By: Andrew chapman

Andrew chapman — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:11:50 +0000

My 8 month old jack russell ate some slug pellets on sunday 23-5-10 we realized he was not right when he started twiching then i put two and two together and realized what was wrong with him but now he was worse and having spasams his eyes were bulging as well,so i phoned the vet within in ten minutes we were there at the vets he was put on a drip to conrol the spasams before they could make him sick, the vet told me there was no antidote for these evil blue pellets so we left him there i could hear him crying and yelping they told us to phone them in the morning so we whent home i got a phone call the next hour to say he was on a high dose of drip and it was not working they asked if i would like them too up the dose but that would start to kill his liver and he would suffer so i had too make the the awfull choice which was too put my good little mateto sleep who whent everywhere with me even sat outside the bathroom waiting for me RIP ALFIE

By: jane watt

jane watt — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:22:00 +0000

My Siberian Husky Maya died an horrific deathe yesterday after eating Slug pellets. I had asked for a slug treatment that was safe if you had pets. The owner of our local garden centre recommended this product. I saw it had pet “repellent” On the front of the product. I would never have even purchased it If I had known it was highly toxic. It was kept in our greenhouse which had some broke panes. She jumped in and chewed through the container and ate about 2-3 handfuls. We got her to the vet within 1-2 hours she survived until the early hours then died. We have a chihuahua and a cat and I am sure if he had eaten even a tiny amount from the actual garden would also have died. So what does “pet repellent” mean? Is this product so highly toxic that the phrase is meaningless and shouldnt mislead pet owners into using it if there is the slightest chance of your pet coming into contact with it. I would be happy to supply the name of my vet to verify that she saw the pellets when she vomited and defecated. My vet was so distressed at the suffering of my dog that she broke down in tears. I would even pay for a post-mortem if it meant that “pet-repellent” be taken off these products. If you could supply any help or advice I would be so grateful. And if possible could you pass my details on to the whippet owner so that she could speak to me. I can be contacted via my e-mail or 01236-826422 janew37@msn.com

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By: Andrew chapman

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