A curious puppy is lucky to be alive after finding a carelessly discarded opioid in Andover, Massachusetts. The near-death encounter happened last week to a three-month-old yellow Labrador retriever named “Zoey,” reports the New York Post.
According to the puppy’s owner, Peter Thibault, the trouble began shortly after Zoey picked up a discarded pack of cigarettes. Thibault said that the puppy collapsed moments after picking up the pack and he had to carry her home – as her condition worsened, he rushed her to a veterinarian for urgent care.
The veterinarian decided to administer naloxone (sold under the brand name Narcon) to save little Zoey’s life. Thankfully, the life-saving drug, designed to block the effects of opioids, worked and Zoey’s life was spared.
In a sad sign of the times, the veterinarian who treated the puppy stated that it was not the first time that a dog had to be saved from an opioid.
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THE DRUG CULTURE that has Taken over our country is the main cause of destruction of our COUNTRY!!!
Very well said. Agreed 100%
LOL I think the 1960’s would have ended the world if that was the problem.
I’m glad the pup will be ok. I have to wonder if, in fact, the pup ingested the “drugs” on a walk??
Good news that Zoey survived. Even K9’s have been exposed to opiates.