Hi, <br />We have 2 puppies, they are about 2 1/2 months old.

Hi,
We have 2 puppies, they are about 2 1/2 months old. They got ahold of a box of D-Con. We are not sure which puppy or if both ate it but the box is empty. This happen a couple nights ago. When it happen we called poison control right away and we were told to call our vet in the morning. Being we just got these puppies we don't have a regular vet so we called a local vet. They told us not to worry that d-con will not kill pets. So then I called another vet and they told us since we didn't get our puppies to a vet the night before when they ate the d-con there is nothing we can do. I have searched online and have read several stories about pets eating d-con and the vets giving them vitamin k1. I talked to a vet tonight and was told that it is too late to give them this and all we can do now is sit back and wait. I cannot just sit here and watch these puppies die. I don't have much money and I don't know of any vets that will allow me to make payments. Could you please give me some advise on what to do. My email address is Customer (name blocked for privacy)@yahoo.com
Thank you so much
Dawn

Optional Information:
Age: <1; Male; Breed: beagle/ collie mix

Already Tried:
Talked to several vets and poison control

Customer (name blocked for privacy)

D-Con is poisonous to dogs. If not treated immediately it can still be treated, but it is very expensive.

This is the information about Dogs eating D-Con from www.petroglyphsnm.org:

According to the University of Minnesota Veterinary Teaching Hospital staff, symptoms of this type of poisoning [D-Con] may not appear for 2-5 days.

Information we've received from one of our readers suggests that the time period for symptoms to appear can be significantly longer. In the case of her miniature Schnauzer the symptoms did not appear for 11 days. She was told by the veterinarians at Colorado State University Veterinary Medical Center that there are two types of D-Con. One has a 5-day reaction time, the other has a 6-week reaction time. Be sure to check with your veterinarian, but you might want to consider keeping your dog on vitamin K tablets for at least 6 weeks as a precaution.

Symptoms include:
* Depression
* Lack of appetite
* Exercise intolerance
* Hemorrhage

Hemorrhaging may occur into the skin, causing bruising, into the chest cavity causing difficult breathing and bloody nasal discharge, into the stomach and intestinal tract causing bloody saliva, vomiting blood or bloody feces, into the spinal column or brain causing central nervous system disorders such as seizures, or into the abdominal cavity. If the animal is anemic, he may show signs of disorientation, lethargy, or sudden death.

Treatment depends on how quickly the dog is brought to the veterinarian. If the dog is brought in within 4 hours of eating the D-Con, the veterinarian will use charcoal to induce vomiting. If hemorrhaging is already present, this treatment won't help. At this point the dog is treated with Vitamin K to help him make new clotting factors in his blood. This treatment can take several weeks or even months and is very expensive. Some dogs may require blood transfusions and antibiotics. Cage rest and restricted exercise are recommended until the animal heals.

Your problem now is to quickly find a vet that will let you make payments. Possibilities are contacting the breeder where you got the puppies and asking for a referal, or calling dog or animal rescue groups and asking for a referal to a vet that might let you work out a payment plan.

Desperately seeking help

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