Very sad

[DAMCAM]

Kittykat33 - I know the incident you are writing about. I work at the hospital and this case had me in tears. I tried to give them comforting words that it was not their fault and I wish them the best. Please tell him I am truly sorry for his loss.

It is very hard to work at the emergency hospital..... I see the worst of the worst and see more sad cases than happy cases. It is these cases when the owners love their pets so much and would do anything they can for their pet but still have to make that horrible discussion. It breaks my heart every weekend and many times my drive home is a tearful one


Big hugs to him and his wife..... they are great people!!!!

Advil is very damaging to animals.... the smaller they are the harder it is on them.

[Geek]

Thank you for posting. I had no idea advil was so bad for the dogs. Praying for the family.

[Sonsie]

I've never heard of ibuprofen/advil being toxic to dogs. I did a quick search and found out:

Based on the number of dogs treated, The ASPCA Poison Control Center rates Ibuprofen the number one reason for dog poisoning.

The poisoning arises from either the dog having consumed a large number of tablets after chewing through a packet or bottle of Ibuprofen or the dog being intentionally given the drug by a well meaning owner as a pain killer.

From the ASPCA database:

25-125mg per kg of body weight - symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, stomach ulcers;
more than 175mg per kg of body weight - the above symptoms plus blood in the stools, acute kidney failure;
more than 400mg per kg of body weight - the above symptoms plus seizures, coma, disorientation;
more than 600mg per kg of body weight - death. LINK

It never occured to me to give a dog human meds but I guess a lot of people do it intentionally. There were a lot of google hits that said it was "OK" even!

[Lacie Girl]

Originally Posted by Sonsie

I had a dog eat a whole large bag of hersheys kisses, aluminum foil and all.

I have a hershey kisser and Hugger too! She ate both bags in one sitting. Not even an upset stomach for her (lucky for both of us). Thank goodness milk chocolate isn't as bad as dark chocolate.

My prayers are with this guy and his family though. It's tough but they'll get through it.