Sicko Poisons Dog With Tainted Treats: POLICE

Caption: Popo, the 11-year-old miniature Schnauzer from Schaumburg, became sickened on Monday after he ate some dog treats laced with rat poison.

A Schaumburg man wants to know why someone wanted to poison his dog by throwing tainted dog treats into his back yard.

Popo, a miniature Schnauzer, became sickened after he ate dog treats laced with rat poison on Monday.

“Why would someone do this,” Hiro Oshida asked. “This is insane.”

Oshida said the 11-year-old dog found the poisoned treats along the fence line in the back yard. Rat poison was hidden in the soft center.

“My wife took him through gate in the back yard and he ate three to four pieces,” Oshida said. “She brought him to PetSmart, and the vet there found the toxic things inside.”

Oshida later found 15 to 20 of the toxic treats on his property. Oshida and his wife brought Popo to their regular vet, at Arlington Heights Animal Hospital, who identified the green substance in the treats.

“The poison is a new one and very dangerous,” Oshida said. “It takes about a week for it to take effect.”

He says he gets along well with his neighbors, and no one has ever complained to him or his wife about the dog.

“Sometimes my dog is barking,” Oshida said. “He’s noisy but not always.”

Schaumburg police confirmed that they’ve received no barking-dog complaints from neighbors. The police are terming the case a deliberate attempted poisoning but believe it to be an isolated incident, ABC 7 Chicago reported.

Sgt. John Nebl, of the Schaumburg Police Department, told the TV news station that the person who did this to the dog, if apprehended, would be charged with animal cruelty and criminal damage to property.

Popo is being treated with vitamins and drugs to absorb the toxins. Oshida said the dog is now resting at home, but they are bringing Popo to the vet on a daily basis.

“So far he’s OK,” the dog’s worried owner said.

Dr. Anita Kuhnle, of Arlington Heights Animal Hospital, told ABC 7 Chicago that rodenticides take four to seven days to kill, depending on the type of poison.

“They either bleed to death, or they seizure and die,” the veterinarian said.

Popo, who is blind and diabetic, still isn’t out of the woods.

“I feel it was intentional to try and murder my dog,” Oshida said. “Whoever would do this to a dog is deep down very dangerous inside.”

Go take a look at our Facebook page.