Pill Poppin' Pooch

This past Wednesday my dad called me while I was at the pool. He was rushing Gizmo to the vet.

He dropped his medication and after picking them up, he noticed he was missing one. He looked over at Gizmo and saw her licking her chops.

To be on the safe side, he assumed she had eaten his Plavix. Upon the vet's orders, he took her in just to make sure.

They induced vomiting but couldn't find a pill. There was a chance that it had already dissolved. So they administered some kind of activated charcoal treatment (I may have that all wrong) to absorb any medication that may have been left in her blood system. After a full day of monitoring, her heart rate and blood pressure remained stable and normal. They reported that she remained alert and active. I think that was their nice way of saying...Loud and Annoying.

Only those that have experienced Gizmo's act can vouch for her loud, annoying, consistent bark.

She never showed signs of any distress. We either assume that she didn't eat or that the treatments administered worked.

As if moving, living with my parents, running a small business, swim lessons, and JB in Greenville wasn't enough chaos...we add a pill poppin' pooch.

See you later,
HB