Summer Magic
05-11-2005, 09:47 PM
I accidentally poisoned our Dane (Samantha) and want to pass on the
details
>so others would not make the same mistake.
>
>On Tuesday I sprinkled bone meal and Ortho "RosePride Systemic Rose &
>Flower Care" around the cedar mulch surrounding the roses in our rose
>garden. Later the area around each rose was hosed down to wash the
products
>into the mulch.
>
>On Wednesday, "Sam" took an afternoon stroll and caught the scent of
the
>bone meal. Drawn to the scent she proceeded to lick the bone meal
residue
>and also the Ortho product.
>
>Within 30 to 60 minutes she had developed diarrhea, muscle tremors,
was
>very unsteady on her feet, and was drooling saliva from her mouth
(she does
>not drool normally).
>
>I immediately called our vet who luckily got us in right away. The
symptoms
>were worse and she was foaming severely from the mouth with
continual "dry
>heaves". He said something must be done immediately or she would be
dead
>within a few minutes as she was getting ready to go into seizures.
>
>Bill made an "educated decision" (there was no time to do lab tests)
based
>on her severe symptoms and diagnosed her as having organophosphate
>poisoning (to check a product look under the "Physician Warning"
portion of
>the label).
>
>He administered Atropine IV and IM. Then put her on an IV drip. We
watched
>her and prayed a lot through the next two days as Bill continued the
>Atropine and IV's. Friday she got her appetite back and that night
the IV
>was removed and she was allowed to come home. She is not out of the
woods
>yet, but each day she gets a little more of her strength back (she
lost 15
>to 20 pounds in a couple hours). However we still don't know if she
>sustained any liver or kidney damage.
>
>Once I realized what the cause of the poisoning was I returned to
the rose
>bed and worked the bone meal and fertilizer into the mulch turning
over the
>entire surface and washing everything down thoroughly. I suggest
anyone
>with a dog not use bone meal in conjunction with fertilizer, but
space
>their application so each has adequate time to dissolve before
applying the
>other.
>
>Also work all products into the soil when working around pets so as
not to
>tempt them to eat something not designed for their systems. I know
this may
>sound simplistic, but knowing the attraction dogs have to bone meal
I made
>the mistake and almost lost a loved member of my family.
>
>I would appreciate you broadcasting this so more pet owners are made
aware
>of this potentially dangerous problem.
>
>Thanks, Dave Paulsen
>
>Permission to Crosspost
>
details
>so others would not make the same mistake.
>
>On Tuesday I sprinkled bone meal and Ortho "RosePride Systemic Rose &
>Flower Care" around the cedar mulch surrounding the roses in our rose
>garden. Later the area around each rose was hosed down to wash the
products
>into the mulch.
>
>On Wednesday, "Sam" took an afternoon stroll and caught the scent of
the
>bone meal. Drawn to the scent she proceeded to lick the bone meal
residue
>and also the Ortho product.
>
>Within 30 to 60 minutes she had developed diarrhea, muscle tremors,
was
>very unsteady on her feet, and was drooling saliva from her mouth
(she does
>not drool normally).
>
>I immediately called our vet who luckily got us in right away. The
symptoms
>were worse and she was foaming severely from the mouth with
continual "dry
>heaves". He said something must be done immediately or she would be
dead
>within a few minutes as she was getting ready to go into seizures.
>
>Bill made an "educated decision" (there was no time to do lab tests)
based
>on her severe symptoms and diagnosed her as having organophosphate
>poisoning (to check a product look under the "Physician Warning"
portion of
>the label).
>
>He administered Atropine IV and IM. Then put her on an IV drip. We
watched
>her and prayed a lot through the next two days as Bill continued the
>Atropine and IV's. Friday she got her appetite back and that night
the IV
>was removed and she was allowed to come home. She is not out of the
woods
>yet, but each day she gets a little more of her strength back (she
lost 15
>to 20 pounds in a couple hours). However we still don't know if she
>sustained any liver or kidney damage.
>
>Once I realized what the cause of the poisoning was I returned to
the rose
>bed and worked the bone meal and fertilizer into the mulch turning
over the
>entire surface and washing everything down thoroughly. I suggest
anyone
>with a dog not use bone meal in conjunction with fertilizer, but
space
>their application so each has adequate time to dissolve before
applying the
>other.
>
>Also work all products into the soil when working around pets so as
not to
>tempt them to eat something not designed for their systems. I know
this may
>sound simplistic, but knowing the attraction dogs have to bone meal
I made
>the mistake and almost lost a loved member of my family.
>
>I would appreciate you broadcasting this so more pet owners are made
aware
>of this potentially dangerous problem.
>
>Thanks, Dave Paulsen
>
>Permission to Crosspost
>