This week, veterinarians revived a poodle -- named Toodles -- with Narcan after his former owner reportedly shared drugs with the dog.
are investigating after a dog was rescued this week by being revived by Narcan, after it was found unresponsive, along with its former owner, due to a suspected drug overdose.
The animal rescue group posted the story and photos of the rescued dog, now known as Toodles, on social media on Friday morning.by local residents who believed the animal was suffering from a drug overdose.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters. The animal rescue group said that the hospital was told that Toodles was found alongside his owner while both were unconscious and unresponsive in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.
The Philadelphia Police Department reportedly responded to the scene while local residents took the poodle to the veterinarian hospital for treatment. The PA SPCA said that the person who owned the dog had been taking drugs, and, according to witnesses had claimed to share drugs with the dog.
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