[NAGDU] Your fun not so good for your dog

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Tracy,
I remember back in the 1970s someone's dog got and ate almost an ounce of
pot. She worried there would be harm done from all that pot. She took the
dog to the vet and the dog was fine but slept for hours afterwards. That
was the days we had mostly homegrown with no additives like today. Now they
get stuff laced with PCP or even Fentenyl. Fortunately, none of my dogs
showed any interest in pot or even cigarette butts that people throw on the
sidewalks.

We do have to be mindful of what our dogs do with their heads while
working. That is what the Gentle Leader or other headcollars are issued
for! Ari hasn't worn his in years. He showed me with his behavior that he
didn't need it.

Lyn and Aristotle

On Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 4:24 PM Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I just saw a bit from the big animal hospital in New York City warning that
> magic mushrooms are not good for your dog.  No big surprise, but I mention
> it.  Neither is marijuana.
>
> I had a big panic one day at work.  My scavenging dog must have picked up
> some pot somewhere along the way into the office.  By the time we arrived,
> he was staggering.  My coworker helped me get a taxi to the emergency vet.
> I had to carry him out of the building and into the vet.  He had to spend
> the day there, getting fluids and being monitored.  Luckily for both of us,
> he was fine later, and, luckily for me, the hospital gives free care to
> service animals or I would have been out a bundle.
>
> Many people I tell this story to think it's funny.  I was not laughing.  I
> was very afraid that he had picked up some poison meant for pigeons or
> rats.
> It was no fun for either of us.
>
> These drugs are becoming more common, so I warn y'all, be careful as you
> can
> be that your dog doesn't get any.
>
> I often smell pot on my block, and I always worry that my silly dog will
> pick some up again.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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