After your heart has sunk. And you have reached into his reluctant mouth and carefully lifted the offending little brick of poison over his teeth and out of his mouth. 
We were visiting a friend and it was one of those moments when you are chatting and not watching the dogs as closely as you should. Before I realised he had gone, Blue appeared back at my feet with a small block of blue rat poison about the size of an old fashioned matchbox. In his mouth. He wasn’t happy about giving it up either.
We drove immediately to the closest vet and though he was not in, (when are they) His assistant said “He has to puke”. She is not one to mince words. She gave me a bottle of hydrogen peroxide with instructions to feed him something he will eat straight away (not dry food), then squirt an ounce of the hydrogen peroxide into his mouth. Well, I fed him bread and an egg, which he gobbled up then I opened his mouth and squirted the nasty stuff in. After a minute of waiting under the tree, watching me watch him, he vomited, copiously, more than once but I was grateful to find no blue poison in the contents of his stomach at all. Though how that little dog could keep so much food in his belly, I have no idea.
He was feeling quite poorly after that mean vomit trick and had to have a wee lie down in his favourite sunday-on-tuesday hammock. Poor Blue the Savage. That was a close call, if he’d had a few seconds more, to actually lie down and start to chew on the stuff, this would have been a different post. TonTon’s father died after eating rat poison, it is the scourge of many a farm dog but Blue shows no signs of actually ingesting the poison.
So how about we have a bit of fun to celebrate. I have set up a piglet poll. Can you guess how many piglets our beautiful Charlotte will have. 
She heard there was going to be a photo opportunity and put on her make up! Once we get closer to her date she may have to stop playing in the mud though. Vote if you have a moment. She is due on June 17, and this is her first litter. And as Marie said, she is a big girl. Naturally I am hoping for a smallish number.
And now for someone a little more graceful.
The Duke of Kupa dressed to the nines. And look below, Tui is laying another egg.
Sssh, no loud noises, back away very slowly. Do not disturb the sitting hen.
your tip toeing friend, celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
107 responses to “What to do when your puppy brings you rat poison”
Phew!
Charlotte’s looking fantastic, though I hope she doesn’t insist on a birthing mud bath 😉
I think she is thinking about it, so from now on she is having water baths, who knows what was in that mud!! c
I’m sure she’ll know what’s best 🙂
Glad that the silly little puppy is okay. I learn so much here– both practical + spiritual. Thanks.
It makes me sick to think you and we could have lost Blue. Our precious Little Boy Blue. Just so scary! And what about TonTon’s father! Just tragic.
I guess dogs will eat anything. My cousins Doberman once ate her pantyhose and had to be operated on to remove it.
I voted for 8-9 piglets. In anticipation, I got out my copy of Babe and discovered it stops every few seconds. Could scream.
That would make me scream!! I really should watch that movie again, i have not sen it for years!! .. c
You had an emotional roller coaster type of day, Celi. I find it really interesting that Blue brought you the rat poison, and didn’t ingest any. I would love to assign great meaning to his canine intuition, but however it came to be, good end results!! And Kupa is incredible. That shot really captures his glorious colors. Let’s hope today is just a bit calmer than yesterday. 🙂
How terrifying! I’m so glad he hadn’t ingested any!
I’m guessing 12. Nice, big litter.
Meanie! c
I am in love with Blue, and my heart has claimed all of your animals, particularly the pigs and goats. The Peacock – meh. I’m glad Blue okay; would have been crushed for you and everyone else!
Charlotte, the harlot, is now on my screen saver! Nice that she applied make-up for the photo shoot. Good to hear that little puppy Blue is ok. I like the photo of him kicking back on the hammock! What a Farmy!!!!
Charlotte the Harlot!! Brilliant. c
C. I’m in Alaska with very sketchy Internet so hope this goes through! Whew for Blue! I was worried too! So glad it was just a close call! We all already love him!
I’m going for 7 piglets! Don’t know why but 7 is a nice number for piggie, don’t you think?
seven is a lovely number! how is alaska?.
Oh No – pup is trying to learn the hard way! Happy Day on the Farmy – loving your captures:)
Just wanted to tell you I found your blog about a week ago and absolutely love it! The humour mixed in with the nitty gritty is so refreshing. Thank you for taking such good care of Mia. I know you are acting on compassion. There is a scripture ” blessed is the man who cares for his animals”. Wish I could remember the reference. I have sent my daughter in law your site address too. Her and my son have a goal to be more self sufficient. She will love this.
Happy day to you!
Good morning carla and welcome to the farmy! Thank you so much for introducing yourself, I do love to know who is out there.. I look forward to seeing your daughter in law too! lovely.. c
Scarey! Glad he’s ok – he looks like such a sweet (if mischievous) pup. Kupa is looking splendid!
For piggies I meant! 🙂
Well, on the litter side I am thinking 9, but pigs are very well known for at least 12 (the teats don’t matter–it always seemed to me) So Nine I shall say. The other three are probably on someone else’s pig. Scratch her ears for me…she has lots of work ahead of her!
I detest rat poison and bars of the stuff have taken more than one fine dog over the rainbow bridge way before time. I refuse to have the stuff on our farm…my cats are important to me also…and a poisoned mouse will poison the eater of the poisoned mouse.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
i agree, we have a fine bunch of mousers (including roosters and, peacocks) so we don’t have it out here either.. c
Never a dull moment, eh? Glad Blue is OK. I didn’t know that Hydrogen Peroxide would induce vomiting. Hope I never need to know it.
I know, new to me too, but there you are! we are on a learning curve indeed!! c
I keep hydrogen peroxide for cleaning cuts. So when I read about the one ounce I went to the cabinet to make sure I have a syringe just in case. Now I have to find out exactly what one ounce would be. The syringe is marked in cc’s or mm’s.
a shot glass is an ounce… not that i would know of course!! c
At least Blue had the sense to bring his ‘treat’ to show to Miss C first! Good dog. Whew 🙂
A little ‘me’ time for Char before the big day… she’ll not get much for a while afterwards.
Oh, and hhhmmmm… 8 piglets 😉
Seeing Blue sleeping in that gorgeous pink hammock brought a little tear to my eye. What a close call. Unpopular though it is, I voted 6 for Charlotte… hoping for your sake, possibly!
I hope so too An’..c