| mauirobin | 03-06-2011 03:19 AM |
Very scary. That happened to my pups. Noticed one was seizing when they were about 3 mos old. Told hubby to call vet, I was on my way. These were my first pups, & the vet gave me the liver-shunt speech, took him back to start blood-work, etc. I was a mess, but they had to keep him.
Got home, & my second pup was doing the same thing. Turned around & took 2nd pup. This was about 8 am in the morning...the previous night my son mopped the kitchen floor. He splashed pine-sol all over the floors & then mopped. He used almost a half a bottle. The pups thought this was great fun, & chased him around the kitchen, chasing the mop, etc. The house still reaked of pine-sol the next morning so hubby started doing some research online & told me he thought they had phenol poisoning. (a nasty chemical in pine-sol) I called the vet & told him what I thought it might have been. He said he would check into it, but he didn't think that's what it was.
Turns out hubby was right. Puppies so close to the floor inhale, lick & believe it or not absorb the poison right through their pads. Their small size made them more susceptible to the poison, as most folks would not have an issue, but then they don't have a son who didn't read directions. (Half a bottle of Pine-sol...sheesh!)
Two day emergency room stay for 2 pups, bloodwork, & special food for 2 weeks while their systems recovered.
My avatar shows both pups at 6 months old. My daughter owns one, & friends of hers took the other. They live only a couple doors down from each other, so both boys get to see each other almost daily, and they always bring Bentley over when I am visiting my daughter, so grandma gets to see them all the time too. No liver shunts, and they are doing well.
I understand the symtoms are the same, the liver can't process the toxins that cause the seizure. It's very scary, & emotionally draining. My prayers to you & your pup. Hope you have a happy ending as well.
Robin | 