Dear Trouble: Help! My dog just ate my drugs, what should I do?
Dear: "Help! My dog just ate my drugs, what should I do?":So your Crazy Uncle Leo gave you a tray of pot brownies, and the next thing you know, Fluffy inhaled the whole damn lot. Or, your orange medicine bottle full of your Oxy or Xanax or Adderall or whatever fell out of your medicine cabinet, Fluffy thought it was a toy, he chewed it up and swallowed all the pills. What to do?!?!
If you think it's been more than 20 minutes since they ate the bad stuff, rush them to your vet or the dog ER ( Blue Pearl or VERG ) where they will get their stomach pumped, and be monitored and treated.
But if you saw Fluffy gobble up the contraband, you have about twenty minutes to make them vomit before the drugs hit their system. We've done this before, it works, here's how you do it:
Get some regular 3% Hydrogen Peroxide from your medicine cabinet, local deli, or drug store. Get an oral medicine syringe . (At the drug store it's usually in the section where baby bottles and binkies are).
Measure out your dosage of the Hydrogen Peroxide into a cup: 1 tablespoon per 15 lbs of dog. So if your tiny schnoodle is only 15 lbs, use 1 tablespoon. If your cavapoo is 30 lbs, use 2 tablespoons. Got a 45 lb hound mix? Use 3 tablespoons. If your dog is over 45 lbs, don't exceed 3 tablespoons.
Suck up the hydrogen peroxide with the oral syringe, and squirt it deep down Fluffy's throat. (You might need some help with holding him down to open up wide). Make sure it all goes down that gullet. Wait about a minute, and then Poof! They'll puke up a bunch of foam, it will look like shaving cream. Then a minute later, they'll vomit again, and this will be the bad stuff in their tummy.
Now, if you're worried, go to your Vet to get them checked out, just in case. But you'll definitely prevent bigger problems if you make your dog vomit before the drugs really hit their system. Remember, you have 20 minutes. Feel free to call us with any questions!
All the best,
Trouble
DISCLAIMER: I am not a real medical professional, I am just a dog with a free advice column. But you can look this up on PetMD or AKC also and it will tell you the same thing.