Rat Bait, Bated Breath

Today I got to manage my first case of rat bait consumption in a dog. Thankfully, the intelligent owner brought the dog in as soon as it happened and brought the bait box with him. The dog had basically scarfed the entire block of bait, but she was happier than a lark, wagging her tail, little aware of the impending doom which would befall were she not treated by the young vet.
Most important goal: get the dog to vomit. This was approached first with oral hydrogen peroxide (it works sometimes, but didn't do the trick this time) and supplanted by the good ole' apomorphine under the eyelid trick. Apomorphine is way better than sliced, buttered or white bread, and works wonders. The dog had soon emptied itself of the major part of the bait, which was garnished by a couple canteloupe seeds. I washed the rest of the apomorphine out of the eye and advised the owner to apply some eye ointment. The dog also received a fancy dose of vitamin K and a drench with activated charcoal. We created charcoal artwork on the floor, on my dress, on the already black dog -- and I expect the dog graced her owner's vehicle with some soft brush strokes from her chin. A black dog leaving black marks on stuff -- like black shoe scuffs on the floor. Vitamin K1 capsules to go, and we were done for the day.

Yesterday I did a number on the cord which goes to Dr H's vet truck. I was backing out of the carport when I heard noises and wondered what was going on. Turns out the plug-in tore off the cord and remained sticking in the truck outlet.
I spent significant time last night trying to find an identical plug-in, to no avail. They had all sorts of other special cords -- air conditioner cords, lawn cords, heavy appliance cords, really weird cords, but not the one I needed. And the vet truck needs to be plugged in to keep the vaccines and medicines safe. I stowed the truck fridge contents in the clinic fridge and addressed the issue again today. We ended up buying a female plug part from an electrical stuff store, and my trusting technician S wired it on the the end of an electical cord. I was looking forward to doing it, but was also rather busy and would probably have shorted the wires onto each other and fried the unit. Now I am proud owner of a fancy wire stripping doohickey. I think I will make it the center piece of my table at home.