A German shepherd K-9 in Ventura County should be eligible for a bump in hazard pay (read: more treats) after having a seizure that may be drug-related.

Officials say K-9 Balu may have inhaled some loose methamphetamine Monday during a narcotics search in Moorpark, the Ventura County Star reported:

The deputies believed they saw the suspect toss two bags of drugs, and they recovered one torn bag of methamphetamine, (Balu's partner Senior Deputy Dean Worthy) said. While he was searching for more drugs, Balu went to the area where the first bag was tossed and alerted Worthy, said the senior deputy.

Balu got close enough to the spilled drugs that Worthy worried his K-9 partner might have sniffed some of it up, but there were no remnants of drugs on the dog's face, and he was acting fine, Worthy said.

But two hours later, the dog had a seizure and was rushed to an emergency veterinary clinic.

At the clinic, Balu was treated for ingestion of methamphetamine.

"He seems to be doing OK," Worthy told the Ventura County Star. "The risk is always there, which is why the handler and dog stay close together."

Worthy stayed with Balu until the dog was released Tuesday, Capt. Ross Bonfiglio told the newspaper.