Freakishly Scary But Turned out Okay

[Jennifer and Jack]

What a freakishly crazy thing..... I for the first time ever just started wearing a pain patch.. a low dose one.. in fact it is a pediatric dose because I am a light weight when it come to medications.

I have been going back and fourth with wearing it because I just don't want to be on "pain medication" even the mild dose.. I pulled the patch off this morning but when my nurse came today she convinced me to put it back on..... so I did....

I just put Jack's bowl of food down for dinner......Jack eats his food so fast now it is gone before I can blink... as I put it down.. I caught a glimpse of something shiny and I though I didn't break up the food enough and that it was possible ice crystals but just was going to let him eat because he seemed hungry.... then I remembered reading somewhere that you don't want the dog to eat it if the food is still a little frozen.. ( I forget why and where I read it so I picked it up) As I was mashing it up with my fork I noticed it was a clear plastic strip....

Turns out my patch which is completely clear must have fallen off my arm.. ( because as I now know once you peel it off, it loses it's ability to stick) and fell right in his food.

Though it was a pediatric size dose.. it is meant to be given over 72 hours.... this no doubt according the my pharmacist, the vet and the ER vet all of who I called to check to see would have killed him and we wouldn't have even known what happen....

Thank God I read some stupid thing about not letting them eat it with ice on it.. even though I don't know if it is true or not... the patch is so small just smaller then the top section of my thumb and Jack could have swallowed it whole...

my new patch is not only on my arm, it is taped on and an ace bandage over it..... I would have lost my mind forever...

Now I am paranoid because even if one falls off, he steps on it or it gets on him in anyway it will make him sick...   The only reason I didn't get rid of all the medicine is because they said it only fell off because I took it off and once off you can not reapply.. they said to flush down the toilet when I am done using because it is not safe to throw in garbage cans..

Really, really, really grateful I saw that in his bowl.. I threw all his food out and put new food down in a new bowl.. but OMD.

[Jennifer and Jack]

If you can tell me something better to do with them...I will be happy too..I will just hold them for now..not only was I told it the prescription from Rite aid sys the same thing to flush.

[DJ & Chance]

I am so glad that you found that patch. What a scare.

[Robin and Libby Louise]

Very scary.  So thankful it turned out ok!