A family living in Boston’s West Roxbury neighborhood says their dog, Oatie, is lucky to be aliveafter ingesting what veterinarians believe was rat poison.
The Mississippi mutt began vomiting blue pellets over the weekend, prompting an emergency vet visit. Tests confirmed the pellets were consistent with rodenticide.
“He woke up in the morning, and he was vomiting, not feeling well, and we knew right away that something was amiss with him because he’s generally healthy,” Oatie’s owner, Mark Turkall, remembered…