Aug 1, 2023Liked by Brent Hartinger, Michael Jensen
What a ridiculously stressful time!!! In a very different life, I had two small dogs that LOVED the smell of chocolate. I gave them some occasionally... until my ex told me it's poisonous for them. A little aside, which might/not be useful: I always travel with activated charcoal tablets. Brilliant for stomach bugs, and it's also helped save the life of a rescue kitten who was poisoned somehow.
I am in pain from laughing so hard. What a brilliant way to share what I am sure was a very stressful event. Note to self, don't read anything from Brent and Michael before bed. Every time I try to relax I burst out laughing.
Man, I needed a coffee-snorting laugh/cry this morning. Thanks for helping me get all my feelings out in one read.
By the way, did you know hydrogen peroxide is great for cleaning the dead skin out of butterfly-style earring backs? Just let them soak …. no dropper or measuring required. That’s actually what I was doing when you4 post hit my email!!
Great story, Brent! I’ve been in these shoes. Our dog, Mortimer, ate a non-trivial, but thankfully non-lethal, amount of chocolate. We stayed up all night monitoring him, aka freaking out. He was fine. But in the morning, Mortimer went to the cabinet where he found the chocolate, opened it, and raised hell looking for more chocolate. We love that little asshole, but he’s a total handful.
Too cute! My dog pulled a bag with 30 Dentastix inside of the kitchen counter and ate all of them! (She had already eaten two earlier in the day, guess she liked them.) I braced for a flood of poop, but it never happened! All was normal. Go figure. Hahaha...
Thanks for the great story this morning, even if it was at the expense of the poor dog. I own two dogs and pet sit 1-4 more dogs on a regular bases, so also - thanks for the education.
Aug 2, 2023Liked by Brent Hartinger, Michael Jensen
I still remember the time my husband stood in the shower buck naked waiting for our dachshund to throw up after trying to pour peroxide down her throat when she ate chocolate. Lots. Dachshunds will eat the rim off a tire. They have no limits. Needless to say, no vomiting and nothing from the other end either after watching her all night. She did the same thing again and same result. She faired less well when she scooped up Tylenol off the coffee table meant for my son who forgot to take them. That was rough. Also, since calamity is our middle name, we had a pet die when we were on vacation. I felt worse for the pet sitter than us. We did our best to soothe him and reduce his stress. Humans are the most important tho we adore our pets. Loved your story. Good reminder.
Aug 2, 2023Liked by Brent Hartinger, Michael Jensen
Our springer spaniel once ate the remains of a chocolate fountain left on the floor at a party and was absolutely fine!
However, he tends to escape and one hot summer he raided our neighbours food bin (who had been away for over a week) and ate almost a loaf of very mouldy bread, which is also very poisonous to dogs (as well as gross, I mean why would he want to eat that?!)
He ended up at the emergency vets suffering an awful fit, and after a night of worry he somehow survived. But I know he wouldn’t think twice about eating mouldy bread again! 🤦🏼♀️
I never would have believed a story about nearly blinding a dog could have been funny, so bravo lol. I was cringing and audibly gasping throughout the story between the laughter, having been one half of a vacationing couple receiving a frantic call from my oldest kid who was pet sitting my fiancée's Jack Russell Terrier, who also managed to obtain the deadly sweets from a high up place he should not have been able to reach. (He was fine, but it was a $900 emergency vet bill.) And now I know about hydrogen peroxide inducing vomiting (but not too much, apparently, and keep away from the eyes... got it). Glad Buddy was okay!
This was hilarious, and reminded me why I am not petsitting - I had a cat with a nighttime vomiting disorder, and I still haven't recovered from it, even though she passed 2 years ago. You two went above and beyond (possibly also getting peroxide spots on your clothes in the process). Pets! Why do we have them?!?
What a ridiculously stressful time!!! In a very different life, I had two small dogs that LOVED the smell of chocolate. I gave them some occasionally... until my ex told me it's poisonous for them. A little aside, which might/not be useful: I always travel with activated charcoal tablets. Brilliant for stomach bugs, and it's also helped save the life of a rescue kitten who was poisoned somehow.
