Possible Oleander Poisoning

Have him eat some grass and yak it up?

I'd call the vet - different plants have different treatments and you can sometimes do more harm if you don't do the correct one.

I would call the vet too. That stuff can do some pretty serious damage, especially if he ate an entire leaf. I don't know what the standard treatment for that is (in a human being anyways), but like the pp said, sometimes doing one over the other could do more harm than good... forcing it out, charcoaling it up, pumping it out, etc...

Thanks, the vet said since he is puking it up naturally that is good-- I don't know for sure what is going on. He said he can have pepto too. Though he won't lick it up... so I put some on some meat... I hope he is okay.

Vet said if he doesn't improve in 24 hours to bring him in...

I'm glad your dog is alright! It's amazing the plants that are bad for animals. The oleander I knew about and a few of the others, but I certainly didn't know the whole list: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_common

I love how oleander looks. We wanted to plant a few down the side of our house, but decided against it because we knew we wanted children and would still be living here. That stuff scares me and kids will eat anything. I've dug many leaves out of these two little mouths and if we'd had oleander in the yard, it may have been much worse. We don't do poinsettias at Christmas for the same reason.

Unfortunately Noche is still very sick. I haven't posted in a while- but have read your comments.

It may be that he was sick before this incident and we didn't know it, but I have to believe it was from the Oleander- as he is always by our side- we would have noticed.

The vet thinks he may be having kidney failure. He hasn't kept anything down since May 28th. He has lost almost 20 pounds. It is a terrible thing to watch your pet go from vibrant and fun to lethargic and sad.

The vet suggested we might put him down today. We are trying something else first. But I suppose this is the last measure. He had hook worms- which he must have puked his medicine, so he still had them. Maybe just maybe he will make it now that they gave him an injection instead. he also was given fluids today.

Love on your animals and embrace all their annoying behaviors. This is so heart breaking. And please, take note of all those deadly plants. No matter how pretty they are-

I'm so sorry, DoGooD. I know your heart is breaking. My thoughts are with you.

We had something like that happen to one of our pets that just kept throwing up. After one week in the animal hospital and every anti-nasuea medicine they had, they finally got ahold of a specialty anti naseau medicine at Barry Veterinary that worked (they were the only vet around that had it) and three days later I was able to bring our dog home. They even did exploratory surgery thinking that maybe she ate something and found nothing. They still don't know what caused it, but were leaning towards pancreatitis.

Unfortunately Noche is still very sick. I haven't posted in a while- but have read your comments.

It may be that he was sick before this incident and we didn't know it, but I have to believe it was from the Oleander- as he is always by our side- we would have noticed.

The vet thinks he may be having kidney failure. He hasn't kept anything down since May 28th. He has lost almost 20 pounds. It is a terrible thing to watch your pet go from vibrant and fun to lethargic and sad.

The vet suggested we might put him down today. We are trying something else first. But I suppose this is the last measure. He had hook worms- which he must have puked his medicine, so he still had them. Maybe just maybe he will make it now that they gave him an injection instead. he also was given fluids today.

Love on your animals and embrace all their annoying behaviors. This is so heart breaking. And please, take note of all those deadly plants. No matter how pretty they are-

I will call Barry then... he has been so playful since we got home from the vet.

I hope your dog pulls through this!!

Me too. Mr. Baxter (pictured up there :roll sends his best, too. Our dogs are like family members. I hope yours makes a complete recovery.

I'd suggest looking into pancreatitis. Our dog had a bout last year. She was lethargic, not interested in food, throwing up a lot. If unchecked, it can do irreversible damage. Ours started (as do a lot of cases) from uncommon fatty treats. A lot of cases come up around Thanksgiving and Christmas when the dog gets too much ham. Fortunately, our vet quickly diagnosed it - we've watched her diet to prevent a return engagement.

Thank you. I truly do not know if he is going to make it, and we are pained by his declining health. Yes, he is our family too. Tomorrow morning I am going to see if our vet will give us an anti-nausea drug- injection would be best. He is so skinny. And he isn't eating his own food. If anyone knows of food that he might eat--- something I can entice him with-- please send me a message. What human food is good for him? Thank you.

I am assuming that all the labs and tests have been run- bloodwork, barium GI series, ultrasound, and nothing is showing up?

