...when they handed out BRAINS in heaven!!! I love my little girl but she is SUCH a donkey! Sadie decided to eat a Mercury thermometer this Sunday. I don't even know how she got it since it's been in the back of the closet in the bathroom for months. Thankfully the cover was still on, but the thing was broken right in half. So we rush to the vet where they do an x-ray to see if they can see the mercury. Nothin'. They said it's actually not as harmful when ingested as it is when it's inhaled, but pumped her full of charcoal just to be on the safe side. There've been some interesting poos since then, let me tell you. She's absolutely fine, and the x-rays actually looked great in terms of her joints which made me relieved. What's funny is that she did this on a little area rug in the living room, which was good in terms of cleanup. But I called the Health Department because the vet said she didn't think you could just throw Mercury away and they could've cared less! They still haven't gotten back to me about what to do with the rug. It's in the garage right now in a tupperware container and about 9 million trashbags. If I have radioactive children or something in a few years or if Sadie starts glowing in the dark - I'm gonna be pi$$ed. Anyone have any experience in this area, or is my dog the only dope who likes to eat toxic elements?
Puppyhood is such a blessed time isn't it