I literally laughed out loud at “Why would he eat something poisonous?” Ah, you dear, sweet, cat person! 😂😂😂😂
I am in pain from laughing so hard. What a brilliant way to share what I am sure was a very stressful event. Note to self, don't read anything from Brent and Michael before bed. Every time I try to relax I burst out laughing.
Man, I needed a coffee-snorting laugh/cry this morning. Thanks for helping me get all my feelings out in one read.
By the way, did you know hydrogen peroxide is great for cleaning the dead skin out of butterfly-style earring backs? Just let them soak …. no dropper or measuring required. That’s actually what I was doing when you4 post hit my email!!
Loved the article- couldn’t stop laughing. This is why I don’t pet sit or have dogs. I wouldn’t know about a dropper either.
Great story, Brent! I’ve been in these shoes. Our dog, Mortimer, ate a non-trivial, but thankfully non-lethal, amount of chocolate. We stayed up all night monitoring him, aka freaking out. He was fine. But in the morning, Mortimer went to the cabinet where he found the chocolate, opened it, and raised hell looking for more chocolate. We love that little asshole, but he’s a total handful.
Too cute! My dog pulled a bag with 30 Dentastix inside of the kitchen counter and ate all of them! (She had already eaten two earlier in the day, guess she liked them.) I braced for a flood of poop, but it never happened! All was normal. Go figure. Hahaha...
Thanks for the great story this morning, even if it was at the expense of the poor dog. I own two dogs and pet sit 1-4 more dogs on a regular bases, so also - thanks for the education.
I laughed so hard I had tears coming down my face. Wonderful story ❤️
I still remember the time my husband stood in the shower buck naked waiting for our dachshund to throw up after trying to pour peroxide down her throat when she ate chocolate. Lots. Dachshunds will eat the rim off a tire. They have no limits. Needless to say, no vomiting and nothing from the other end either after watching her all night. She did the same thing again and same result. She faired less well when she scooped up Tylenol off the coffee table meant for my son who forgot to take them. That was rough. Also, since calamity is our middle name, we had a pet die when we were on vacation. I felt worse for the pet sitter than us. We did our best to soothe him and reduce his stress. Humans are the most important tho we adore our pets. Loved your story. Good reminder.
Our springer spaniel once ate the remains of a chocolate fountain left on the floor at a party and was absolutely fine!
However, he tends to escape and one hot summer he raided our neighbours food bin (who had been away for over a week) and ate almost a loaf of very mouldy bread, which is also very poisonous to dogs (as well as gross, I mean why would he want to eat that?!)
He ended up at the emergency vets suffering an awful fit, and after a night of worry he somehow survived. But I know he wouldn’t think twice about eating mouldy bread again! 🤦🏼♀️
I never would have believed a story about nearly blinding a dog could have been funny, so bravo lol. I was cringing and audibly gasping throughout the story between the laughter, having been one half of a vacationing couple receiving a frantic call from my oldest kid who was pet sitting my fiancée's Jack Russell Terrier, who also managed to obtain the deadly sweets from a high up place he should not have been able to reach. (He was fine, but it was a $900 emergency vet bill.) And now I know about hydrogen peroxide inducing vomiting (but not too much, apparently, and keep away from the eyes... got it). Glad Buddy was okay!
what a nightmare. and so funny!
I don’t know if I should feel guilty at all but this had me laughing until my stomach hurt…glad Buddy is ok!
Wonderful, hilarious story--in retrospect anyway (as with so many good stories). Glad ole Buddy lived to try to nab chocolates another day.
This was hilarious, and reminded me why I am not petsitting - I had a cat with a nighttime vomiting disorder, and I still haven't recovered from it, even though she passed 2 years ago. You two went above and beyond (possibly also getting peroxide spots on your clothes in the process). Pets! Why do we have them?!?