Adventures in Puppy Sitting

16/01/2025

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06/01/2025

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06/01/2025

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This is an example of a great pet parent! OP knows they can't talk him out of it but they still reassure him and try to help him through the scaries.

08/12/2024

Just a reminder this homemade season. Chocolate is not safe for pets!

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12 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate baking chips. 12 OUNCES!! That's how much chocolate my three dogs ate last night. That amount is toxic to all of them.

My son and I got home after just an hour away to find a completely destroyed bag of chocolate chips on the floor—no chocolate in sight. The chips had been on the kitchen counter, where I thought they were out of reach. My dogs have never been counter surfers, so I didn't even consider putting the chocolate in the cabinets. When I saw the empty bag, I immediately went into panic mode.

I did what we all do when we want easy answers: I Googled it. The verdict? Go to the vet immediately. Our vet was closed, so I called the emergency vet in town. The vet tech on the phone was amazing. She asked a lot of questions and then told me the situation was grim. Since they didn't have a veterinarian on staff, she made a plan for me. I was to get the dogs into the car and drive them to the nearest emergency vet (an hour away) and call Animal Poison Control on the way.

My mind was racing. I couldn't handle all three dogs alone at the vet. While figuring out logistics, I called Animal Poison Control. They were lifesavers—literally. After getting all the information about my dogs, they gave me a plan to induce vomiting.

And so began the hour-and-a-half "vomitfest."

I started with Stormy, knowing she'd be the easiest to get to drink the hydrogen peroxide. It wasn't easy, but it worked. So much vomit and so much chocolate. Fun fact: puke with chocolate in it smells like chocolate. My house smelled like W***y Wonka had visited.

Next was Luci, who fought me tooth and nail in drinking the peroxide, but was the quickest to throw up. She had definitely eaten the chocolate. I think she enjoyed getting my undivided attention as we walked around the house waiting for the inevitable.

Finally, sweet Zelda. Poor Zelda likely hadn't eaten any chocolate, but I had to be sure. She refused the peroxide, and I wasn’t sure she drank enough. But she eventually threw up, and there were no signs of chocolate.

After cleaning up, kenneling the girls, and having a good cry, I called poison control back. They gave me the best news ever: the dogs would be fine with possible complications treatable by the vet in the morning.

I was told what to watch for over the next several days and how to care for them after inducing vomiting. I’m happy to report that they are all doing great this morning. What a blessing. Thank you all for your prayers and warm wishes.

Please friends, keep chocolate and other toxic foods out of reach of your pets. What happened last night was terrifying, and I’m so grateful it ended well. Be vigilant and always have emergency numbers handy.

18/11/2024

Had doggy daycare with sweet little Nala last night. She's 13 years old and diabetic.

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28/10/2024

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28/10/2024

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28/10/2024

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28/10/2024

My hobbies include:

Talking to every dog I see
Taking puptures of doggos and cattoes
Buying treatos and toys for pupstomers and catstomers from iHeartDogs, We Love Doggos , and iHeartCats.com so I can help save shelter animals and those affected my natural disasters.
Playing games on Pupford app to donate food and treats to shelter dogs

28/10/2024

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28/10/2024

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27/10/2024

Rockin' Rita Reads

Enough already

27/10/2024

Enough already

26/10/2024

I love my job!