Originally posted by Nomilynn
I don't understand why poison control told you this.

We had a dog come into the clinic a couple of weeks ago coughing up mucousy blood. The owners had fed him chicken bones the night before ( ) so they thought he was choking. We took xrays and his lungs were full of blood. It turned out he had eated 2 bars of rat poison a week before. Rat poison causes death by internal bleeding, but because he was a big dog, it metabolized much slower than it would in a rat.

I would still take him to the vet. Poisoning is a serious thing.
I know, I don't understand either. Kaige, my dog ate rat poison just last Thursday, he has to be on the Vit. K treatment for 3 weeks & 2days because symptoms can occur weeks later.
AND the next day, my same vet had a golden come in that got into rat poison 2.5 weeks prior & was just showing symptoms. She was given blood transfusions and intensive care for 2 days just to be in the clear. I guess she's still a sick girl but doing much better.
Anyways this type of poison can be long term, if you read the box it even says on it it can take 5-12 days to kill mice & rats, well a dog is bigger therefore it can take even longer to take affect on a larger animal.

Either way I am glad he's better & I really hope he continues to improve & nothing is wrong. But please get a second opinion & keep a very watchful eye on him.
Still sending good thoughts!