Poison control.. it happens - Page 1

My dog got a hold of a mouse poison pellet... yes, we are always careful but it happens.

I immediately called and found that what I needed to do was induce vomiting.  I used hydrogen peroxide and it worked fine.   I repeated the process till I saw no "blue" specks in the product brought up.   I am now supplementing with heavy doses of Vit K (coagulates) through Kelp, alfalfa tops and egg yolks - natural sources.. on a high quality kibble and off raw for a few days.    Thankfully I found out what he had gotten into and was within 15 minutes of ingestion when I started the vomiting process.   Thanks to internet instructions... very clear and precise on what to do.   I know that this is a very dangerous poison but when you get it out of their system immediately, it makes a huge difference.   Poison is off limits around our house from this day forward... I'll get a cat for the mice.  Scary experience.

Sorry to hear that, that is scary!  I do not have a cat (thanks to my dog ) and so far haven't noticed any mice either, thankfully.
Sounds like you caught it immediately and are doing everything you can.
I hope your boy is OK.

That was a real life saver and very smart of you to think clearly and do something, fast over this incident!! Can you post link to page you found on inducing vomiting?  I think this would be good for people to know? How did you get the peroxide down her throat without her spitting it all out first?

We had a rodent problem where I lived previously, and though the terriers and cats were good killers they still don't do a thorough job. 
In my experience the best way to kill rodents while still being safe for cats and dogs (but not for the child's pet hamster or lizard...)  is the electric traps.  Tractor Supply sells electric traps. 
http://www.ratzapper.com/

This happened to me as well when my dog was 12 weeks old.  We were renting at the time.  We got a break on rent if we did the yard work, so we were outside raking leaves and had the shed open.  I had puppy-proofed the house and yard but never thought about the shed.  I noticed my puppy was gone and found him eating something in the shed.  It was so dark I couldn't see well but took a picture of what he was playing with using the flash on the camera. I also induced vomiting with hydrogen peroxide right away.  The puppy vomited bright blue and I figured anything dyed that color was NOT meant to be eaten so I went inside to load the photo and found out the package was rat poison.  I called my vet and the e-vet and they both said the dog would be fine because he had vomited within minutes.  I induced him again to make sure no more blue came out.  The next morning the vet gave me vitamin K pill and he took those for a month. I told the landlord what happened and that I threw away all the rat poison and would not allow it in the shed while we lived there but would pay for what I threw out.

Thanks for understanding...I was a bit nervous that I would be judged a "bad mother"... but all dog owners need to know what to do.     I simply went google.."dog ate mouse poison" and found several places about inducing vomiting. So then  I  went to "induce vomiting dog" and found options.  

I read that some people used an eye dropper (I couldn't find mine, of course)so I put 2tsp of the peroxide in a small bowl and added 1/4cup milk.   He drank it right down   I kept him in the house so I would know when and if he vomited... milk makes it  very  obvious!   It also made the blue mouse poison very obvious.  I  waited about 6-7 minutes till he finally  vomited...   when  I repeated this treatment, I saw more blue the first time he threw up and the next two times I saw none so  figured I was good at that point.      Since I  live  in a rural area, rushing to a vet isn't an easy thing, but again,  the googled sites told me the reason for the vet was for vitamin K - I looked up VitaminK sources and discovered I had a lot of sources onhand so we are saturating him with that... for a few days... you  can't overdose on vit K so I am socking it  to him  and what dog  doesn't like eating something green?(alfalfa tops)

Yep, the vet never even saw my puppy, just gave me the vit K (which I probably could've got from a pharmacy but oh well).  No you can't overdose it, the body just sheds what it doesn't need.  I actually gave it to one of my other dogs too since I couldn't tell if he licked the poison tray or not.

So glad you used the peroxide.

I make sure all my gsd owners carry a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide in their vehicle and at home at all times...ONE of the MUST have on your list

The vet would use the same method and then pump stomach

 No need if you find dog within 10 -15 mins of eating possible unwanted...as it is still in the esophogus and you just open mouth and pour in  approximate 1/4 cup of peroxide...never mind  getting a spoon..open mouth and pour in  close mouth and rub throat

within 15mins if dog has not upchucked, do it again...be sure you have dog outside.

Rosie swallowed a mouse in Galveston once and I was green in this process, called my vet down there and he laughed and said...As long as you have been in this business, and you didn't know about Peroxide.. I doused her and had to get on road to home so left galveston and she had not thrown up..When I got over the causeway and to first gas station to fill my diesel...I opened her crate , at the tailgate position, took her out and doused her with one more swig of peroxide, tied her leash to tailgate and filled my tank..BY the time I got finished one mouse was on the driveway , loaded her up and home we came...

I have used it many times when my boys have found a garbage can and gotten into it...an immediate remedy to nasty garbage I do not want in their stomach.

My vet told me never leave home without two things....Peroxide and Flagyl..

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