The quick thinking of a Victoria vet saved the life of a five-week old puppy overdosing on opioids.
An unresponsive puppy was brought in to the VCA Canada Central Victoria Veterinary Hospital in January, and the owner was unable to pay for treatment. The clinic called the Victoria Humane Society, which said it would cover the costs.
B次元官网网址淏ut the vet couldnB次元官网网址檛 figure it out,B次元官网网址� said Penny Stone, executive director of the Victoria Humane Society. B次元官网网址淗e was just lying flatB次元官网网址� they did an X-ray and couldnB次元官网网址檛 find a blockage and thought he would die.B次元官网网址�
Then, Dr. Christin MacIntyre thought of an innovative solution; she went to the back of the office and grabbed a vial of Naloxone, an opioid blocker, and injected the puppy.
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The owner relinquished the dog, named Skittles, to the Victoria Humane Society which put it in foster care in a home in the Highlands. Skittles is currently living with several other dogs, including one of the 11 golden retrievers the Victoria Humane Society fostered with the help of a Bernese mountain dog in early September.
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Skittles is a small shih tzu/pug/Jack Russell cross that is now eight weeks old and ready for adoption. Stone said heB次元官网网址檚 great with dogs and cats, but very needy and likely to stay quite small.
HeB次元官网网址檚 also pretty good with ferrets, Stone said, after he met one at the Oaklands Veterinary Hospital when he was getting neutered.
This was the first case of a dog overdosing on drugs that the Victoria Humane Society has seen directly, but Stone said sheB次元官网网址檚 hearing about pet overdoses happening more and more often.
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Anyone interested in adopting Skittles can apply at
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