Quote Originally Posted by mommanessy247 View Post
unfortunately growing up we had a dog/poison incident but it didnt end well.
my dad was out laying poison flakes in the gopher holes all over the property and was unaware that our queensland heeler/bull terrier was behind him eating them. i discovered her bleeding and just acting plain sick some days later and told him i thought she needed to see a vet. my dad's not one to rush any animal to the vet without letting the animal try to heal on its own...bad idea i know.
anyways, when he did finally take her to the vet the vet said it was probably a uterine hemorrhage due to her having had puppies recently but i didnt buy that. they did the surgery to "fix" her thinking that would solve the bleeding issue but she passed away just after the surgery while in recovery actually. they did an autopsy and found some undigested poison flakes still in her belly. i was sitting next to my dad watching tv when he got that phone call and i knew little heidi didnt make it. she left behind 11 puppies which were JUST weaned onto softened puppy kibble.
my dad's lesson from that...he no longer uses poison in the gopher holes & when your kid tells you something is wrong with one of the animals get it checked out. i'm praying for your little guy.
he's such a cutie.
Oh that is such a sad story. We were debating to wait it out and see what happened, but the vet said that you won't know until the dog starts bleeding and by then it's probably too late. That, and with a small dog they don't stand much of a chance. She said he probably didn't eat any, but we were happy to get him checked out and on meds just in case. I hate poisons for so many reasons and this is just one of them.

Thank you so much!