Dear Donna,

I hate to sound like Johnny One-Note, but I'd give Haley some
of your sodium ascorbate crystals.

And I'd definitely try to locate --
and eliminate -- the source of the
rat poison ASAP.

Blessings,

Owen

There is a good book you might want to get - its about the homeopathic treatment of animals, you just need to keep a kit.
super

It's been a rough day for our Haley, but I have some good news.

Haley stayed at the vet's office until 5:30 PM. She had been given CBC's every two hours, and her hematocrit was dropping. By 5:30 it was at 32%. This was at the low end of normal, but there was some definite concern that it hadn't stabilized. We all reviewed options, and decided the best course of action was to have Haley stay overnight at a full-facility animal hospital where she could be under 24-hour observation. If her hematocrit dropped to life-threatening levels, there was a donor on site who would be available for a blood transfusion.

The vet at this facility examined Haley and concurred with the rat poison diagnosis. The good news at the time was that Haley's attitude was still good and there were no hematomas or pitiki manifesting anywhere, and her stool and urine were clear.

Haley got another CBC done at 8 PM. I called the vet to check the numbers, and learned that Haley had stabilized at 32%. She was to be given an Antibiotic (tetracycline or some other) to prevent any bacterial infection from the old blood clots and probably an anti-parasitic (since Texas has them all).

They will check her again at midnight and at 4 AM if they think they need to.

Haley is an 8 month old German Shepherd/ yellow Lab mix that our son rescued from our local animal shelter. She is a beautiful dog, highly intelligent, as sweet as she can be, and thinks she's a kid. I'd appreciate you prayers for her while she is on the mend.

Blessings,
-Donna

I visited TopDog's website to find out what, if any, recommendations there might be for Haley. I found out that rat poison is flouride!

I'll wait while you connect some dots.... yeah.

OK, I learned that the Vitamin K is the best thing for Haley's immediate situation. The other thing that could have been done would be to have Haley's stomach pumped. But since we weren't sure if we were dealing with a foreign object or a tick disease or rat poison, the vet forewent the procedure.

On the same site was a post about the benefits of cayenne to stop bleeding ( a reference to Dr. Christopher, Dr. Schulze , and a former co-worker). I have some cayenne tincture- use it daily. What do you think?

Other ideas?

I appreciate y'all!
-Donna