think it could never happen to your dogs ?, think again.....

Thanks everyone.

Lucee threw up a total of 3 times last night. Poor girl.

Tom called the vet this morning and she said they wouldn't give Lucee any more charcoal, just to feed her this morning and give her the K1 and then see how she does.

They can only go on leashed walks, no running around, they might get hurt and then they would bleed more than normal. So they are at the park now with Tom and Nina has pooped. BLACK, Lucee pooped at home before they left, BLACK. So that's good, she did keep some of it in her. Nothing from Ashlee yet. She hates being on leash to do her thing.

I called they lady across the st this morning that feeds the squirrels, (&the rats). She said she would not put any more peanuts or food out for them. I told her that 2 have died already from the rat bait. She wants the stray cats trapped and hauled off. But I tried to explain to her that we are asking the birds, mice, rats and squirrels over to feed at her house so the cats will come. Just let nature alone. It will take a long time for everyone to stop going to her house for food, and they can find another just like hers down the st. But for now I think we are on the right track.

Tom is staying home from work to watch the girls today and maybe tomorrow too. Then I'm on vacation till Jan. 17th so I'll be able to watch them.

I will keep you all posted. Thanks so much for your prayers and good thoughts. I don't know all of you that have posted and we aren't on here that much any more but all I can say it THANK YOU.

Tom and Katz

Prayers for a full and fast recovery :( ((Hugs)) to the kids...

I will continue to keep your pups in my prayers. :)

its happened to me before and actually they thought my dog had rabies cuz she was foaming out of the mouth!!! :mad: they almost put her to sleep!!! and she was only like 7 when that happened! so we took her to another vet where they pronounced her with rat poising.


but i hope ur babies get well soon

I am glad they are better. If you need anything, let me know.

I missed this last nite - so scary. I know exactly what you are talking about I bought those in mouse version last year when I had a mouse - I have since disposed of all of them and I had them in intricate places that the animals couldn't get too. I will be keeping your crew in my thoughts and prayers.

Oh no, Tom, Katz.. I'm just now seeing this thread. I have no clue how I missed it. How scary this must be for you both, and for the girls.

You know how much I adore those girls of your's. Please be sure to give them all gentle hugs from me (and one for Kelcee too, of course!) I'm glad they are showing some good signs and thank you so much for warning us all of this nasty poison.

Kay

Oh dear. I just saw this. I hope they are doing ok. I hope you informed any people in the neighborhood with pets. Squirrels carry things far sometimes.

How awful. I do hope the pups recover fully, and quickly!

Thanks for posting this, not only so we can keep the warm thoughts for your pups coming, but, for letting us know about the poison. I would never have known about this!

Get better!

Tuesday 20th Dec.
Again thank you all for posting and thinking of our girls.

Well all is going OK. The girls are still pooping black (charcoal). Ashlee should get her blood clotting test today. The kit didn't arrive yesterday like they thought it would.

Tom stayed home with them last night and I came home from work early. It's hard to go to work and leave them alone. He will stay with them tonight too.

Yesterday we gave them 1/2 breakfast and then 2 pills each. OH NO, a pill on the floor. Which one hadn't gotten her 2 meds? We called the Dr. and she said it would be ok for the one time if only one pill was missed. But not to give them all another. So today we will have them, one at a time, all alone, no distractions. And make sure the pills stay in the tummy of each of them.

At work one person had heard of this kind of rat bait. Her sister used it on a farm where there were many mice. But I gave her all my info and she will report to the sister. She says she is sure they will stop using it. No one else on any forum I belong to had ever seen this stuff. So please pass the word on.

Thanks Tom and Katz

oh, man, how awful. The world can be such a hateful, scary, sickening place. My quote rings true in situations like this...that a human being can have so little care and respect for another creature...it's just embarassing. :( I'm glad to hear that they are doing all right, though. I'm sorry that this happened to you guys.

omg! That is so scary. You should have a talk with those neighbors.

WHOA thats like majorly SCARY! Your pups are in my thoughts and prayers.

I'm sorry to hear that happend, how scary. My thoughts and prayers that all will turn out okay in the end. Best wishes to you all!

How are the pups doing?

