;___;

[xradiostatic]

my dog mickey got a hold to some gum in had in my purse, and like a dummy, i left it open on the floor and she ate like...4 pieces. the trident gum has an ingredient called xylitol, and it's lethal to dogs. it causes liver damage/failure.

so far, she's acting normal. we called the animal poison control and they told us what to do (we had to give her a mixture of yogurt and peroxide to induce vomiting), and we're slowly introducing food and water to her like we were instructed to do.

this is all my fault. i usually keep my purse zipped up, but this morning the garbage men came, and i had to run and get my keys to hepl my mom and i left my purse open. ;_;

we have to take mickey to the vet within 48 hours to get her liver levels checked. i really hope they're good.

although my dad is staying up all night to monitor her, i don't know if i'm going to be able to sleep well tonight.

p.s. i am coming down with something AGAIN. i swear, just two weeks ago i had a really bad cold, and now my throat is sore. wtf. i was sick in december-january too. this isn't good....

Comments

[domyouji-love.livejournal.com]

I hope your dog is all right! <3

And I think you shouldn't be too hard on yourself. It was an honest mistake, you hadn't any ill intent. :( *hugs*

[huongle.livejournal.com]

That sounds so serious o___O;; My mother is a vet so we normally don't have any problems with our pets, wish yours will be alright :(

But the name Mickey for a dog is so cute XD

[xradiostatic.livejournal.com]

yeah i love her name. :D
we adopted her from another family, and the son (who was 4) had named her mickey, so we decided to keep the name.

thanks for the good wishes! the test results came back, she's in good health. <3

[maliciousmotive.livejournal.com]

Aww, don't blame yourself sweetie =( Accidents happen, and I'm guessing if it's poisonous you should have seen something happen by now, especially if it damaged her liver at all. The important thing is you caught it. If an animal ate some of my gum I would have never noticed because I keep so many open packs around.

[zulkey.livejournal.com]

hope she's OK! I can tell you more than one sad story involving me accidentally hurting a pup--it's the worst feeling. Don't beat yourself up.

[vixtopher.livejournal.com]

D: I hope your doggy gets better!!

and i hope you get better! xD