Liz Buchanan BVSc
Keymaster
Thankyou for your fascinating question. I can see what has led you to this conclusion that someone is poisoning your dog. This sounds to have been happening for a while - is there some circumstance between the humans involved that has led you to this conclusion? (Just for you to think about; you don't need to detail it here). Rest assured that there are other explanations- indeed more likely ones, because it would be extremely unusual for poisoning to look this way ( with the dog was picking up something toxic from the floor and reacting immediately). Toxins tend to take some time to act, unless something caustic was given that burned the soft tissues immediately (this would cause lasting effects In the mouth that a vet would see and certainly not go on for years with normal behaviour in between times). So I wonder whether it's worth considering alternative explanations.
One that comes to my mind is a neurological episode, or fitting. Traditionally we think of fits as sudden lack of consciousness and twitching, but not all fits or periods of abnormal brain activity present like that. A period of frantic licking at the floor (perhaps a response to the nerves of the tongue not feeling quite right). Indeed, licking the floor, head shaking, foaming at the mouth, circling, exhaustion.... Are all consistent with a neurological (brain-related) episode. There may be foodstuffs, or mineral shortages involved, but there are other possibilities too. I know it's a scary word, but a tumours might do it or even some liver changes that then affect (indeed, mildly poison) the brain; cruelty certainly does not have to be involved. A brain tumour might also explain any eye swelling, or a build up of tissue or fluid behind the eye.
It sounds as this could all be rather distressing for your loved one, so my recommendation would be for your vet to examine your dog immediately, in order to start some investigations rolling.
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