These are pieces of rat poison the dog’s owner found at Cal Anderson Park. Photo from Eva Giselle’s Facebook page.
Dog Eats Rat Poison
Yesterday the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog (CHS) reported yesterday that “a Capitol Hill dog was sickened Tuesday after eating what (appeared) to be rat poison left near the playground in Cal Anderson Park.”
The dog, a blue heeler named Data, belongs to Eva Giselle. She told CHS that Data ate “an unknown substance” when she walked him Monday.
Here’s what she wrote about the incident on her Facebook page:
“Look. I know the “wildlife” of Cal Anderson park are large, powerful, and numerous–but don’t be an idiot vigilante. Don’t put down rat poison by the playground.
Last night my trash disposal dog snapped something up before I could pull her away. When she started acting sick this morning–because I’m a dog-hypochondriac–I went back to the park and collected a sample of the stuff, shown in the bag.
I’m at the vet now. Thankfully I got her here quick and there’s an antidote. My garbage pail pup should be fine.”
Data Will be OK
Data is recovering at home and should be OK. Photo from Eva Giselle’s Facebook page.
Data was treated at Urban Animal on Capitol Hill. Vets are waiting for testing results for the substance, but they told CHS that it “was almost certainly rat poison.”
Data is recovering from the incident. He should make a full recovery since his owner took him to the vet not long after he ate the poison.
A Seattle Parks spokesperson told CHS that “a pest control contractor installed some 60 rat poison traps around Cal Anderson Park in February.” No one knows if the poison ate came from one of the traps. The company is checking the traps today.
This is the second time in the last few months that a Seattle dog ate rat poison. Last Christmas a dog ate rat poison scattered on a sidewalk outside a South Lake Union restaurant. Fortunately, she survived because her owner saw her eat the poison and took her to a vet immediately.
The rat poison came from a pile of 50 bags of the stuff someone left in the shrubs next to the sidewalk. After a 4-month investigation the Washington State Department of Agriculture could not determine who left the rat poison there.
If I hear anything further about this incident I’ll let you know.
Luckily the dog is doing ok.
We should be careful when we bring our dog outdoors.
Keep an eye on what she puts into her mouth.
Not only dogs, in fact, it can happen to children as well.
Be more careful. Thanks for sharing. 🙂