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Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / August 2007? on dog recovering from eating rat-poison
Briefly, my Mother-In-Law's MinPin (21 lbs) ate some rat poison and wasn't treated until two days later. She then received a plasma transfusion (1 unit) and injections of vitamin K along with oxygen therapy. Since that time she has been getting better almost by the hour, with increased appetite and positive behavioral signs, but today I noticed that the last few drops of her urine are bloody. I watch for stuff like this, and am certain it was not the case until today (she got the rat poison almost exactly a week ago.) She is being given 25mg of vitamin K twice a day, and is taken in and out as needed (I am at home with her 24 hours a day for the time being.) Her activity is severely limited, as per the vet's instructions, but last night did get away from us briefly and jumped up onto and then down off of the bed. She has gotten her appetite back and defecates normally, (three times today!) although yesterday the last half of one piece of feces was white and mucuosy. That has not recurred. The emergency clinic says that as long as she appears to be improving, taking her in can wait until morning (Friday morning, the 10th) and that it may just be a bladder infection. Are there any vets in the group who would disagree with that general position? We have already spent a small fortune on her care, and are honestly at our limits. But we are concerned. Any knowledgable opinion is welcome. I know that bloody urine is *not* normal, but I am not a vet and do not know the ramifications of what she has already been through. If you have an opinion, please offer some information as to why you think that way. Thanking the group most sincerely, Dave Forgot to mention, the rat poison brand name was Havoc, and contained Brodisacoum (and the emergency vet said they see this so often it is unbelievable. *HE* even told *us* the brand name before we got a chance to tell him.) > Briefly, my Mother-In-Law's MinPin (21 lbs) ate some rat poison and wasn't > treated until two days later. She then received a plasma transfusion (1 [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Dave Update: Just saw the regular vet, who ran some tests and said she is doing fine, just continue to keep an eye on her. This is apparently not unusual for a dog who has eaten rat poison, and doesn't necessarrily mean anything. She seems to be feeling better than ever, so I guess it's nothing to worry about. Vet said come back in a month, and keep the dog crated for the rest of a full week before slowly increasing her activity. Dave > Forgot to mention, the rat poison brand name was Havoc, and contained > Brodisacoum (and the emergency vet said they see this so often it is [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >> Dave > Update: Just saw the regular vet, who ran some tests and said she is doing > fine, just continue to keep an eye on her. This is apparently not unusual > for a dog who has eaten rat poison, ......well, that's certainly good news! If your vets have run into this kind of poison numerous times, they're really the best resource for questions like this. buglady take out the dog before replying Update II dog is doing better than ever. Even back to her old bratty habits. :) Dropped her off at her mom's home this AM, and she didn't act like she knew what to do when we started to leave. Sweet dog. Take it easy... Dave When in trouble Or in doubt Run in circles Scream and shout > Update: Just saw the regular vet, who ran some tests and said she is doing > fine, just continue to keep an eye on her. This is apparently not unusual [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >>> >>> Dave > Briefly, my Mother-In-Law's MinPin (21 lbs) ate some rat poison and wasn't > treated until two days later. She then received a plasma transfusion (1 [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Dave since the recheck was normal, you really should not have too many concerns. the vitK should be used for three weeks to prevent reoccurance of the clotting problem. the "blood" in the urine can be several things. 1 is a side effect of the poisoning where there was a blood clot in the bladder for a long time (week or so) and it just now let go and you saw it. 2 is a direct effect of the poisoning that indicates there is still some poison in the system, but it generally is under control. 3 is that there is something else abnormal in the bladder and it is just a coincidence that you saw the blood now. the first two ruleouts would be a bladder infection, or a bladder stone. 4 is that the blood you saw was actually not blood, just discolored urine, or a foreign object that was peed on and did not even come from the bladder in the first place. the mucous on the stool is simply an indication of surface irritation of the intestine. it can come from anywhere in the intestine (upper or lower), can be from small areas or large areas, and can be of no consequence or an indication of upcoming problems. the best thing to do there is to watch subsequent defecations for several days or a week and confirm that it does not occur again. if it does then the simplest thing to do is take THAT fecal sample in for analysis of foreign bodies, worms. frank blood, digested blood, undigested food, and then proceed from there depending on what is found (or not found). |
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