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Watch For Blue Vomit In Pet Poisoning

Last night we had a terrible scare. Our 1 1\2 year old chihuahua, Bruiser came out of the garage with a forgotten rat bait. We thought we had thrown them all away. It didn't look like he ate it but just carried it in to show us. We immediately called the emergency vet. We were told to induce vomiting with either hydrogen peroxide or salt.

The vet recommended making a paste of salt and water, about 1 tablespoon. Force it down his throat, within minutes he started throwing up. Nothing blue, (the color of rat bait) He vomited about 4 times and nothing blue so he was OK. The vet said that is the reason they color the poison, so you will know if it has been ingested. It works by causing internal bleeding.

If you suspect a pet had been poisoned call your vet immediately, inducing vomiting may be correct for this kind of poisoning but may not be correct for other kinds of poison.

By Peg from Cortland, OH

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