Kandi is very sick - possible poisoning
 

This afternoon Kandi suddenly became very lethargic, had very rapid breathing, trouble walking and a very slow heart rate. We took her to the vet immediately and they think it's a toxic poisoning of some kind. They suspect that she found a high blood pressure pill or something. They have been giving her IV fluids all afternoon and she's perked up a lot, but she's still not out of the woods. We're going to get her at 5:30 so that we can watch her overnight and take her to the ER vet tonight if it gets bad again.

I feel awful! I am always careful about medicine, so I don't know how this happened! I'm scared and worried about her. Please send us some good thoughts tonight.

Thank you,
Judy

I am so sorry your little one is sick, I hope you makes a full recovery very soon, my thoughts are with you.

Thank you so much.

Judy, we will all be praying here for little Kandi and for you and John and the vets that you will all know how to best help her. Hang in there. We will be watching for updates.

Thank you so much. I'm a little calmer after talking to you, so thank you. Now I'm just watching the clock and waiting to go get her.

Judy, I am so truly sorry....Prayers for Kandi's speedy recovery:(

Sending prayers to you and Kandi!! And don't feel guilty or think it was your fault ): Accidents always happen and WE ALL make them!!

Oh Judy -we'll be keeping Kandi in our prayers!!!! Sometimes these things just happen - please don't beat yourself up over it!!

Judy, I have your entire family in my thoughts and prayers along with the medical team that is treating your precious little Kandi. Will be watching for updates.

Praying for your little one, I hope she gets better soon!!

Wishing Kandi a speedy recovery!

Sending positive thoughts and prayers for Kandi, you, and your family from Kentucky.

Sending prayers, thoughts , hugs and kisses :hug:

Thanks everyone! She's home and doing much better. She's not eating except for trying to chew off the bandage they wrapped around her little leg after they took the IV out. She was happy to see us and immediately wanted John to pick her up.

They gave her atropine (not sure of the spelling) to help raise her heart rate, so we'll be checking when it wears off in a few more hours. If she can keep her heart rate up, then the vet says that she'll be fine. If not, then we have instructions to take her into the ER vet. He left instructions with them just in case.

So, we're holding her a lot and offering lots of water. Hypoglycemia has never been an issue for this little girl, so the not eating doesn't worry me. Plus, I think the IV had some nutrients in it. Is that right?

Thanks everyone! We are doing a big cleaning and searching of the house this weekend to try to figure out what happened. In the meantime, we're limiting her movements and watching her.

How scary...could it be snake or spider bite?

I'm so glad she's doing better. Medication always scares me, it so easy for one to bounce on the floor.

I'm so happy to hear she is doing better! Keeping your family in our prayers!

So sorry you have had to go through this but glad to hear Kandi is doing better. Hoping she makes a speedy recovery and is back to bouncing around your house in no time at all.

Glad Kandi is doing better. Pixie had a similar reaction to lawn fertilizer that we didn't know the landscapers had put down, any chance she was exposed to something like that. Pixie was fine after some er treatment. I will keep her in my prayers.

Judy saying prayers for little Kandi, and your whole family, please keep us updated. I am so glad she is doing better.

Checking in to see if Kandi is still doing better... my thoughts are with you and your family!

Judy...what a scare for you! I'm so sorry Kandi had problems, but so glad that she is doing better. I will say a prayer that she fully recover quickly. Hugs to you!

I am so happy to hear Kandi is home with you and feeling better. I will say a prayer that her night is uneventful and she is fine!

Update!
 

Kandi is continuing to do much better, but Gizmo suddenly started the exact same symptoms around 9pm, so we rushed him to the ER vet. They also checked Kandi out again, and she's continuing to improve. The vet at the ER went through a list of our medications and looked all of the symptoms up.

Well, her research all pointed to them getting hold of one of John's Fentanyl patches. It's for his chronic, severe pain issues. He is always very careful to flush his used patches, but this time he didn't. He was in a hurry and just threw it in the trash. :eek: We still weren't sure until we got home and searched the house. We found a patch that had doggie chew marks on it under the bed. John feels terrible, but with his chronic pain and fatigue, I completely understand.

The ER vet treated Gizmo with fluids under his skin and atropin (like they did for Kandi). He's tired, but doing better now. We don't know why it took him six hours longer than Kandi to show symptoms, except that he weighs several pounds more than she does.

Whew....at least we have the answer now. So, the moral of this story is that if you know anyone who uses medication administered through patches, watch out! Their is still enough medication on a used patch to poison your pets.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. I'll update again in the morning.

Oh my, you guys have really been through it these last two days!
I am just so glad that you have figured it out and they are treating them. Bra'Tac is just like that, he wants to get into everything, especially if it is in the trash can. I am just so glad that you got them to the ER vet. Hopefully now you all can just sit back and relax the rest of the weekend! Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

Wow what an evening you had. Judy I am so sorry, please keep us updated. Sending lots of Hugs and Kisses.