EEP! Puppy may have eaten ant bait.

jerros said:
Well the neighbor just gave me a call. It was ant killer, Spectracide® Fire Ant Killer Plus Preventer Bait Once & Done!. I did an internet search on the active ingrediant Indoxacarb and just saw some aweful things so I decided to play it safe and call the poison control hotline, it stinks that it costs so much to call but I suppose it's small price to pay for peice of mind.

The good news is that the control center said that if Vash shows symptoms they should be mild (one or two episodes of vomiting or diareah), after which there shouldn't be any long term side effects.

I just hope Vash understands he just blew this months toy budget on a snack. :uhoh:
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:confused2:, it costs money to call poison control?? I didn't know this..But thank God he'll be okay, glad to hear that news!
 
Megansmom said:
:confused2:, it costs money to call poison control?? I didn't know this..But thank God he'll be okay, glad to hear that news!
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The normal human poison control hotline is free. The animal one run by the ASPCA has a standard $65 consultation fee.

It's a one time fee per incident. So if you call up and say your pet ate a rasin then realize later it was a prune you don't get charged 2x. Or if you need followups because your pets symptoms suddenly change then they don't charge you again.

Someones got to pay those vets, and phone operators I suppose. But for something like poison control...well $65 seems like it could cause owners to second guess calling and risking serious injury to their pets.
 
I called the ASPCA poison control hotline last year when the boyfriend let Mark eat a few raisins. (He was making bread, raisins fell on the floor, pooch gobbled them up, boyfriend calls over, "Hey, can Mark have raisins?" and I fly from the couch to the kitchen.) It was 8pm on a Sunday night. The vet I spoke to was very helpful, and we were given a case-number so that we could follow up with them after we induced vomiting, and again as-needed.

Honestly, it was $65 well spent for the peace of mind that we did the right thing (and the pup came through just fine).
 
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