BIGIRON
Flashlight Enthusiast
This is going to sound like a 'net legend, but it's not. It's happening to me -- right now.
A little over a week ago, I brought home a small container of Gorilla Glue. One of our dogs, Jazmine, a one year old 20 lb mix, found it and chewed it open. After cleaning up as best I could, it appeared she might have ingested the equivalent of a teaspoon or less. The label had the standard disclaimer about "pets and children". The website had a little more info but nothing really specific. The nice lady I talked with at the number posted on the website was kind of glib and offering no first-aid suggestions, left me thinking this was no big deal. WRONG.
After a couple of days, Jaz began losing appetitie -- most unusual -- and vomiting clear mucus which began showing blood after two days.
To shorten the story, surgery -- opening her stomach and upper intestine -- resulted in removal of a mass of expanded glue and food, bonded into one mass about the size of two teacups. I witnessed it.
Everyone is amazed she survived until the surgery.
I'm not upset with GorillaGlue - they did have the warning on the label (tho I now think it's not worded strongly enough) and reasonable info on the website. I do believe the telephone lady (I have no idea if she was GG staff or merely a call center worker) should have been able to discuss the potential dangers and more strongly emphasize that the danger is for real.
Anyway, I know lots of you use stuff like GorillaGlue and are pet owners, so I thought I'd pass it on.
A little over a week ago, I brought home a small container of Gorilla Glue. One of our dogs, Jazmine, a one year old 20 lb mix, found it and chewed it open. After cleaning up as best I could, it appeared she might have ingested the equivalent of a teaspoon or less. The label had the standard disclaimer about "pets and children". The website had a little more info but nothing really specific. The nice lady I talked with at the number posted on the website was kind of glib and offering no first-aid suggestions, left me thinking this was no big deal. WRONG.
After a couple of days, Jaz began losing appetitie -- most unusual -- and vomiting clear mucus which began showing blood after two days.
To shorten the story, surgery -- opening her stomach and upper intestine -- resulted in removal of a mass of expanded glue and food, bonded into one mass about the size of two teacups. I witnessed it.
Everyone is amazed she survived until the surgery.
I'm not upset with GorillaGlue - they did have the warning on the label (tho I now think it's not worded strongly enough) and reasonable info on the website. I do believe the telephone lady (I have no idea if she was GG staff or merely a call center worker) should have been able to discuss the potential dangers and more strongly emphasize that the danger is for real.
Anyway, I know lots of you use stuff like GorillaGlue and are pet owners, so I thought I'd pass it on.