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THE BAJA POST
NEWSROOM
SOURCE: PR NEWSMEDIA
Puppies will find and eat anything, even at the North Pole. Few, however, make a direct assault on the big guy himself.
Last December, Jacob Harvison had just finished dinner when his grandmother gave him an early holiday gift. Little did this resident of North Pole, Alaska, know that the bag of Christmas sweets would lead to a call to Pet Poison Helpline.
«We had just finished dinner, and my grandma gave us a bunch of candy,» Harvison explained. «I had to run out for a few minutes, so I left the bag on my bed. While I was gone, my dog Luna was able to break out of her cage and get into the candy. There were wrappers everywhere. She ate an entire package of SpongeBob Giant Krabby Patties Holiday Sliders gummy candy.» Perhaps most egregious of all for a dog who lives in North Pole, Luna also ate the head off of a chocolate Santa.
When Harvison saw the mutilated figure, he mused «It’s almost Christmas, and you just bit Santa’s head off.»
Harvison knew that several of the items in the candy could be potentially dangerous for Luna to ingest, so he called his local veterinary clinic. They recommended he call Pet Poison Helpline. There are less than 100 veterinary toxicologists in the U.S., so hospitals frequently refer clients to Pet Poison Helpline, who can determine if the exposure requires treatment at the clinic. If so, the Pet Poison Helpline and veterinary hospital teams work together on a treatment plan.
«The holiday season is the busiest time of year at Pet Poison Helpline,» said Dr. Renee Schmid, a senior veterinary toxicologist and director of Veterinary Medicine at Pet Poison Helpline. «We receive more calls involving chocolate than any other potential toxin, though it isn’t usually in the shape of Santa Claus.»
