Yeah... what?! Fifty bucks for an emergency phone call to a poison control center??

I'm afraid I can't agree that that particular fifty bucks was well spent... I can't believe a poison control center would charge fifty bucks for a little advice, for one thing. Surely, there are many other sources that could have told you to make sure the dog drinks lots of fluids, for a lot less than fifty bucks.

The package my glue sticks are in doesn't mention anything about the glue being toxic, but it does have a website listed. My common sense tells me that it's not harmful if it uses heat to melt and stick, and I can handle it with my bare hands... the amount of the stick left over tells me what the dog actually consumed... and fluids will make sure nothing gets stuck on the way through... a little mineral oil will push it through quicker, if you prefer.

Honestly... 50 bucks a phone call? Tsk, tsk, tsk... they ought to be ashamed, charging panicked people for advice.

The ASPCA Poison Control Center does charge. The $50 was actually a typo, the charge was $60. I didn't have the orignal package from the glue sticks and didn't want to take any chances. The charges are why I posted so if someone google's the subject, they will know that they are not toxic without spending the money. Great money making scheme for the ASPCA though. I guess they have to make their money somehow.
Linda

What a scam... I knew there was a reason I didn't like that organization...

next time - call your vet...save your money, glad your pup is okay, use that guilt to spend more time with your pup in the future, you will be benefit positively be the experience, good to know your pup is okay..

If it is after hours and you need fast answers, Poison Control sounds like a good deal. And they have to get paid. They are not staffed by expert volunteers.

Or jodik, perhaps you can offer to volunteer at the phones? I volunteer at the local shelter, at the local avian rehab center and at the local wildlife refuge, to help them with their vary important work.

Actually several years ago I had to call poison control as well. It was a Sunday afternoon and my Boo ( who never ate any of my plants except the veggies) ate an amaryllis bulb. I knew they were toxic and was floored that he was munching on it since he had NEVER touched any other plants before ( you can bet I didn't do that again). Anyways, the thing is with toxic stuff either you want to make them hurl or give them activated charcoal but I didn't know which and the ER vet was not able to tell me unless we came in. So, I called poison control....they did charge me $50 BUT they told me that if it had been a household chemical or a store bought product ( with the packaging) then I would not be charged the $50. But since it was a plant, I got charged. It was still cheaper that the ER and the solution was activated charcoal so we did our thing, he was closely watched and everything was fine, and I never planted another toxic bulb in the backyard again!

I'm of the firm belief that if owners and breeders of pets were truly responsible in what they do, there wouldn't be a need for shelters or rescue organizations in the first place.

I'm happy that you can volunteer your free time... I don't have a free minute to volunteer, and even if I did, it wouldn't be for the ASPCA. I've done my time volunteering for different causes... and I've raised my children, sent them off into the big world, and now spend my free time enjoying my grandchildren.

I constantly supervise my dogs when they're out running around, and I don't leave dangerous things within their reach for them to chew on. In case of emergency, I am equipped with an excellent vet kit, and there's not much I can't handle.

Linda thanks for that info. I would have done the same thing, just to be safe.

I HAVE done the same thing! I can't remember which incident it was (maybe when DH tossed Casey his Heartguard and Toby snatched it and got a triple dose since he had already gotten his and is a smaller dog than Casey is [No, DH never did that again!].) Sometimes you need the experts.

I have also learned that the free poison control that you can use for yourself and your kids can handle some of the pet questions, too. Try them first.

It only cost me $45 when I called, so it must have been some time ago. And you got to call back as many times as needed until you knew your pet was fine. I thing they even did a follow up call (or was that the human one?).

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Thank you for this p... My god mother's dog somehow got into my room either last night or earlier today and because I was getting ready to tie dye out back with my daughter I noticed my brand new pack of hot glue gun sticks was out in what we call the graveyard of our backyard (where the dog often takes random things to chew up and destroy) the package shred and glue sticks around in the graveyard.... Really stinks is that I live in Las Vegas and this whole week we have been in record high heat... Seeing that some if the sticks appeared to be partially eaten it had me concerned if she would need a trip out to vet or not. So glad to have found this posting. Thank you.

See, old threads do have a purpose!

To read, yes, to dust off to perpetuate, no!