Rat Poison in Hotel Rooms

Posted by: "Mary-Lynn Jensen Ph.D."  

Sat Jul 1, 2006 10:09 am (PST)

This came across one of my Dog Showing Lists...

PLEASE CROSS POST TO ALL DOG FANCIERS YOU KNOW.......................

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I have been given permission to cross-post this by the poster and I think it
is important to get the word out!

I'm putting out a warning to all who bring their dogs into hotel rooms.
CHECK for poison!!!! My friend and I were staying at a Quality Inn this past
weekend for the Fort Dodge, IA shows. Friday night I was sitting on the
floor playing with my 12 wk old puppies, 2 adult Dachshunds, 1 Toller and my
friends Parson. I was ON THE FLOOR playing with all of them throwing toys,
etc for about 20 mins or so (that's all the longer the puppies can be loose
without pottying). This was right before bed.

Saturday at the show, Cindy was talking to an acquaintance who was staying
at the same motel and
mentioned that her dog had found a box of rat poison in the room.

As soon as we got back to the room we checked into it. Sure enough, we found
an empty container of rat poison under the bed. It had definite dog chew
marks,evidence of licks inside of it and dog hair on it. We called the
number listed on the box, the hotel manager and the vet listed in the
premium list.

The maker of the poison told us the chemical name and antidote (Vit K). The
vet listed hadn't even been notified by the show committee that they were
putting his name down for emergencies. He did give us the name of a local
vet that provided emergency services. We hauled all exposed dogs in for
treatment. They all got Vit K injections and will have to continue treatment
for at least the next 30 days. The poison is a long acting blood thinner,
unlike Warfarin which is short acting 5-7 days.

I would like to stress that these dogs were not left unattended. I was
sitting on the floor playing with them and did not see them get into
anything. The motel was listed in the premium as accepting dogs. We were not
told a thing about rat poison in the room. The show committee never checked
to see if the vet they listed was indeed going to be available. When I make
my reservations I will ask if they routinely place rat or mouse poison in
the rooms. I have confirmed via poop examination that 3 of my dogs have
eaten a large amount of the poison.

Connie Hull
AussieArt.Net of Colorado, USA

 

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