If too much time has passed
since the ingestion of the iris plant, your veterinarian may administer activated charcoal.
Depending on the amount of
time since ingestion, treatment includes inducing vomiting and treating with activated charcoal to bind the toxin.
If you suspect your pet has been poisoned, gather the following information and then call the NAPCC: give your name, address, and telephone number; the species, breed, age, sex, and weight of each animal affected; the substance the animal ingested if known; the package containing the substance if available; the time that has
elapsed since ingestion; and the symptoms the animal is showing.
If more than two hours has
passed since ingestion, or for chronic aspirin toxicity, management of clinical signs, metabolic abnormalities, and liver disease is the treatment of choice.
While creatine shouldn't be regarded as a replacement for
sleep since its ingestion did nothing to affect levels of catecholamines and cortisol in this study, it does show promise for at least dealing with some of the short term side effects of sleep deprivation such as impaired physical and mental performance.
He's been jerking, had tremors all night, hypervigilant, jumpy with any little sound, poor appetite, clingy, uncoordinated walking (has since resolved), & no bowel
movement since ingestion.
Cocoa mulch should not be popular with dog
owners since ingestion carries a risk of theobromine toxicity just like ingestion of chocolate candy.
Attempting to have the dog vomit is usually the first step but the anti-nausea effects of cannabis can make it difficult to get a dog to vomit if it has been longer than 30
minutes since ingestion.
If your pet ingests chocolate, it is important to note how much chocolate might have been consumed, the type of chocolate, the
time since ingestion, and the weight of your pet.
If it has not been more than a few
hours since ingestion, the veterinarian will induce vomiting with a hydrogen peroxide mixture.
In cases of suspected overdose you should contact your Veterinarian for preventative treatment; usually inducing vomiting using 3 % hydrogen peroxide would be useful but too much time has
passed since ingestion.
Since ingestion of water hyacinth only causes the vaguest of symptoms, diagnosis of a proper cause may be difficult.
We will also need to know how long it's been
since ingestion.