Dr. Goldman Please Answer This

[mikeinthailand]

by mikeinthailand, less than a minute ago
To: Arnold L. Goldman DVM, MS
Dear Dr. Goldman Thank you for responding to my post but more importantly what I would like to know from you is dont you find it strange that the dog went into the hospital on the Friday and was in great spirits the dog was healthy, Happy Playful, was eating no signs of distress. The dog being in the Animal for four days without showing any symptoms of Coumadin or warfarin intoxication, No Nausea, No Vomiting, No loss of appetite, no drowsiness or weakness? I had a dog in Canada that got into some rat poison and was convulsing in second and foam at the mouth and vommiting we had rushed our dog in Canada to the vet where the vet administered Vitamin K and my dog lived. I just dont see where the dog here in Thailand could get into such a thing as I have another female dog that is still alive and she eats sleeps drinks and always played with my other dog who is now dead. In your real opinion with evidence handed to you what would your conclusion be if you knew that I did not have any of these derivitives on my premises and that my dog did not get it from here what would your final conclusion be.

Thank You Very Much For Your Insight.

Regards,
mikeinthailand

[koneall]

I'm a veterinarian but not any kind of specialist.  I know from bitter experience that rodenticides take a month or more to cause death.  They inhibit the production of clotting proteins but since the body stores weeks or months worth in the blood, the symptoms don't show til weeks after eating the poison.  There are no symptoms til internal bleeding starts.   Even then the only symptom is tiredness followed by bloody stools or urine.  

[Arnold L Goldman, D.V.M.]

Dear MIT,

Please see my earlier reply, within the original thread at:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Animal-Surgery/Why-Did-My-Dog-Die-In-ICU-After-Cataract-Surgery/show/1172420