Don't put yourself or your pup(s) through what we did last night!
I normally patrol our back yard for yummy edibles before letting the dogs out. Well, last night, just before bed, I took Tuffy out one last time to go potty. It's been raining a lot here & normally he doesn't want to venture too far out into the yard. (He's turned into somewhat of a prissy boy since he no longer gets to go with dad in the semi!) Ok, so, he's out looking for
the spot when very quickly I notice he's got something & right away yelled drop it. He's usually so good about dropping whatever he's gotten but not last night.
So, here I am now chasing his little butt around the yard & into the house yelling "drop it" the whole time. I get him finally & as I went to go for the MUSHROOM still in his mouth, he growls at me. He's never bitten or attempted to bite but the noise he made startled me & I let go.
Just long enough for him to swallow the damned thing.
Long story short, I called the emergency vet & they told me the dosage for inducing vomiting with peroxide. They said if he didn't throw it up after a second dose, I needed to bring him right in. UGH! I dosed him & waited (he's 7 pds). Nothing. Oh good grief! Now dh & I are arguing because he doesn't
think the mushroom will hurt him but I'd gotten online while we were waiting on the 1st dose to take effect & found that many wild mushrooms consumed by humans can cause gastrointestinal issues or worse! I dosed his butt again & within seconds up came the nasty evil mushroom.
I want to thank the girls who were just a text away for their support! You cannot know how much it meant to me to have you all rooting for Tuffy.
I'm putting this out in General so that as many folks as possible see it & hopefully avoid what we went through. He's fine this morning but I'll be keeping a close eye on him.
PLEASE, please, patrol your yard!