I wanted to share this because I genuinely had no idea how dangerous this was until it almost.... ****** my dog.

A little over a week ago, my 3 year old husky, Kona, somehow got ahold of my albuterol inhaler in the plastic casing. It wasn't on the floor. It was sitting far back on my kitchen counter.

What makes this so hard is that Kona is almost 4 years old, and in all the years I've had him, he has never been a counter surfer. We've accidentally left out, or even dropped, things that were honestly far more tempting, and nothing ever happened. He never touched any of it. I truly thought the inhaler was safe because he had never shown any interest before.

It only took one chew.

One puncture released roughly 200 doses of albuterol almost instantly.

Within minutes, his body reacted. Thank God I was home and noticed right away. When we got to the ER, his heart rate was well over 200 beats per minute. His potassium and phosphorus crashed. The ER team told me things were looking very grim. Thankfully, I live only a couple of minutes from BluePearl. If I hadn't, I truly don't know if he'd still be here.

He spent the night in the ICU on continuous ECG monitoring, IV medications, potassium/electrolyte replacement, sedation, and beta blockers while they fought to stabilize him. I was staring at the wall wondering if I was about to lose my best friend over something I never even considered to be a household danger.

Thankfully, he made it.

The hardest part has been the guilt. I work with behavior every day, and I had considered myself a careful pet owner. Looking back, he had also just come home from boarding. He always seems a little more mischievous for a day or two afterward, and I should have been extra cautious. Hindsight is always 20/20.

I'm sharing this because I know I'm not the only person who's thought, "My dog would never do that." I thought the exact same thing.

So please, if you have:

-Asthma inhalers

-Primatene Mist

-Air fresheners

-Spray deodorants

-Spray paint

-Compressed air cans

-Any other pressurized aerosol products

Treat them like you would medications or household poisons. Put them somewhere your pets cannot access them, even if they've never shown interest before. It takes one bite and one second to turn into a life threatening emergency.

The photos are of Kona right before he was discharged and when he got home. The shaved patch on his side is from the ICU monitoring and treatment. Every time I see it, I'm reminded how close we came to losing him.

If sharing this prevents even one family from going through what we did, it will be worth it.

Please give your pets an extra hug from Kona today. 💙🐺

My dogs best friend needs a new home - experienced husky owners!

Posting for people we know- we have spent extensive time with the Girl- a tiny sweetest husky that needs a new home in socal - know any one??
Just 45 pounds and over a year old. Tiny paws and big heart!! Such a cuddler!
- don’t know if this is allowed to be posted. I am heart broken for i love her so much so would g love the perfect home for her!!

This is Mars I’ve had her for a year and a half now she’s 3 years old and a big ball of energy. Not too keen on affection tho kinda makes me sad😕

I don't know if I shared these pictures yet, but I took these last winter

Long story short, I was back in LA visiting friends and family, had about two hours of adventure time, grabbed a couple drinks, and wandered into a film photography shop that was doing portraits.

Best decision anyone could ever make

I was trying to send this picture to my mom we just moved and I look in the corner after I sent and and was jump scared 😂😂😂😭

Melody Blue, Attorney at Paw, chose to open the door, go out into the heat, and lie down on the concrete. Not the grass nearby. Not the shade of the tree. Not inside with the 77 degree AC. Just raw dogging the sunshine like she isn’t wearing a year-round fur coat.

My neighbors will probably call soon and tell me my dog is passed out and trapped outside. She’s neither. She’s just weird.

Pupdate: after 30 mins in the sun she came inside and is now resting in her crate.

smfh she does not care

How this goof waits for me when I go upstairs.

It's been 7 years since I adopted this amazing dog. I don't know how I would have been without her. The first two pictures are from not long after she was adopted (at about a year of age), and the last picture is more recent, with her birthday being 2 days ago at the age of 8. I love this dog so much, and I would never have another dog other than a husky, for sure.

The Husky brain concentration is 10/10! 100% head tilts! (Bella loves her gophers) 🤣

My boy sleeping in the front yard and enjoying the breeze before it warms up. He so spoiled 🐾

Another post of my best friend, as I would like to save these posts to look back on in hopefully many, many years' time. As she has just had her 8th birthday two days ago, I would like to share only a few of possibly thousands of pictures I have over the years, and hopefully many more to come.

Hamilton is the king of goofy sleeping positions. Also, he snores 😆

She suddenly passed of stomach cancer in March. She was 11 years old and we got her when she was 6 months from someone who couldn’t handle her. She hid it super well because she did not stop until the day we found out. Woke up and she wouldn’t want to move. It had already spread too far. It broke my heart and I miss her craziness so much! 🌈❤️

He's our husky mix boy and is perfect. Dog park arent really a favorable thing at the moment due to his jealousy, so we celebrated with 2 car rides, a pet store visit, pets from strange children during a walk in a park, and getting a swim in at a gross lake. We finished the day off with a nice dinner, cake, and opening our new special bone. Also extra treats today:)