Have you ever had to call Poison Control? Get this, we called the National Poison Control FOR ANIMALS! Yes, our lovely golden retreiver (who usually gives me awful allergies), Carter, ate some chocolate Christmas goodies. For those unaware, chocolate is deadly for dogs. After a quick education on chocolate toxicity in dogs, we realized we needed to induce vomitting. Well sticking your fingers down a dog's throat ain't too easy. We got the number for the Animal Poison Control and called immediately, only to find out there would be a $45 USD charge for a phone consultation. Using the powers that be, my mom got info for free. But get this: if your animal ingests a "recognized" poison, such as Lysol cleaners, so long as they are "recognized", they pay the consultation charge for you....I guess so you don't later sue them. We ended up doing some math calculations and determined Carter didn't eat engough chocolate to be overly worried. The toxicity level is based on dog's weight, amount and TYPE of chocolate eaten. Turns out milk chocolate is the LEAST deadliest. It's been 5 hours and no symptoms yet, that is a good sign. Updates to follow later.
Headed off to Kingston for Boxing Day, hopefully returning on the 27th, but could be as late as the 28th. No internet in Kingston is worse than dial-up in Uxbridge.