River poisons... be on the look out!
Dear All,
I almost lost Raven yesterday. While out for a walk at the Hutt River she started losing control of her legs. Within 5 minutes she was posturing and foaming at the mouth. After carrying her back to the car (Thank you Bronwen and Kevin for your help with this and for the support at the vets) she was rushed to the After Hours Vet.
The vet thought it might be 1080 and promoted vomitting and put her on an IV. I left her there. Around 10:30pm I called yet again (they knew my voice by the end of the evening) and she was singing in the cage in the background and I was told I could come and get her.
It was decided it wasn't 1080, but actually a form of cyanide poisaning from some algae that she had licked at the river. Another dog came in showing the same signs and its owners told the vet it had eaten some algae down at the river.
Please keep an eye on your dog if you decide to walk them around the rivers at the moment. Don't let them drink from stagnent ponds or eat plant material from the riverside. Evidently there was an outbreak 2 years ago in the Hutt Valley and several dogs were seriously ill.
We caught Raven quite early. If we had waited she could have slipped into a coma and/or died.If you have friends in the area with dogs you might want to warn them as well. /Jo
I almost lost Raven yesterday. While out for a walk at the Hutt River she started losing control of her legs. Within 5 minutes she was posturing and foaming at the mouth. After carrying her back to the car (Thank you Bronwen and Kevin for your help with this and for the support at the vets) she was rushed to the After Hours Vet.
The vet thought it might be 1080 and promoted vomitting and put her on an IV. I left her there. Around 10:30pm I called yet again (they knew my voice by the end of the evening) and she was singing in the cage in the background and I was told I could come and get her.
It was decided it wasn't 1080, but actually a form of cyanide poisaning from some algae that she had licked at the river. Another dog came in showing the same signs and its owners told the vet it had eaten some algae down at the river.
Please keep an eye on your dog if you decide to walk them around the rivers at the moment. Don't let them drink from stagnent ponds or eat plant material from the riverside. Evidently there was an outbreak 2 years ago in the Hutt Valley and several dogs were seriously ill.
We caught Raven quite early. If we had waited she could have slipped into a coma and/or died.If you have friends in the area with dogs you might want to warn them as well. /Jo
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