my dog was poisoned :(

[mrsmagoo]

hi all

well over the last few days the neighbours have been quite nasty towards my dogs i have 2 mastiffs and a spaniel , the parents letting them tease my dogs trying to break the fencing down ect .
i had a lie in today and normally my spaniel is first out hes my shadow ,after a short while i got him out from under the bed (his favourate place) and he started crying so naturaly i was worried ,he was lathargic and crying then about an hour later his pupils were massive and he could'nt control his bladder or bowel so i rushed him over to the vet , she said he,d ingested excesty , ive never even seen what that stuff looks like , she said there's no 100% proof it is that but seemed very sure now nothing like that comes near my house or my pets but im thinking could my neighbours be throwing it over they sure seem that type sadly ,but although she said keep a close eye on him and after 24 hours he should be fine what i want to find out is what can this stuff do to my dogs
i feel livid towards people who do this stuff he's been shaking and looks scared i'm so upset and worried
any advice on what it could do and how can i make him more comfy would be greatful x
thanks
carol

[mrsmagoo]

forgot to add my spaniel was the one whos bad they all lovely dogs and wouldnt hurt anyone

[Catherinedana]

I'm so sorry you have neighbors who are wicked and would give your dogs drugs. I don't think it will hurt him since he ingested it only once, but I bet he was so scared, poor thing! Is there any way to keep your dogs on only one side of your yard for now? Maybe if the neighbors don't interact with them for a while and don't see them or tease them, they will forget about the dogs and move onto something else. If they are taking drugs like ecstacy, they may be irrational while they are high and continue to do stupid and irresponsible things - they may harm your dogs worse next time.

I've had bad neighbors too and found that no matter how angry I get or how much I try to do to change THEM, I have had to alter my own habits or change the way I did things for a while to smooth things out and make my own life liveable. The only exception to that was a problem that I had with noise all day and all night so I just called the police over and over again. Those people finally moved. If you see them teasing your dogs or damaging your property, can you video it for proof? Or maybe call the police while you see them doing it? Don't even say anything to the neighbors, just call the cops to get them caught in the act.

I hope you work something out that will keep yourself and your dogs safe!!

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm so sorry to hear about this situation. I can sympathize as my husband and I have been in two really bad neighbor situations over the years. Unfortunately, the situations usually escalate if the people are irrational. In both our cases, we sold our house and moved. Is moving an option?

In the meantime, I would not let the dogs out at home unless you are with them; can you take them to another spot where they can run?

[Karen]

Ecstacy is a party drug, make sure he drinks plenty of water, and stays cool, as people on X have died of dehydration because they "feel good" and forget to drink and overheat.

I'd watch the ground for anything they throw over, and pick it up and save it, just in case.

[king2005]

Poor dog
I have no idea what E does let alone how it would effect a dog

My sister & her b/f many yrs ago drugged my old dog. Poor thing was bugged out & sweating! I gave him a cool bath & kept cool wet towels on him all night. No idea what they gave him, but he def. wasn't having fun

I support what everyone else has said above.