kill rats. I came up with the idea of putting the pellets inside a jar with a small opening, large enough for the mice to get into, but not big enough for the dog to get to them. I think also that I will have to find some type of repellent for the dog on the outside of it, so he won't bother it at all, and accidentally knock some of the pellets out. Any comments on this? Has anyone figured this out another way?
Kandace Murphysboro, IL 4/5/2012 7:05:05 PM Thanks. Read your article and called the vet at the same time. Luckily it happened before the 2 hour mark, and I dont think my dogs actually ate any of the poison. Made for an interesting night though: me, my husband, 2 dogs, a bottle of hydrogen peroxide, rubber boots, and vomit all over the garage floor! Life is never boring around here! Just glad the pups are ok!
Erik bacolod, AL 3/21/2012 7:45:14 AM this is a very helpful and informative article, thanks for the info!
Linda Cashmere, WA 3/5/2012 11:51:46 AM Very informative. I have a dog who has eaten a rodenticide out in an orchard 3 times! We never see her ingest it & by the time symptoms showed up...off to the vet at $400 a visit, not to mention the close call. We're trying to find a way to keep her from eating it, apparently it tastes good to animals, when she accidently gets loose.
Maritza Lubbock, TX 2/28/2012 7:59:33 PM I am so thankful I found this article. My 2 and a half month dachshund beagle mix ate a dcon box and no funds for vet...gave him 3 tsp of peroxide and he threw up the pieces he ate.... he seems to be fine now...fingers crossed
Bill Tampa, FL 2/15/2012 2:59:53 PM Gave my dog (about 13-15 lbs) proxide, bout a cap full, in the parking lot at the drug store and he vomited with in a min....I read somewhere else about a tblespoon for every 10lbs, for future referance, incase u have a larger dog who doesn't vomit after only a lil bit...