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LOS ANGELES ( KCAL, KCBS ) -- A couple said their dog became violently ill after eating meth after a Sunday morning walk in North Hollywood.

Karla Vicuña said her dog Atreyu started acting erratically, crying and whimpering after the morning walk.

"His eyes were like just moving around, so something that we've never seen before on him," Vicuña said.

After Atreyu tested positive for methamphetamines, Vicuña and her husband believe the husky-shepard mix may have eaten something in the alley behind their home.

"The doctor said that he was grateful that we got there so fast because he could have had a seizure," Vicuña said. "His heart rate was over the charts. He had a fever."

Vicuña said the 12-hour hospital visit cost them $2,000.

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