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The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office is investigating reports that someone may be poisoning Pace pets with toxic hot dogs.
A resident of the 5100 block of Rowe Trial contacted deputies after two of her dogs died of a mysterious illness, according to Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Rich Aloy. The home-owner reported finding partially eaten hot dogs scattered in the back yard.
Investigators spoke to several residents of the neighborhood, and another person resident reported taking their dogs to the vet after finding nauseous pups and mysterious franks on the property.
Aloy said that one of the hot dogs has been recovered for testing, and that the lab results were pending.
“It’s very unusual,” Aloy said. “Santa Rosa loves our animals, so It’s strange to see something like this happening.”
Dr. Amy Harper, a veterinarian at the Ark Animal Hospital in Pace, said antifreeze and rat poison are commonly used substances to poison animals.
Dogs that consume antifreeze, she said, usually become lethargic, unsteady on their feet and increase water consumption and urination. Vomiting is also a common sign.
Rat poison usually caused lethargy, pale gums, bruising in the groin area and nasal or rectal bleeding, she said.
Harper urged anyone who suspected their dog to be poisoned to take them to an animal clinic to have the pet’s blood and urine tested.
“Most of the time what people notice is that their dog just doesn’t seem to act right,” she said. “The earlier you act, the better the possibility of recovery is. But both of those are very serious, especially the antifreeze.”
The Sheriff’s investigators are asking anyone with information about the possible poisonings to contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at 983-1100 or Crime Stoppers at 433-STOP.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s office is investigating reports that someone may be poisoning Pace pets with toxic hot dogs.
A resident of the 5100 block of Rowe Trial contacted deputies after two of her dogs died of a mysterious illness, according to Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Rich Aloy. The home-owner reported finding partially eaten hot dogs scattered in the back yard.
Investigators spoke to several residents of the neighborhood, and another person resident reported taking their dogs to the vet after finding nauseous pups and mysterious franks on the property.
Aloy said that one of the hot dogs has been recovered for testing, and that the lab results were pending.
“It’s very unusual,” Aloy said. “Santa Rosa loves our animals, so It’s strange to see something like this happening.”
Dr. Amy Harper, a veterinarian at the Ark Animal Hospital in Pace, said antifreeze and rat poison are commonly used substances to poison animals.
Dogs that consume antifreeze, she said, usually become lethargic, unsteady on their feet and increase water consumption and urination. Vomiting is also a common sign.
Rat poison usually caused lethargy, pale gums, bruising in the groin area and nasal or rectal bleeding, she said.
Harper urged anyone who suspected their dog to be poisoned to take them to an animal clinic to have the pet’s blood and urine tested.
“Most of the time what people notice is that their dog just doesn’t seem to act right,” she said. “The earlier you act, the better the possibility of recovery is. But both of those are very serious, especially the antifreeze.”
The Sheriff’s investigators are asking anyone with information about the possible poisonings to contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at 983-1100 or Crime Stoppers at 433-STOP.
