Could my dog have been poisoned?
Posted by peticulous | Under Dogs Sunday Sep 20, 2009
Lola B2384 asked:
last week i noticed that our normally hyper and sir barks a lot as i like to call him was very weak and not eating, i asked a question about what he could of been suffering from the night before i took him to the vet, and couldn't get what i was searching for, the morning of his vet appt. he had left really loose bloody diarrheaa in his kennel that smelled horrible like death, but when i took him to the vet he told me that he didn't have parvo and he thought that it might have been poisoning,not getting any answers from the horrible vet( which i will not go back to) so i brought him home and gave him sub-cutaneous fluids, and fed him baby food for the first night then boiled hamburger and rice, so almost overnight he was back to normal, he does bark a lot and we've had a anti-barking collar on him for about 6 weeks now, which it still does not stop his barking, so i was wondering if Poison can do this to a dog? I have a strong suspicion that it was poisoning because we have really loser neighbors and we are actually in the process of moving out, charlie is too big to leave indoors and idon't want him to be poisoned again if it is poisoning, does anyone have any anti barking tips and what could have caused this besides poisoning which i already suspect and parvo which was ruled out by the vet.
last week i noticed that our normally hyper and sir barks a lot as i like to call him was very weak and not eating, i asked a question about what he could of been suffering from the night before i took him to the vet, and couldn't get what i was searching for, the morning of his vet appt. he had left really loose bloody diarrheaa in his kennel that smelled horrible like death, but when i took him to the vet he told me that he didn't have parvo and he thought that it might have been poisoning,not getting any answers from the horrible vet( which i will not go back to) so i brought him home and gave him sub-cutaneous fluids, and fed him baby food for the first night then boiled hamburger and rice, so almost overnight he was back to normal, he does bark a lot and we've had a anti-barking collar on him for about 6 weeks now, which it still does not stop his barking, so i was wondering if Poison can do this to a dog? I have a strong suspicion that it was poisoning because we have really loser neighbors and we are actually in the process of moving out, charlie is too big to leave indoors and idon't want him to be poisoned again if it is poisoning, does anyone have any anti barking tips and what could have caused this besides poisoning which i already suspect and parvo which was ruled out by the vet.
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Not saying the vet in incorrect, but I have personally experienced a false negative Parvo test. Our vet suggested possible Clostridium Disease (similar to food poisoning or botulism). Within a week, another of our pups tested positive for Parvo. I would recommend a second Parvo test to be sure as the first could’ve been faulty (and may not be the vet’s fault).
In addition, Coccidiosis causes bloody stools and an extremely foul odor also. I wouldn’t rule out possible poisoning, but I’d get 2nd oppinion on Parvo test, or possible coccidiosis or guardia.
Good luck.
Also, you can check this website out for more information. It is provided by veterinarians and has a lot of good information:
it sound like a type of rat poison which is similar to anticlotting drugs that are given to people with clotting disorders, ask your vet to do a tox screen though it may be too late.
It could have been a case of poisoning or it could have been caused by something bad he ate, like garbage, perhaps containing spoiled meat, sharp bones and maybe other things. That would be a kind of poisoning, too.
The citronella collars seem to work better than the shock collars but only when the dog is wearing them and the canister is filled daily. Dogs only seem to learn not to bark when the collar is on.
The classic advice for barking dogs is to teach them to bark on cue with delicious treat rewards. Once they get really good at it, stop giving the cue.
I would go next door and straight out, ask the neighbours if they knew anything about it (even if they threw old meat over the fence that could have made him sick). And mention that you’ll be moving out soon.
At least that way they will realise you suspect them, so might leave him alone.