Sunday is my family day...Conor and I take Lady Peri and Taquito for a day at mom and dad's....they play with Cousin Charley and Aunt Lucy outside, while we visit with mom, dad, grandmother and my sister. It is usually a fun day!
Last night we enjoyed a great dinner outside. The dogs were running around having fun. We went inside after dinner to work on a puzzle and have some wine. Peri stayed outside with Lucy (terrier). Lady P is used to being over there and tends to get into my moms herbs (basil and rosemary plants). Other than that, she is pretty well-behaved and stays away from other things in the yard.
Well, I let her in the door around 8:30 and she was foaming at the mouth! It scared the crap out of me. Called Conor into the room, who freaked out more than I did. We could not find what she got into. I decided to give her hydrogen peroxide just in case she ingested something bad. Then I called the emergency vet, who calmed me down. He said this can happen to dogs for multiple reasons: they ate something bitter, licked a toad (yes, they used that example), etc...
He said not to worry unless she continued foaming at the mouth or acting weird all night. As soon as I got off the phone, she threw up (good thing since I induced it) and then fell asleep. Foaming stopped. And I am happy to report that she is fine this morning. Totally herself.
It was such a scare! Still don't know exactly what happened, but I think she could have found a citronella candle and may have licked it. She was looking at it very curiuosly...should have put that out of reach immediately, but will remember it next time.
I just wanted y'all to be aware that foaming at the mouth does not necessarily mean a trip to the ER is needed.
On another note, life with Peri is calming down. She is so well-behaved now. We just love her. I guess we are approaching those dreaded "teenage" days and my next post will be complaining about her craziness! LOL
Hope everyone is having a good Monday!
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