MickeyD'sMom
10-13-2007, 12:01 PM
Jim and I had a huge scare last night and this morning. MickeyD was trembeling and acting very strange while at the same time Peja was sneezing almost continually. We spoke to the vet last night and he was concerned over acorn poisioning (we did not know anthing about this and we have a million oak trees in our yard and millions of acorns) Well MickeyD went into the vet this morning and they drew blood work to determine if he was actually posioned. While Peja then was sedated and scoped his nose. I am happy to report that both animals are okay...had some very teary moments this morning. Thanks Bart for listening to me. Please read the following article.
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/acorns/acorns.htm and here is another sad story: Support Information
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Acorn Poisoning
Hello fellow pet lovers. I want to share my heart break with you, in hopes of saving you from going through the same thing. In the past month, I have had 3 of my babies go to The Rainbow Bridge. I have lost my Yorkie mix Boo, my pug NayNay and my pug Harley. They were indoor dogs that loved to play outside. I have a fence up so I would just open the back door for them and they would play until I heard them at the door wanting in. I live in the woods with tons of trees.
Well bed time one night, all was well. When I woke up, Boo was dead. She was still in her little bed "asleep" with a little vomit around her mouth. Of course I was devastated. They have always been utd on vaccines etc. I jsu could not explain it. Well a couple of weeks later, the same with Nay Nay. I checked everything. I had even gotten paranoid that maybe some cruel person had poisoned them. So, I only let Harley out on a leash or in the back if I could stay at the window and watch. Harley seemed fine all day. Then early afternoon she started stumbling, had poor balance. I took her to our vet asap! She passed away shortly after arriving at the vet. He did not perform a necropsy but from the blood work when she first arrived, he told me that she and probably the others died from acorn poisoning. I knew that they played with them. One would take one in her mouth and the chase was on with the others. It was their game. I did fuss and tell them to drop it when I seen them. I did not even think of poisoning, I was just afraid in their excitement that they could choke. I certainly didn't know that they were chewing them up and ingesting them. I knew that squirells eat acorns, so I just never even thought that it was hurting my girls. I have searched on the internet. Seems acorn poisoning happens a lot with horses and cows, but I found some other instances with dogs. I feel so guilty, I should have known. So, I am just passing this on.
Just in case anybody else is like I was and had no clue of the dangers. Please be careful if you live around oak trees.
View the article below for more information:
Friends of Foes: North American Trees and Camelids
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/acorns/acorns.htm and here is another sad story: Support Information
Support is offered Monday - Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.. (EST).Phone : 770-844-1645
E-Mail : shurepetsofga@nisskatt.com
Pet Articles
Warning to Pet Owners
Acorn Poisoning
Hello fellow pet lovers. I want to share my heart break with you, in hopes of saving you from going through the same thing. In the past month, I have had 3 of my babies go to The Rainbow Bridge. I have lost my Yorkie mix Boo, my pug NayNay and my pug Harley. They were indoor dogs that loved to play outside. I have a fence up so I would just open the back door for them and they would play until I heard them at the door wanting in. I live in the woods with tons of trees.
Well bed time one night, all was well. When I woke up, Boo was dead. She was still in her little bed "asleep" with a little vomit around her mouth. Of course I was devastated. They have always been utd on vaccines etc. I jsu could not explain it. Well a couple of weeks later, the same with Nay Nay. I checked everything. I had even gotten paranoid that maybe some cruel person had poisoned them. So, I only let Harley out on a leash or in the back if I could stay at the window and watch. Harley seemed fine all day. Then early afternoon she started stumbling, had poor balance. I took her to our vet asap! She passed away shortly after arriving at the vet. He did not perform a necropsy but from the blood work when she first arrived, he told me that she and probably the others died from acorn poisoning. I knew that they played with them. One would take one in her mouth and the chase was on with the others. It was their game. I did fuss and tell them to drop it when I seen them. I did not even think of poisoning, I was just afraid in their excitement that they could choke. I certainly didn't know that they were chewing them up and ingesting them. I knew that squirells eat acorns, so I just never even thought that it was hurting my girls. I have searched on the internet. Seems acorn poisoning happens a lot with horses and cows, but I found some other instances with dogs. I feel so guilty, I should have known. So, I am just passing this on.
Just in case anybody else is like I was and had no clue of the dangers. Please be careful if you live around oak trees.
View the article below for more information:
Friends of Foes: North American Trees and Camelids