Well nothing new, which is good sign I think. No bleeding, and that is what is the most concerning for the next month. Leash walks only for the first 2 weeks. No rough housing, that’s a tough one. Their blood can be really really thin and a small cut could turn in to a tragedy.

If you can believe it, Ashlee still has NOT gotten her pro-time blood clot test. The kits have not been delivered from the warehouse yet. You can bet I am going to insist they have 3 ready to go on the 18th of Jan, which is the end of their meds, and retesting takes place. That will determine if they need a second round of meds.

so for today all is OK.

Thanks you all so very much for your prayers and good thoughts.

Tom and Katz

Just go back fromt he vets with Ashlee. She got her blood test and it was 90 sec. just like Nina. So she ate it also. It's a good thing they treated her on Sunday and that she started taking the meds. So retesting on Jan 18th or.

To look at them you wouldn't know anything is wrong. They seem fine. But you can't see thinning blood. So for another week and a half no running on the walks, no rough housing. They are afraid of brusing, a bleed that won't stop or a cut and the bleeding won't stop. Once they have taken the meds for 4 wks their blood should be back to clotting normally, if not then another 4 wks of meds.

Katz

Goodness, how trying this must be for you all. I hope when they retest that their blood is back to normal.
More prayers for you all.

I haven't been able to keep up with this thread like I would have liked. This is so scary, and to be waiting and watching all three of your babies for an entire month has to be nerve wrecking. I will keep you and the girls in my thoughts and prayers.
{{{Hugs}}}

I'm glad to hear everything is going smoothly, or as smoothly as you can get at this point.
I don't miss all the worrying thats for sure. It is very draining on your body.

Continued good thoughts are being sent your way.

That is so scary, I'm glad they look to be doing alright so far, I hope everone continues to be ok.

Glad things are going well so far. Lots of good thoughts are heading your way. I can imagine how difficult this is and will be for you until you get good test results.

On the bright side, it was caught good 'n early, & they all seem to being doing ok :)

I'm so happy all is going so well :)

Waiting for a progress report, a good one.

I haven't been on the board much lately so I am just catching this. How scary! Last summer I found my dogs eating parts of buns and I couldn't figure out where they came from. Evidently someone was putting them out for the birds and the birds and squirrels were bringing them into the fenced area of the yard. I found that scary because I was afraid someone was trying to poison them. Like you and many others, I have never seen poison like that. I would never have guessed that what it was. You have done a very good thing by making us all aware of it.

Like Karen, I think you should notify the paper and maybe even other media about this potential danger. Not just for other animal sakes but for children's too. It would be too scary to imagine what a child might do if they would find something like that. And especially because the parents wouldn't be aware of what it was either.

I will keep you and your pups in my thoughts and prayers that they get this stuff out of their systems as soon as possible.

Oh Katz and Tom, I'm just finding this thread now. How terrifying! That stuff doesn't look like rat poison at all. It looks like a dog toy or chewie. And it's peanut butter flavored!? What were they thinking!?

I hope your pups are doing better and recovering swiftly.

*HUGS*

Well the girls seem to be getting along OK. They really don't like this modified play and walk part though. Sunday will be 2 weeks and that is what the vet said to get to till we could let them get back to regular activities. Because of the bruising and bleeding factor. January 18th, or after for the 2nd blood test, seems so far away. They had a great Christmas and got lots of toys but couldn't rough house like they wanted with them.
Thanks again everyone who has posted for your prayers and good thoughts, they seem to be working !!
Tom and Katz

I'm glad to hear everyone is getting along good, and I hope that soon they are able to run, play and rough house all they want:D

Oh Oh Oh, I kept meaning to PM you and tell you we have Angus's calendar. I gave it to Tom for Christmas and was sooooo excited to show him the day with angus !!!! What a lovely boy he was !!
Katz

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I'm glad to hear everyone is getting along good, and I hope that soon they are able to run, play and rough house all they want:D

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I'm happy to hear your pups are doing well. January 18th must seem years away to you. I'll keep your pups in my thoughts. Thanks for the update! :)

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Oh Oh Oh, I kept meaning to PM you and tell you we have Angus's calendar. I gave it to Tom for Christmas and was sooooo excited to show him the day with angus !!!! What a lovely boy he was !!
Katz

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Thanks Katz, glad you and Tom will be able to enjoy that day with Angus too:)

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