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Saco at almost 5 months woke up completely normal but eventually started being very lethargic yesterday, had no energy and was unable to walk. He kept collapsing under his own weight and he would melt into your arms when picked up. Not like him at all.

We took him to the emergency vet where he stayed for almost 24 hours. All his tests came back normal/inconclusive but they determined that he must have gotten into some kind of toxin. I posted him here digging in a chipmunk nest the day before and we went to the beach after. He could have gotten into something in the chipmunk nest or at the beach, maybe ocean water or something from the other dogs that were there. There’s also a non zero possibility he could have also gotten into some THC, hence the Rasta picture. They gave him an IV to try to clear the toxin faster.

He started feeling like himself at some point in the middle of the night and they had to give him some Trazodone and Gabapentin to get him to sleep through the night because he was being very talkative and was keeping all of the other dogs up.

He’s back at home and doing well now! Maybe not quite 100% but very close to it! He’s going to be on prebiotics and prescription vet food for the next 30 days!

I also included his dispatch paperwork and breakdown of the bill including everything they did for him and pricing. Thank god we have pet insurance.

Hopefully this is insightful and maybe helps others! 🖤

First of all thank you to everyone for sending love towards Saco! He is home now and is doing great.

Quick recap, Saco at almost 5 months woke up completely normal but eventually started being very lethargic yesterday, had no energy and was unable to walk. He kept collapsing under his own weight and he would melt into your arms when picked up. Not like him at all.

We took him to the emergency vet where he stayed for almost 24 hours. All his tests came back normal/inconclusive but they determined that he must have gotten into some kind of toxin. I let him dig the day before in a chipmunk nest and we went to the beach after. He could have gotten into something in the nest or at the beach, maybe ocean water or something from the other dogs that were there. There’s also a non zero possibility he could have also gotten into some THC, hence the Rasta picture. They gave him an IV to try to clear the toxin faster.

He started feeling like himself at some point in the middle of the night and they had to give him some Trazodone and Gabapentin to get him to sleep through the night because he was being very talkative and was keeping all of the other dogs up.

He’s back at home and doing well now! Maybe not quite 100% but very close to it! He’s going to be on prebiotics and prescription vet food for the next 30 days!

I also included his dispatch paperwork and breakdown of the bill including everything they did for him and pricing. Thank god we have pet insurance.

Hopefully this is insightful and maybe helps others! 🖤

Not asking for medical advice, he is at the vet.

He woke up completely fine this morning, went out peed and pooped, ate his food, played for a while and then he went down for a nap and was not wanting to move an hour later. We tried to have him walk but he would take a couple steps and then kept collapsing. He was walking like he was black out drunk basically. Walking sideways then falling over.

He’s a 5 month old puppy with a lot of energy so that’s not normal from him at all. His tail was wagging and he didn’t seem like he was in pain but we ended up bringing him to the Vet hospital. His bloodwork apparently came back normal but they think he could have gotten into some kind of toxin so he’s on an IV drip to help clear it out faster. He’s staying overnight.

Have you guys had anything like this happen?

First update from the vet:

“Little Saco spent some time with me at the front desk tonight. He was very happy to receive snuggles and attention and is such a sweet boy!
He also happily enjoyed a nice walk outside for a bit.
Overall, he's been in good spirits " The team will keep you updated later in the morning.”

Second update:

Saco is Finally home!

They think he ingested some kind of toxin but they don’t know what. I let him dig at a chipmunk nest for a while the day before so he could have gotten into something there, we also went to the beach after so he could have drank some ocean water or maybe gotten something from one of the other dogs that were there. Like some of you guys were saying the vet also said that it could be THC.

He’s going to be on a probiotic for the next 30 days and some specialty vet food. He is not 100% back to his normal energy levels but that’s probably because they had to give him Trazodone and Gabapentin at some point in the middle of the night because he was so high energy and wouldn’t let the other dogs sleep lol so I think he’s still feeling the effects. But he’s walking fine finally, seems happy and he almost sprained his tail when he first saw us, he was so excited.

I’ll either post some pictures in the comments or make a new post at some point. I’ll include his discharge paperwork and the bill breakdown if you guys are interested or in case it’s helpful to someone. Thank god we got pet insurance.

Yesterday was super stressful so THANK YOU to everyone in this community for sending all the love! 🖤

Follow up post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ToyPoodle/s/5Ez7RyOoq8

Is this something I should correct? He doesn’t usually dig but I also don’t want to reinforce the behavior if it’s something he shouldn’t be doing. What do you guys think?