I usually take 7 mg of warfarin daily. To do this, I split a 10 mg and a 4 mg pill and take one half of each. Simple.
I usually do this in a little used bathroom, and usually try to do it over a sink. I make sure that, after splitting the pills, I have 1/2 in each hand, and 1/2 goes back into the bottle, while the other half goes into me.
A couple days ago, I took my shih tzu to the groomer, and they called me a few hours after I dropped off, and told me that while she was being bathed, she exhaled a large clot of blood from her nose, and that her nose was bleeding.
When I was ready to pick her up, I called the groomer and told her I was on my way. She told me that her nose was still bleeding. I made an appointment with the vet.
After I picked my dog up, I took her straight to the vet. While in the car, she continued to exhale blood from her nose. She rested her head on my arm and left some nice bloody areas on my shirt (as if I value her less than the crummy shirt).
The vet examined her, found a bruise at the top of her eye, and put something into her nostril (probably to give a surface for clots to form). He asked if she had gotten into anything - poisons, etc., and I assured him that she hadn't.
He suspected that she may have been dropped or mistreated by the groomers. The groomer already told me that nothing had been done to her. We've been going there for years, without incident.
The vet gave her Vitamin K (as expected), an antibiotic and a steroid (to reduce swelling). When I got my dog home, my wife noticed some purplish blotches on her body - including one that was shaped like a thumb.
After a couple days, fortunately, she (the shih tzu - not my wife) seems to be much better. The nosebleed stopped. The blotches seem to be resolving.
Although there was no blood in her stool or urine, it sure SEEMS like she had gotten into some anticoagulant.
I'm concerned that she may have gone into the bathroom where I split my pills, and gotten some of the minuscule granules that may have dropped when I split my pills onto her nose. When she licked her nose, she dosed herself with MY warfarin.
SO -- just a warning; if you split your pills and have any animals around who may get into the room where your splitting is being done - be SURE your split them over a sink (or buy the correct dosages to begin with). Your pet's life may depend on it.
I usually do this in a little used bathroom, and usually try to do it over a sink. I make sure that, after splitting the pills, I have 1/2 in each hand, and 1/2 goes back into the bottle, while the other half goes into me.
A couple days ago, I took my shih tzu to the groomer, and they called me a few hours after I dropped off, and told me that while she was being bathed, she exhaled a large clot of blood from her nose, and that her nose was bleeding.
When I was ready to pick her up, I called the groomer and told her I was on my way. She told me that her nose was still bleeding. I made an appointment with the vet.
After I picked my dog up, I took her straight to the vet. While in the car, she continued to exhale blood from her nose. She rested her head on my arm and left some nice bloody areas on my shirt (as if I value her less than the crummy shirt).
The vet examined her, found a bruise at the top of her eye, and put something into her nostril (probably to give a surface for clots to form). He asked if she had gotten into anything - poisons, etc., and I assured him that she hadn't.
He suspected that she may have been dropped or mistreated by the groomers. The groomer already told me that nothing had been done to her. We've been going there for years, without incident.
The vet gave her Vitamin K (as expected), an antibiotic and a steroid (to reduce swelling). When I got my dog home, my wife noticed some purplish blotches on her body - including one that was shaped like a thumb.
After a couple days, fortunately, she (the shih tzu - not my wife) seems to be much better. The nosebleed stopped. The blotches seem to be resolving.
Although there was no blood in her stool or urine, it sure SEEMS like she had gotten into some anticoagulant.
I'm concerned that she may have gone into the bathroom where I split my pills, and gotten some of the minuscule granules that may have dropped when I split my pills onto her nose. When she licked her nose, she dosed herself with MY warfarin.
SO -- just a warning; if you split your pills and have any animals around who may get into the room where your splitting is being done - be SURE your split them over a sink (or buy the correct dosages to begin with). Your pet's life may depend on it.
