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05-16-2007, 07:41 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chico CA
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| The $1,000.00 Dollar Penny-WARNING!! Hi Guys, I have not been on here in forever. Some of you might remember me from the Baby Doll Yorkie situation back in summer of last year. I had another signinficant event that I thought I should def post as a warning to others, as I came very close to losing my baby! Sophie tends to vacuum up everything (she does not discriminate) I have pulled rocks, sticks, glass, everything out of her mouth. One week I noticed she was throwing up every 3 days. It was not her dog food or some object but just orange or green stomach bile. I first thought she ate something icky and she would get over it, not so. During that first week I awoke one morning to discover she was eerily quiet in her crate. I pushed that thought to the back of my mind and went on about my day. I did put her outside in her playpen for a few hours while I cleaned. I went to grab her to give her a bath, and when I picked her up I felt something was wrong. She just felt "tired" to me, so much so that I stopped on my way to the bathroom and just sat down with her holding her. I gave her a bath in which she really seemed tired. I put her outside after her bath to go potty which is protocol for her. The next event terrified me. She urinated dark red blood. I swooped her up and ran her to emergency to which they did a urinalysis and told me it looked like she had a bladder infection. The vet on call looked at her gums and said they looked a little pale but that "could" be typical for her breed. They prescribed her antibiotics and I took her home. She proceeded to get worse over the remaining weekend. She was so lethargic she couldnt even walk, was collapsing on her face and stumbling and sleeping all day. She would eat a tiny bit of dog treat and would drink out of her water bottle if I brought it to her. I was also told to bring her to me reg vet to check for Diabetes. She managed to make it until Monday when I brought her into the vet. My vet looked at her gums which were now totally gray and said she has rat poisioning. She ended up having two blood transfusions. They also did an xray because she was still throwing up and they discovered she had a round object in her stomach with a hole in it. They said rat bait tray, that seemed to explain everything. Only prob was her blood was not clotting even after 2 blood transfusions and they had to get the "object" out of her stomach. The vet said she prob wouldnt make it through surgery. I went into a job interview after that information thinking I had lost my little girl, but I held it together. As soon as I came out of the interview I had a message on my cell that they did a last miniute x-ray and discovered the "object" had moved from her stomach to her rear end. they were able to reach in and pull it out. To teh vet and my amazement it was only a penny. she had Zinc Toxicosis. She had prob swallowed a penny a week earlier and her stomach acid had burnt a hole through the penny, which I still have! I dont even let Sophie on my bedroom floor anymore. In total my vet bill ran 1000.00 I am getting health insurance for her. Evidentally pennies are made out of Zinc now instead of copper. So keep your babies away from change if they happen to like to eat anything! Sophie is fully recovered (and even more hyper-new red blood cells) I hope no one else has to go through what we went through! BTW pale gums generally indicate rat poisoning. It makes them anemic. Collette & Soph |
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05-16-2007, 07:48 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chico CA
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| Sorry I just read this is for currently sick pups only! Good info anyway! |
05-16-2007, 07:50 PM | #3 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
Posts: 3,107
| I'm glad everything is okay now. I would have freaked! thanks for the info. |
05-17-2007, 12:26 AM | #4 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California
Posts: 35
| glad to hear Sophie's receovered. My baby girl puts everything in her mouth too |
05-17-2007, 01:19 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: So. California
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| wow! Wow! I would not have guess that a penny would do that. My goodness you are a strong person to have been going thru this and be able to still go thru the job interview, I hope you got the job. I'm very happy to hear you both got thru this, I'm sorry you went thru it alone. I wish you would have came here to vent out at least, even if you had not been here for a while its ok to ask for prayers. But even more "Thank You" for thinking of sharing your ordeal with us so maybe one of us don't go thru that. Best Wishes To You Both!!
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05-17-2007, 03:40 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | WOW ! I had no idea a penny could do that kind of damage and am so glad she's ok now ....You must have been terrified - I know I would have been and Thank God they found it !! This is a very good post...I doubt many people including myself knew a simple thing such as a penny would be so dangerous.....Sending hugs to Sophie !! |
05-17-2007, 06:24 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | WOW! What a story -- and with a happy ending. Glad your baby is OK! Just one note on the gums. Rat poison might be one cause of pale gums, but anytime an animal has gray or "un"pink gums, it's an indication that something is wrong. My mom is like Dr. Doolittle and ever since I was a kid, that's always been one of the first things I've been cued to check when one of the babies are ill. It can also indicate infection, hemorrhage, and probably a dozen other serious conditions. |
05-17-2007, 07:52 AM | #8 |
Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member | Thay is a CrAzY story....could happen to anyone of us even walking the dogs I Am sure they could dig up a penny here and there! Im going home and cleaning couch cushions! Thanks for the info and THANK GOD your baby is okay! Is she feeling 100% now? How long does it take to get the Zinc out of her system??
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05-17-2007, 05:23 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island
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| Thanks for the info.........I am glad that your baby is doing better! |
05-18-2007, 06:55 AM | #10 |
My Angels Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Colorful Colorado
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| Great info! Thanks for posting this. |
05-18-2007, 02:13 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: wasco/bakersfield
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| wow thanks like all the others i had no idea that a penny would do that also. i have heard of kids that accidently swalowed change and i was always like how in the heck does it come out and what does it do to your tummy? but anyway thats crazy i am so glad shes ok, and that she feels better. thanks for posting since most of us did not know that.
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05-18-2007, 02:32 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 7,178
| Wow!! How scary...I'm so sorry that you and your baby had to go through this. I would have been freaking out.
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05-18-2007, 04:48 PM | #13 |
Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 6,205
| Oh, my goodness! I can't beleive it! Thanks so much for telling us! Who would have thought? An obstruction was bad enough, but zinc poisoning? I am SO glad she is doing better now!
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05-18-2007, 04:59 PM | #14 |
My Darling Divas Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: magnolia, Texas
Posts: 1,220
| Thank you so much for posting this info... Never would have thought that a penny would do that. |
05-18-2007, 06:44 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 5,847
| oh my gosh! Thanks for sharing that story. We got Zoe 2weeks ago and she has been driving me crazy with all the things she decides to pick up and chew! Now I guess I have one more thing to worry about..... |
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