This past Sunday my son came over to my house and told me he was concerned about his dog Desi a Chihuahua. He said that for about a week he had been getting more and more listless and was now just sitting in one place with a blank stare. I ask him if the dog had eaten anything unusual or maybe gotten into something. He proceeded to tell me that the week earlier he had put out some rat poison because they left a hole behind the stove where they had done some renovation. He found that some field mice found their way into the house. He put the poison behind his rear projection TV and thought it was to small for Desi to get to. He noted the next day the poison was gone and assumed the mice got into it. He recalls thinking that if the dog had eaten it the dog would already be dead. This had been the week before.
I got online and Googled the poison he had used and found that it was
an anticoagulant that causes what ever eats it to die a slow death from
bleeding to death. The anticoagulant depletes your bodies Vitaman K
that normally prevents bleeding. We immediately left the house looking
for some Vitamin K. None on the Drug stores carried it and just on a
lark I decided to drive by my Vet hoping someone would be there. Normally no one is in his office on Sunday. Luckily he was at his office and when we told him the situation he gave us a Vitamin K injection and some pills for the next day. He suggested we come in the next day to also get a transfusion.
The next day we went back with Koko in tow to be a blood donor. To
make a long story short after 2 transfusion and 3 days of intensive care
with fluids , Desi is home and getting better by the day. The Vet said Desi would not have survived another day if treatment had not started
when it did.
My son just brought Koko a Valentine card and Rawhide Bone from Desi.
The Valentine Shows Pluto in a pile of bones, It says THANKS....
you open the card... .......heaps.
The note reads
Dear Koko
Thank you for saving my life!
Your Blood Brother
Desi
Blood brother sounds good but I think Koko would be Desi's aunt since
my son is Desi's daddy.
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- and thanks to Koko for being a brave blood donor! 
Desi came over this morning and he seemed to be back close to normal. Running after Koko with tail wags and kisses. I guess we are lucky we caught it in time. When I saw him Sunday I didn't have much hope for him.
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