Dog seriously ill after suspected snail bait poisoning

A MALVERN woman is warning dog-owners to be vigilant after her beloved cocker spaniel was repeatedly poisoned by snail bait and became seriously ill.

A MALVERN woman has been left stressed and terrified after a “sicko” twice poisoned her beloved cocker spaniel, causing it to fall seriously ill.

Cate, who didn’t want her surname published, said on two separate occasions in the past year she had returned home to find her dog frothing at the mouth and in visible pain.

At first she said she thought the poisonings were an accident and that maybe her dog had come across the chemicals by accident, but earlier this week she found a “oversized box” of snail bait on the footpath and suspects it was left there by the culprit.

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“We thought he’d just got out and got it somehow, because we don’t have it. But I came home from work and next to the fence was this oversized box of snail bait,” she said.

Cate said she feared other pets could be at risk and warned people to be vigilant.

She said she was at a loss as to why someone would want to poison her poor pooch and said she had never received a complaint about him from her neighbours.

“Whoever this sicko is, they could up the ante,” she said.

A Malvern woman has spoken to police after she suspects two attempts were made to poison her dog using snail bait.

“He’ll have a little bit of a woof when the postie goes past but he doesn’t yap incessantly like some dogs.

“I’ve let the police know. They’ve said to let triple 000 know if there’s any suspicious activity in the street.”

Malvern Vet Hospital vet Rob Pertzel said snail bait could kill pets and it was important to seek emergency medical treatment.

Symptoms of snail bait poisoning included seizures, panting and diarrhoea, he said.

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