Woman Gets Sick From Tainted Dog Food
Why would anyone eat dog food?
An Ottawa woman is recovering after becoming violently ill after eating some of her dog’s food, in a case likely related to the tainted pet food that has killed several dogs and cats and sickened dozens more across North America.
In this case, a canine and its master wound up in hospital — Missy at the Alta Vista Animal Hospital and Elaine Larabie at an after-hours emergency room.
"I thought I caught a virus, but then I realized I ate the food, and put two and two together," Ms. Larabie said.
For three days, she suffered a range of "confusing" and "embarrassing" symptoms, including loss of appetite, vomiting and foaming of the mouth. She also had problems urinating.
She went to the emergency room on Tuesday and had blood work done on Wednesday. She is now awaiting the results of those tests.
After adopting one-year-old Missy six weeks ago, Ms. Larabie discovered the little dog refused to eat anything but table scraps.
"I was trying to get her to eat," Ms. Larabie said, but Missy’s protest continued. Desperate, Ms. Larabie tried "just a little bite" of the Iams dog food to make the terrier think it was people food, then gave Missy the rest.
"I said, ‘It’s not going to kill me to take a little bite’ … but I guess it could have," said Ms. Larabie, who notes the trick worked.
"When I would take a bite, she’d eat it," Ms. Larabie said.
The mealtime routine continued for about two weeks, until both dog and master became sick on March 17. Read the rest of the story here
Tags: dog food, poisoning, tainted food
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