Lorretta Jones wants to warn South Surrey pet owners after her five-year-old golden retriever unexpectedly died Thursday from apparently eating a toxic substance.

Jones was walking Maverick through Alderwood Park in South Surrey Thursday at approximately 8 a.m., nothing seemed out of the ordinary, she told Peace Arch News the next day.

By 6 p.m., after eating a meal and playing in Jones91裸聊视频� fenced-yard with a 12-week old puppy, Maverick started to show signs of distress.

91裸聊视频淚t was so rapid, my dog was lethargic when I got home from work at 8:30 p.m. I had to literally drag him out of the cage to get him to stand up. He was panting really bad, and starting to foam at the mouth 91裸聊视频� drooling a lot,91裸聊视频� she said.

Maverick was supervised in the backyard, and Jones didn91裸聊视频檛 notice the dog eat anything unusual on their morning walk.

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Jones called Peace Arch Veterinary Hospital and was in the clinic by about 9 p.m.

91裸聊视频淭he vet said it was something that was highly toxic,91裸聊视频� she said.

The dog was euthanized that night by approximately 11:30 p.m., she said.

Dr. Vikram Virk, the veterinarian who received the dog, told PAN there is a 91裸聊视频渉igh possibility91裸聊视频� that the dog was poisoned, but he was unable to identify the toxic substance.

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Virk said the clinic couldn91裸聊视频檛 find anything unusual through an X-ray or inspection.

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Virk said that when Maverick arrived at the clinic, he was looking upwards and didn91裸聊视频檛 appear to know what was going on.

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Virk said he wanted to refer the dog to a critical care specialty clinic in Vancouver 91裸聊视频渂ut he never gave us that much time.91裸聊视频�

A toxicity test can be expensive and inconclusive, Virk said, noting the animal will not be tested.

Virk said the South Surrey clinic often sees animal that become sick after ingesting marijuana, however, that was not the case with Maverick.

91裸聊视频淭hey never pass away from (marijuana), they get better with the fluids and every hour they get better and better. With him, it went sharp downhill, it was another type of lethargia as well. We have seen many toxicity cases, but they91裸聊视频檝e all gotten better.91裸聊视频