Ralfie is in the hospital :(
 

For the first time since I brought Ralfie home, I'm spending the night without him :( :( :( I feel like the worst Mommy in the world. I'm prescribed adderall for my ADD. When we brought Ralfie home, we were VERY careful to vaccuum the whole house and puppy-proof his area. I ALWAYS keep my medication in a room he isn't allowed in, in the medicine cabinet. WELL... I threw on a sweatshirt tonight that had been laying around for god knows how long in my closet. One of my adderall pills was in the pocket, and it must have fallen out when I was putting it on. I didn't even notice it :( My boyfriend came into the room a few minutes later and noticed it laying on the floor, and it was wet and smaller than it should have been. Didn't take a genius to figure out Ralfie had found it and licked it.

Soon after, we noticed Ralfie was shaking and running around, acting WAY more hyper than normal. He didn't know what to do with himself. He was scared and couldn't settle down. We called the animal poison control #, and they told us to rush him to the animal hospital (after they got our credit card number of course, that was first priority :mad: ) The animal hospital was really nice, they took all his vitals and gave him Cipro, and wanted him to stay overnight to be monitored. They said he didn't get very much of it, but wanted to make absolutely sure. I'm glad he's there and that hes in the best possible place, but I feel so much guilt. I should have paid better attention to him. He's my baby and I feel so irresponsible.

So please please pray for my little man. He's still only 4 1/2 months old and even though I think he will pull through this, he's all by himself and I'm sure he doesn't understand whats going on. I miss him so much, I see his toys and he sleeps with me every night, I feel so empty without him here. Thanks so much for letting me vent, I know you guys can relate to how hard it is to be without our babies. :cry:

Sending a prayer
 

You poor thing!

Don't beat yourself up! Everybody makes mistakes and you never intened for your baby to be in any harm! You did the right thing by taking him to the dr asap and thats the best that you could do! Best wishes to you and your baby. You will do fine. I've had a baby in the hospital too so I know what you are going through...Hang in there! We'll be praying a whole bunch for you!

Oh my! Please remember that it was not your fault and that accidents DO happen! I'm sure your little guy will be okay!! Please update us when you get him back!!! :animal-pa

You puppy proofed to the best of your knowledge!
 

Accidents happen. You had no way of knowing that that sweater had a tablet still in the pocket. Don't beat yourself up over this.
I'm glad he's in a place you feel comfortable w/, I'm sure they're doing all they can to get your little man to pull through. The prognosis sounds great, so keep your chin up and know that you're in all of our thoughts here at YT, I'm sure I can speak for everyone on that that reads this post!

So very sorry to hear this :(

I understand exacly how you must feel.

Take care!!! :heart to

It is so hard to think of them in the hosptial. Cali has her share of overnight stays at the er hospital. One day I mentioned I was so worried she would be so scared and stressed. The vet assurred me that all of the staff take turns holding and carrying around the little scared ones. She said Cali was getting so much attention and not to worry. So hopefully Ralfie will be home feeling better today, Good Luck

Accidents happen. You've done a great job & cant dismiss all the good for one bad. Parents make mistakes. I hope you get him back today, dont forget to stop for a treat on the way home:)

OH -- I'm sure sorry to hear it. We will send happy thoughts your way.

And I do know how awful it feels. Ozzie has spent a total of 3 nights at the hospital since November. You never know how empty a house can be 'til they aren't there.

The happy part:) is that very soon he will be back at home, into absolutely everything and driving you totally crazy -- and you won't care. :D

Poor little Ralfie! Please don't beat yourself up .... we all know how curious and fast these little guys are!! I will be praying that he will be as good as new today and back home!!

Sending prayers for little Ralphie. He's where he needs to be right now and NOT because of anything you did or didn't do. It's because he's a normal little inquisitive puppy that will investigate and taste everything, I don't think there is such a thing a 100% puppy-proof. You got him to the vet immediately and that's 100% Mommy-love. You are doing a great job. Hugs to you both.

Accidents happen! No way were you responsible for little Ralfie getting
that pill. Thank heavens he will be ok and home with you hopefully
later today. Keep us posted. Get better little guy.

Carol & Buddy

I hope he's ok and sending get well wishes right away !! keep us posted on Ralfie ok ??

poor baby. i will be thinking of you and hoping for him to get well soon

You poor thing! It sounds like Raffie's going to be fine and you did exactly the right thing. He got a good prognosis already. Please let us know when he gets home.

I know how guilty you must feel though. I dropped one of my hormone pills (for symptoms of menopause) and Max swallowd the whole thing. I did the same thing you did - amazing how they want your money first. He didn't have to go to
the ER, but I felt so guilty. He's fine, and time helps you get over it.

Judy

Accidents happen - it's not your fault!! One day I dropped a baby aspirin on the floor and Sadie scarfed it right up. Fortunately she ALWAYS gets car sick - so I grabbed her, got in the car, and drove like a maniac around the neighborhood. Sure enuf, she threw it up inside of 5 minutes!!! :p

I'm sorry about Ralfie's accident, but dont blame yourself. Accidents do happen no matter how careful you are sometimes. Just remember you rushed him to the vet right away and did the right thing for him. I hope he's home soon and all better.

I hope Ralfie's going to be O.K! He's in my prayers. Please don't feel guilty. Accidents happen, and I'm sure Ralfie isn't mad at you.

I just want to wish you and Ralfie a happy reunion:love: I KNOW that it was an accident. Please don't feel guilty. You were right there with him and got him help ASAP, that is what matters. They're just like toddlers, you don't even know there's something for them to get into---until they DO:laugh: He's gonna be okay:)

he's back!!!!!!
 

Thank you so much everyone, I really really appreciate the well wishes and prayers! I'm soooo glad I found this site. I couldn't sleep last night, I just cried and felt like I should have caught it sooner, but thank you for helping me to feel not as guilty.

I was able to pick Ralfie up this morning at 7 am :D :D :D He seemed sleepy and his ears were droopy, so I was still really worried. I had to go to traffic court (yuck) so I had my mom watch him while I was there, that felt like forever! I HATED having to leave him like that when he still wasn't 100% But fortunately my mom came to my apt to watch him, and she said he curled up on my pillow and slept the whole time.

He's FINALLY acting like his old self :thumbup: Sorry it took me a while to post back, I was enjoying his cuddles & hyper self. He's totally back to normal now, hes eating well and right back to sniffing the floor for anything he can find :eek: no lesson learned there! But this has made me so so paranoid, I know I tried my best before, I guess this is reinforcement of what can go wrong so quickly. The poison control hotline told me that 1/10 of the pill could be a fatal dosage. I was too freaked out to even acknowledge that last night. Today, I am soooo grateful to YT prayers, even the doctor was happily surprised at how well he did.

They did say he had a little blood in his stool this morning, but I'm thinking it was the medicine bc he pooped a little while ago and was fine. They gave me some medicine to give him for the next 10 days, and Im supposed to try to keep him quiet and relaxed. Easier said than done!

Again, thanks everyone from the bottom of my heart, I am so grateful :D :yorkietal

:clapsmile :nursing:
Glad to read the little bugger is back home and doing well!!

*yay*

Okay, now you owe us some pictures! :D

:aimeeyork

Welcome home Ralphie:)

Good news! I'm so happy for all of you.

Judy

That is excellent news!:congrats: