In the end, the chihuahua recovered nicely, and the vets advised the owners to fit him out with a basket muzzle when he was not being actively monitored, to protect the dog from its impulse to eat bad things. The case is interesting in part because of the dog’s low heart rate in response to the cocaine; the drug typically causes the heart rate to race much faster than normal. “The net cardiovascular effect of cocaine in canines remains complex,” the authors concluded, calling for further research into the long-term effects on the cardiovascular system for dogs accidentally ingesting the drug.”
Per Johnson, there are several common-sense preventive measures
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