By the way, I also need a picture of your kitten.we got new kitten yesterday
By the way, I also need a picture of your kitten.
I'm aware this derails the thread, but it's my thread, right? And somehow every time I post a thread (which doesn't happen often) it derails very quickly.
I'll post an update on the unlucky goat as soon as there is one in this Facebook group, so I think I'm all good.
People are stupid. I think the goat in question might actually be more intelligent than the folks attacking you for talking sense.Very long shot, but you never know if anyone has experience with this.
No, not my goat, not my metformin either! (I do have two goats but I'm not on metformin.)
Just an issue on a goat group on Facebook:
Goat ate about 5 metformin tablets an hour and a half ago. The poster is in the US, in the middle of a hurricane with no vet on hand.
A lot of people reacting are sure the goat will get a deadly hypo, unless they stuff it with sugar, so I've explained this is not likely to be an issue, due to the way metformin works.
I also made it clear I don't know how harmful metformin is to goats, still, people are getting quite angry with me for explaining why the goat won't go hypo.
Anyone had pets eat metformin? What happened? Did they need treatment?
This has to qualify as one of the most “unusual” threads I’ve read in a long time
That is a perfect little cat! I feel honoured to be a witness of his historical first lap moment.As you command - it is your thread after all. This was the first time he agreed to be on my lap, so it is a moment in history.
This would have been a good article to share on the goat group yesterday. While dogs and cats are not ruminants of course, it still holds sound information which may well apply to goats. The overall feeling is not much you can do except giving activated charcoal, but the animal will likely be fine.However, the dose may be much higher in metformin tablets. There is some information about metformin overdose in cats and dogs:- https://www.dvm360.com/view/toxicology-brief-metformin-overdose-dogs-and-cats
I might still share the link there, I have a feeling the poison department of the ASPCA might be interested in what happened to the goat because it's such an uncommon poisoning.We have a 24 HR poison hotline ran by our ASPCA for animal poisonings in the US and they will tell you if it's a problem and what to do about it. ( if it's known) But they almost always charge for a consultation unless it's very simple? It probably isn't pertinent anymore since you posted this 11 hours ago but for future reference.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control
'Unusual' is the norm as soon as goats are involved!This has to qualify as one of the most “unusual” threads I’ve read in a long time
Lol. I used to walk goats on a dog lead for a family friend as a child. Really confused now why they got me doing that but it was “interesting”.Unusual' is the norm as soon as goats are involved!
Lol. I used to walk goats on a dog lead for a family friend as a child. Really confused now why they got me doing that but it was “interesting”.
I know, I know. Should have used the search bar of course!Sigh* not ANOTHER “goat ate metformin” thread.
Surely this would have to be a troll post on facebook, going by previous hurricanes in Louisiana the power is one of the first to fail which means no internet or phone coverage.
Goats can eat anything if it takes their fancy, I once saw a goat eat a full packet of tobacco with ill effect.
The power failed in New Orleans shortly after landfall and has now been closed down for the whole of LA (Louisiana). The mobile cell nets are all out in LA, as is the whole 911 emergency phone system. The internet hub /. centre in New Orleans is flooded and there is no internet for most of LA.In my experience of the Windward Islands, when a hurricane is incoming, or even probably incoming power is shut down in a controlled manner. For that reason, many have standalone generators, to keep essential services going.
Hurricane season is an exciting time for storm chasers, but far from the same for almost anyone else.
What a mess!The power failed in New Orleans shortly after landfall and has now been closed down for the whole of LA (Louisiana). The mobile cell nets are all out in LA, as is the whole 911 emergency phone system. The internet hub /. centre in New Orleans is flooded and there is no internet for most of LA.
Nope. It was a regular thing. Thinking back to the owner I’d say mushrooms more likely if it was an od situation.Could the animal have OD'd on opiates?? https://harmreduction.org/issues/ov.../overdose-basics/recognizing-opioid-overdose/
When it's tropical cyclone season here in Queensland, the Australian defence force have protocols that they base power generators, water purifiers etc ready to help in getting towns cleaned up and back to normal asap.In my experience of the Windward Islands, when a hurricane is incoming, or even probably incoming power is shut down in a controlled manner. For that reason, many have standalone generators, to keep essential services going.
This was on SBS world news last night, it looks like the place could be trashed like it was when Katrina paid a visit on 2005, hopefully the new levees hold the water backThe power failed in New Orleans shortly after landfall and has now been closed down for the whole of LA (Louisiana). The mobile cell nets are all out in LA, as is the whole 911 emergency phone system. The internet hub /. centre in New Orleans is flooded and there is no internet for most of LA.
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