False Alarm!

I bet that got your attention! Don't worry, this wasn't about the babies. We're all fine.

Just after Jason fell asleep watching t.v. and I had turned it off, I realized my kitty Junior was eating something (I thought it could be a bit of loose fur). I checked anyway and saw a partially-chewed pill on the counter. OH NO! It was one of two I take at night and I couldn't find the second one. Of course, I panicked, and, after checking Junior's mouth for any sign of the pill, woke Jason.

Neither of us had ANY idea what to do! Luckily I had left a computer on and frantically searched the internet. Apparently Hydrogen Peroxide will make your cat or dog throw up after ingesting poison (if its recommended that you induce vomiting). OK. 5 ml of hydrogen peroxide (the brown-bottle kind that's 3% hydrogen peroxide and 97% purified water) goes down Junior's throat. He should throw up 15-20 minutes afterwards, it said.

THEN I found the pill. Thank goodness!! But poor Junior. He wasn't feeling very well after that. He didn't throw up either (which can happen even with hydrogen peroxide -- you're supposed to give the pet more if it didn't work the first time).

This morning he was right as rain. Well, if this was a TEST for new parent crisis situations, I think I failed miserably!

-P