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B.C. dog dies after suspected poisoning

Dog may have eaten something in South Surrey含羞草研究社檚 Alderwood Park
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Maverick, 5, died after apparently eating poison. (Contributed photo)

Lorretta Jones wants to warn South Surrey pet owners after her five-year-old golden retriever unexpectedly died Thursday from apparently eating a toxic substance.

Jones was walking Maverick through Alderwood Park in South Surrey Thursday at approximately 8 a.m., nothing seemed out of the ordinary, she told Peace Arch News the next day.

By 6 p.m., after eating a meal and playing in Jones含羞草研究社 fenced-yard with a 12-week old puppy, Maverick started to show signs of distress.

含羞草研究社淚t was so rapid, my dog was lethargic when I got home from work at 8:30 p.m. I had to literally drag him out of the cage to get him to stand up. He was panting really bad, and starting to foam at the mouth 含羞草研究社 drooling a lot,含羞草研究社 she said.

Maverick was supervised in the backyard, and Jones didn含羞草研究社檛 notice the dog eat anything unusual on their morning walk.

含羞草研究社淵ou know how they like to sniff around, it含羞草研究社檚 hard to say.含羞草研究社

Jones called Peace Arch Veterinary Hospital and was in the clinic by about 9 p.m.

含羞草研究社淭he vet said it was something that was highly toxic,含羞草研究社 she said.

The dog was euthanized that night by approximately 11:30 p.m., she said.

Dr. Vikram Virk, the veterinarian who received the dog, told PAN there is a 含羞草研究社渉igh possibility含羞草研究社 that the dog was poisoned, but he was unable to identify the toxic substance.

含羞草研究社淭he dog was in really good condition and healthy overall,含羞草研究社 he said. 含羞草研究社淎 young dog in good body condition. He was running and playing until 6 p.m.含羞草研究社

Virk said the clinic couldn含羞草研究社檛 find anything unusual through an X-ray or inspection.

含羞草研究社淲e were surprised that he went down so suddenly. There was no wound that we could see, there is no chronic problem that led to this,含羞草研究社 he said, noting it was the first time in four years that an animal had died, due to suspected poisoning, in his clinic.

Virk said that when Maverick arrived at the clinic, he was looking upwards and didn含羞草研究社檛 appear to know what was going on.

含羞草研究社淗e was sort of drugged up. He was high on something, from there we thought that there was a high possibility of toxicity.含羞草研究社

Virk said he wanted to refer the dog to a critical care specialty clinic in Vancouver 含羞草研究社渂ut he never gave us that much time.含羞草研究社

A toxicity test can be expensive and inconclusive, Virk said, noting the animal will not be tested.

Virk said the South Surrey clinic often sees animal that become sick after ingesting marijuana, however, that was not the case with Maverick.

含羞草研究社淭hey never pass away from (marijuana), they get better with the fluids and every hour they get better and better. With him, it went sharp downhill, it was another type of lethargia as well. We have seen many toxicity cases, but they含羞草研究社檝e all gotten better.含羞草研究社



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