**VERY IMPORTANT ALERT** POISON BAITED MEATBALLS HAVE BEEN FOUND DISTRIBUTED AROUND DOG PARKS AND STREETS IN THE DIAMOND HEIGHTS AREA, TWIN PEAKS, LOWER HAIGHT, AND COLE VALLEY. THE POISON BELIEVED TO BE IN THESE MEATBALLS IS LIKELY STRYCHNINE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS TOXIN. DOGS EXPOSED TO STRYCHNINE SHOW AGITATION, TREMORS, SEIZURES, HYPERTHERMIA, AND TROUBLE BREATHING. IF YOU THINK YOUR PET HAS BEEN EXPOSED PLEASE BRING THEM IMMEDIATELY TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. * IF INGESTED, PROLONGED SUPPORTIVE CARE WILL MOST LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE BEST TREATMENT IS TO GET AS MUCH OF THE POISON OUT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS TOXIN IS ABSORBED VERY QUICKLY; WITHIN 10-25 MINUTES. THIS IS WHY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOU GET TO THE VET ASAP IF YOU THINK YOUR DOG HAS INGESTED THIS. THAT WAY YOUR VET CAN START WHAT’S CALLED ‘DECONTAMINATION’. THIS PROCEDURE INVOLVES DOING THINGS LIKE MAKING THE DOG VOMIT, PUMPING THEIR STOMACH, GIVING CHARCOAL TO ABSORB TOXIC MATERIAL AND CLEANSING THE COLON. AFTER THE TOXIN IS ABSORBED, WE HAVE TO TREAT THE EFFECTS WITH SEIZURE MEDICATIONS AND SEDATIVES AND WAIT UNTIL THE BODY CAN PROCESS IT. THIS CAN BE SEVERAL DAYS. PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE YOU KNOW IN THESE AREAS. IF YOU FIND BAITED MEATBALLS, PLEASE COLLECT THEM IN A PLASTIC BAG WHILE WEARING GLOVES AND CONTACT THE AUTHORITIES. **IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR DOG ON LEASH TO HELP AVOID INGESTION** IF WE ARE CLOSED OR UNAVAILABLE PLEASE GO IMMEDIATELY TO EITHER 24 HOUR EMERGENCY HOSPITAL- ANIMAL INTERNAL MEDICINE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES (AIMSS) 1333 9TH AVENUE #415-566-0540 OR VCA SAN FRANCISCO VETERINARY SPECIALISTS 600 ALABAMA ST. #415-401-9200
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:34:13 +0000
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