D
Vautier
11/2000
When
Cyn’s mom and sister were visiting some time ago, I told them about our
basset’s habit of getting into everything within reach that smells interesting. Sure
enough the dog got into a bottle of thyroid pills that Cyn’s mom takes
every day and ate the whole bottle of 50 pills. An overdose of
thyroid pills can cause an irregular heart beat and lead to symptoms of
hyperactivity.
I immediately called the vet who advised me to observe the dog for a day or two for any signs of strange behavior. I’m not sure just how I can do that because everything that dog does is strange. Anyway the dog did her usual thing (sleep, scratch, stink, wine, bay, eat, wag tail). I never really did expect to see, for example, a super active crazed basset, high on thyroid pills climbing up the walls. I suppose that would really be strange.