Deer Poop-A word of warning

[Diana Erhart]

I imagine that there are lots of dogs out there that eat deer poop and are fine.  But this is a true story that happened to my neighbor two days ago and wanted to pass it along.  Our neighbor has a 7 year old golden retriever.  They have an electric fence.  The mother walked 2 houses down the street to meet her little boy at the school bus in the afternoon.  She noticed Goldie (the GR) digging and sticking her face in the ground but didn't think anything of it as Goldie likes to dig in the yard.  After the bus came and she walked back into her yard (about 10-15 minutes) she noticed Goldie foaming at the mouth severely.  And then explosive diahrrea started.  It was coming out both ends...vomiting, foaming, diahrrea.  She immediately called the vet and rushed Goldie there.  By the time she got there Goldie could not stand up.  The vet techs had to carry her into the building on a stretcher.  They noticed deer poop in her vomit and the Mom realized that what Goldie had been doing in the yard was eating a big pile of deer poop.  The vet was able to stablize Goldie and she is on major antibiotics and medicines to coat her stomach.  She was also severely dehydrated (of course).  The vet said she was about 2 minutes away from dying when she got there.  So please...this is a warning...be aware of when your dog eats deer poop and immediately watch for any of these signs.  I don't know if there is something going on with the deer around our neighborhood or if it was something specific to Goldie, but I am on the deer poop high alert!

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

Must have been poison of some sort, either in the poop or under/over it for such a reaction to happen so quickly.  How horrible but so lucky Goldie is now ok and was found in time.