bug repellant!
Dancer got into my bag that I take with us swimming that has sunscreen, bug repellant, etc. All the products I buy are natural non-toxic products due to allergies to deet or other chemicals. Dancer chewed on the bug repellant and punctured a hole in it. It obviously tasted bad and she dropped it and left it leaking on the floor, but I don't know how long ago it was that she got into it. It says it is flammable due to the rubbing alcohol content, but says it is non toxic. She is gaging a bit though! The vet said there is nothing to worry about when I called, but could the alcohol maybe have irritated her throat or something? |
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| Probably nothing to worry about, as long as you have accounted for everything that was in the bag, including tube caps and the like.
Get Dancer to bark! If it doesn't get better......you know what you'll have to do. |
| I would think that it probably just irritated her throat - or even the taste of it may continue to make her gag. Give her something to get the taste out of her mouth - maybe some peanut butter or something strong.
At least it was non-toxic - I know some of those bug sprays can be very dangerous if consumed! You are lucky! Oh, just think of how much fun you'll have with two! 
Kristen |
| I think it was just the taste... it is a citrus based repllant, and dogs genrally hate the scent of citrus, so she probably is gagging because of that, I looked in her throat and it doesn't look red or anything. She seems a bit better now after drinking gallons of water, I'm guessing there will be a few extra puddles to clean up today! I was so worried though, because you never know what some of the ingredients may be, I knew it didn't have deet, and knew it was supposed to be non toxic, but still.... |
| I understand your concern. I have a story about this type of thing (it's long - so sorry in advance).
Last year, I had broken my ankle and was "immobile" for weeks. We were having a horrible time with TICKS - so we got Prescription Tick Collars for the dogs. Well, I read the pamphlet (which was SCARY!) about them which talked about how toxic they were if consumed and could cause death, etc. It also talked about how they should be removed if the dog was around children, etc. I didn't end up putting it on Sydney because she spends so much time with my neice & nephew - plus it scared me - she already had a reaction to Heartworm medication. Well, I crawled down the stairs the following morning (cast and all), came around the corner and found that Sydney had chewed the extra tick collar! Yes, the TOXIC poisonous, deadly tick collar! I could have thrown up! I immediately called the Vet (in hysterics) and they told me I needed to bring her right in! Well, needless to say that was a problem since I was home alone and couldn't drive - I couldn't even walk. I was a wreck! I called my father at work (he was closest to me) and started screaming and crying that Sydney ate poison and she needed to go to the Vet. He rushed home (suprisingly he didn't have a heartattack he was so upset by the time he came to get us - I think he thought she was unconscious or something). Well, he rushed us to the Vet - me in hysterics - Sydney acting like nothing has happened - and my father ready to KILL me (because I'm sure he thought I had overreacted). They checked Sydney - she had some redness on her gums - but other than that - she seemed fine. The Vet didn't think she got enough to cause a problem. THANKFULLY! Boy - we were lucky! Took a few years off my life - gave me a few MORE gray hairs - but thankfully no harm to Sydney! The moral of the story is - they are like perpetual toddlers - we have to be so careful to keep things out of reach and keeping an eye on them at all times.
I'm glad that Dancer also had no harm done - although I'm sure you too have a few more gray hairs! 
Kristen |
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