A Southern California woman rushed her dog to the vet after it ingested methamphetamine during a routine walk in the park.
The owner, who identified herself as Nancy, told KABC-TV that she took her two dogs, Arah and Tobie, for a walk in Laurel Park in the Orange County town of Los Alamitos on Oct. 20.
Nancy said that things seemed to be fine until she came home a short time later and noticed Tobie acting strange.
“When we got home, she was just sitting there, and I was trying to call her, and she wouldn’t come, and she wouldn’t let me touch her,” Nancy told KABC-TV.
“She didn’t want to eat treats, then she started just twitching and just doing a mouth thing, and I thought she was maybe having a seizure.”
“It just looked like something freaked her out.”
Nancy took Tobie to the vet, who was stunned to see that her body temperature had risen to an unusually high 108.
“She told me in her practice, she’s never seen a 108. She’s only seen a 106 in 30 years of practice,” said Nancy.
Tobie was rushed to the emergency room, where blood tests revealed that she had traces of methamphetamine and amphetamine in her system.
Nancy told KABC-TV that she’s convinced Tobie ingested the drug during their walk in the park.
“I was just shocked, but I know it came from [the park] because we went straight home … we do it every day. It’s our usual pattern, so it just freaked me out,” said Nancy.
Doctors told Nancy that it was possible Tobie suffered irreversible brain damage as a result of the exceedingly high body temperature.
“Her heart rate was 200. I just can’t imagine if I hadn’t got her in when I did,” said Nancy.
Nancy said that the residues of narcotics in the park poses a danger to children.
“It’s just concerning, because we walk here all the time. There’s an elementary school right there, and you know, it’s scary,” she told KABC-TV.
“My vet said they could’ve just stepped in some powder and licked their paws.”
The dog likely was exposed to light traces of the drug.
“It doesn’t need to be a lot. They could’ve just sniffed it and licked their nose, so it’s just very concerning,” according to Nancy.
“I mean, it could’ve been a kid.”
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