HELP! Dog ate iron heating pack!

[margali]

My fiancée just called and said my dog ate a heating pack. It was one of the iron based ones that heat up when exposed to air.

He is calling the vet now to find out what to do. Has anyone's dog eaten one of these?! Were they okay?

 

[Jack]

Um depends on the type of iron, but long story short, call the vet or poison control, too much Iron will kill you, and probably a dog

 

[MaggieJ]

Margali, sure hope your dog is okay! Good thing your fiancee called right away. Time is so important with possible poisonings.

 

[avdpas77]

I would be less worried about the iron itself, than the other chemicals that might be mixed in. Can you give us a list of the other ingredients?

 

[margali]

:clap: vet looked up ingredient list. She would need to eat a whole box of them to get poisoned.

Since she scared me and went to the vet, she got all her shots a month early.

 

[MaggieJ]

Serves her right!

Glad she's okay. Boy, dogs eat some stupid things! :roll:

 

[Frosted Rabbits]

you can help the stuff move along the GI tract with a good dose of mineral oil....

 

[margali]

Thanks for oil tip but it came out by itself. Very obvious and she's still acting fine.

 

[Jack]

Oh, iron=constipation....

 

[Frosted Rabbits]

Actually, wrong type of iron compound- those packets would be like chowing down on filings



Ingredients in the packets I have here-- Iron, water, cellulose, vermiculite, activated carbon, and salt
Packet states 'non-toxic' 'environmentally friendly'and 'non-combustable.'
except for the salt, looks like compost material when used up--I wwoder....

 

[Truckinguy]

Boy, dogs eat some stupid things!

My brother's dog ate a tv remote control. He was passing bits of plastic and keypad keys for about three days.

 

[Jack]

Ha, my dog, when she was a puppy ate my cell phone SIM card, guess I should be happy she didn't eat the battery.

 

[Frosted Rabbits]

how did she just manage the sim card? only wanted gold leaf, maybe?