All About Puggles: Poison in Puggles?!
Many people don't understand how many common household items might be dangerous to their pets.
Alcohol, some
decorative palm plants,
holiday decorations like mistletoe, and even
vitamins can be potentially fatal to our four-legged family members! Even more dangerous are many
cleaning products, weed-killers, and "rodenticides" (commonly known as
rat poison).
If
your puggle ingests any of these potentially fatal household items, or
any time they exhibit a complete and immediate loss of bowel control
(which might suggest an unseen poisoning), you can induce vomiting
safely with a small dose of everyday Hydrogen Peroxide (commonly kept
in first aid kits).*
Hydrogen Peroxide (3% solution) can be
found at your local drugstore and is the safest way to induce vomiting
at home. This is the first step to help remove potentially harmful
substances from your puggle's stomach. While ipecac is often used to
induce vomiting in both adults and children, this is not a reliable way
of getting a pet to vomit. Other suggestions such as salt or mustard
are not only unreliable, but can be potentially harmful. These common
"remedies" can have very harmful side-effects like sodium poisoning,
and they can even cause cardiac arrhythmias!
Hydrogen Peroxide,
on the other hand, is typically quite successful in causing pets to
vomit, and is completely safe for your puggle (after it's done fizzing
in your pet's stomach, it breaks down into its parts - water and
oxygen!). It usually takes about 10-15 minutes before your puggle will
vomit after drinking Hydrogen Peroxide. It also makes it easier if you
feed it a little bit of moistened bread (either with milk or water).
Make sure that you give your puggle the right dose of Hydrogen Peroxide - a standard is 1 mL per pound, (here's a
conversion chart,
since we don't all have test tubes in our kitchens!). Also be sure
never to force ANY liquid down into your puggle's mouth - they might
accidentally inhale (or aspirate) it, which can lead to serious
complications, including pneumonia.
*You should always contact
your local or emergency vet before taking any action toward treating
your pet medically. Some ingested chemicals can cause more damage if
they are regurgitated, so only induce vomiting if your vet gives you
the go-ahead.
Via @ http://allaboutpuggles.blogspot.com