Thank you. I truly do not know if he is going to make it, and we are pained by his declining health. Yes, he is our family too. Tomorrow morning I am going to see if our vet will give us an anti-nausea drug- injection would be best. He is so skinny. And he isn't eating his own food. If anyone knows of food that he might eat--- something I can entice him with-- please send me a message. What human food is good for him? Thank you.

I don't have a suggestion, except for Barry Veterinary (or if they are too busy, Dr. Barr in Freeport is another excellent choice). But I am remembering you and your dog in my prayers.

I had a problem with my dog throwing up also back in January. I did give her lots of table food and fatty things like the ham and turkey from Holiday meals. She threw up so much she couldnt walk. Called vet and they gave her fluids every day Sub-Q . So that lasted her a day to see if she could come out of her sickness. Well it didnt, so back for day after day for fluids. We were up giving her pedialite every 2 hrs in teaspoons. This only kept her from dying from dehydration. She was so weak and they had just about decided to do exploratory surgery on her and by the grace of God she started perking up after the 5th day of antibiotics and fluids. No more table food for her. We do give her raw veggies like carrots and green beans. She loves them. Just no meats other than chicken and maybe some rice (Plain). She did have pancreatitis.

I will say a prayer for your baby.

I had a problem with my dog throwing up also back in January. I did give her lots of table food and fatty things like the ham and turkey from Holiday meals. She threw up so much she couldnt walk. Called vet and they gave her fluids every day Sub-Q . So that lasted her a day to see if she could come out of her sickness. Well it didnt, so back for day after day for fluids. We were up giving her pedialite every 2 hrs in teaspoons. This only kept her from dying from dehydration. She was so weak and they had just about decided to do exploratory surgery on her and by the grace of God she started perking up after the 5th day of antibiotics and fluids. No more table food for her. We do give her raw veggies like carrots and green beans. She loves them. Just no meats other than chicken and maybe some rice (Plain). She did have pancreatitis.

I will say a prayer for your baby.

Hope your furbaby is doing better. Sending prayers and get well wishes your way. Dr. Barr, as another poster said maybe able to help. He sure helped us.Pedi lyte can help as plain boiled chicken and rice if she has pancreatitis. No fatty meats or meals. I went through something similar with mine a few months back and understand how you feel. Don't give up until you find a vet that can answer your questions. It took a couple of trips to different ones till we found out what was going on with mine. Thinking of you

My dog was very ill a few years ago and the vet suggested instant rice cooked in chicken broth. It worked and slowly added some canned dog food as he improved.

So far, Noche has eaten three small portions of rice and Chicken all day. And I believe he has held it down - all this time.

And an update on the anti-nausea medicine- he had been receiving that by injection both vet visits- I just misunderstood, I guess. It didn't help much, as I said- he had been puking every day.

Thanks for your notes- everything. I have new hope today.
A picture of Noche attached.

Aww your pooch looks adorable. I thought about it all day today. It eating is a good sign if he/she keeps it down. However.....dont overfeed. The belly needs to stay calm. I was soooo worried that my baby wouldnt eat that i wanted to feed her every 2 hrs. NOOOOOOOOOOOO dont do it. Just keep those Pedialyte sips with a syringe and maybe 3 times a day try the food. Let his belly get use to his food settling before eating a big meal. I also was told to get the favorite toy out and try to entice a little excercise. Mine was her tennis ball. that is her security blanket and no one is to take her ball. So i would roll it further away from her to get her energy back up. Then one day she just got up and took the ball and went in other room so i wouldnt mess with her again. LOL!!

Boil that baby some chicken breast and white rice. I am hoping it pulls through for you. I will be heading to PCBeach with family the next few days for 10 days so before i leave, i will check on your pooch. Good luck!

Thank you. Noche loves his ball, and I have been (we have been) doing that exact thing. And he is eating small portions about four hours apart.

I truly have new hope.

I have not tried the pedialyte suggestion- will get some tomorrow. Thanks again for thinking of him... senfing us good thoughts...it is working...

Noche?

How is your Noche feeling today? Did he have a better day and get at least some food down?

How is your baby feeling? I have been on vacation and was just catching up on things. I hope Noche is better.