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dsrtrt3
Posts:8
 | | 10/15/2007 4:16 AM |
 Alert | Ever since I read about the poisonous toads here on the forum, I have tried to be diligent about watching my dog when she was outside. It worked until one night last week. I let her outside for just afew minutes before she went into her "house" to sleep. I stepped away from the door for about a minute and then walked back and let her in the house. She went to bed and all was quiet. About 15 minutes later I heard this thumping coming from her house. My husbad walked over to investigate. As he opened the door, Coco came staggering out. It was clear she was losing her balance and control. Within minutes she couldn't walk or even sit up. I was sitting on the floor with her holding her and trying to keep her calm. At this point, I had no idea what was wrong. Then her eyes glassed over and she began to drool nonstop. She was almost totally rigid and was losing control of her bodily functions. I screamed at my husband that we were losing her. He was upstairs trying to find someone to call. I truly thought she was dying in my arms and my heart was breaking. I didn't want her to sense my upset so I kept talking and reassuring her knowing any minute could be her last.
Then suddenly her eyes came alive and the drooling stopped. She was recovering. I knew she was going to make it. About 10 minutes later, the toxin hit her again. This time her eyes turned blood red and one side of her face swelled almost instantly. After afew minutes it passed too. That was the last one.
Our dog, Coco, is very lucky. She survived the toad toxin. The fact that she weighs about 80 lbs and that we kept her calm probably saved her life.
I am posting this on the forum with the hope that someone may benefit from it. Everything they say about these toads is true. The toxin is very powerful and acts very quickly. They say you need to wash their mouth towards the outside so they don't swallow any more toxin but I couldn't even budge her mouth her jaws were clamped so tight.
Since that day, I am by her side every time she goes outside. I am so thankful that she is still here with us. | |
Terry | |
| | ilovesubway
Posts:53
| | 10/15/2007 8:32 AM |
Alert | | You should definately have the contact information handy for the nearest E-vet.. | | | |
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| | Pet Social Worker
Posts:0
| | 10/15/2007 8:50 AM |
Alert | Glad she's safe!
Did you see the toad?
Typically they experience syptoms immediately - foaming at the mouth, heavy panting, RED tongue. I'm suprised that she didn't have those sx as she was coming back into the house. Typically the seizures don't come on until after the toxin has actually been ingested into the body/bloodstream & that takes awhile.
The sx you mentioned are also spot on sx of epilepsy. Some dogs require medications, some do not. If she has one of those seizures again, please get her to the vet. Our little Lu has a cluster of seizures about every 4 months. She does require medications. It's very hard to watch our little girl having them & it's even more traumatic to watch a big dog having them. | | | |
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| | dsrtrt3
Posts:8
| | 10/15/2007 3:23 PM |
Alert | That's what I thought it was at first. I had a shepherd that had epilepsy. But just the front of her snout was blood red. We managed to get ahold of an emergency pet hospital in Gilbert that night. We have an apt to take her in & have her checked tho.
What would the blood red skin be from? | |
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| | Pet Social Worker
Posts:0
| | 10/16/2007 8:25 AM |
Alert | | When I've seen a dog that has encountered a toad, it's whole entire mouth is red & he's foaming immediately. Dogs foam when they have seizures too though - toxin or not, so who knows. I think you did the right thing taking her to the vet for sure! | | | |
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| | Fritzydoodle
Posts:1023
| | 10/16/2007 1:19 PM |
Alert | | Our toad tale from chewing on the toad to screaming to seizures was less than 2 minutes. Time to 100% normal dog was almost 2 weeks. | |
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|  | dsrtrt3
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| 10/16/2007 2:24 PM |
Alert | | I have noticed that she is sleeping alittle more but otherwise she is ok. I will probably be watching her for awhile tho. | |
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