dog ate ADVIL - Page 2

We had a dog once that got into a bottle of Advil. The poison control center we called told us NOT to use peroxide to induce vomiting and to get to a vet right away. Yellowrose stated that Peroxide will not hurt a dog, but from what we were told, this is not true, and not always what a vet will use to induce vomiting. They used the drops in the eye to induce vomiting when we rushed to the emergency clinic. They told us that we had a better chance since we had not used peroxide. This was long ago so maybe someone can expand on this, but some things a dog may get into can cause ulcers or internal bleeding or some other problems and then can be worsened by giving peroxide.

I agree peroxide is good to keep on hand, but recommend people check with a vet before administering it to find out if there are any interactions or problems with using it depending on what a dog eats. Activated charcoal is also good to keep on hand.

After a few days at the clinic, lots of IV fluids, charcoal and some pills I don't remember the name of, our dog came home healthy as if nothing had happened. 

I hope all goes smoothly with your dog and that he pulls through. Is there any news?

Thanks everyone for your kind words.  They did another blood test this morning to check his kidneys and all the levels were still normal.  They still have him at the vet and are still administering fluids.  They said that we should be able to pick him up tonight before they close but will have to bring him back in the morning so that they can run another blood test on his kidneys.  Hopefully he will recover from this with no problems.  Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Mysti

OMG. So sorry to hear about the problem!
Maybe it was gotten to soon enough to have kept him from actually ingesting the dosage. We will keep our fingers crossed and hope the best for him, your mom & you.
Do keep us posted, Mysti, and keep your head up. Best wishes & good luck.

Just heard from the vet.  They are going to be keeping our boy overnight as he can't seem to keep all of his food down and they believe that he may have gotten some ulcers, so he is now being treated for that also.  If he is able to keep his food down tonight and tomorrow then we will be able to pick him up tomorrow. 

Mysti

Bad situation. So sorry to hear it. Hope he gets better.

So sorry to hear... sending positive thoughts your way. Hope all turns out OK, keep us updated.

Here's an update on our boy.  He had another blood test done to check out his kidneys and they still looked good so we picked him up from the vets Saturday afternoon.  He has been perscribed two different perscriptions to help him with his ulcers.  It is hard to get him to eat as his mouth and stomach are so raw and upset from all of the peroxide and the ADVIL.  He wants to eat but he can only manage a little bit but has been drinking lots of water.  He also has diareah but has not been vomiting.  I will be getting in touch with my vet on Monday to see if there is anything that I can do or give him so that he will be able to eat.  He has gotten so SKINNY!  He never was a very big boy only weighing around 68-70lbs(we keep our dogs nice and lean) and he looks like he only weighs about 58lbs so we need to get some food into him.  Please keep him in your thoughts and I will keep you updated as to his progress.

Mysti

If he will drink, why not give him some chicken broth combined with some canned pumpkin (the stuff you make pie out of, but the kind without the spices added). The pumpkin is easy on the system and full of good stuff, and usually accepted decent by GSDs. You could also cook some plain rice and use that in the mix, too-it's also easy on the system. Try it warmed, or if he rather have it cool serve it cool-whatever suits his fancy. A typical side-effect of alot of pain meds I've noted is 'dry mouth', which might be part of the reason why he's drinking so much. I personally wouldn't try dry kibble until he was past this episode a few days to give his tummy time to heal. If he seems to have stomach issues, Pepto Bismol liquid can help soothe the tummy without hurting him. Good luck.

Advil in the likely dose this dog ingested will result in serious, if not fatal, complications. She is already seeing that in the ulceration of the stomach and who knows where else. I suggest she spend her time speaking with the vet.  Hopefully the vet is a specialist. I suggest she NOT solicit or accept  advice from this forum. This is a very serious poisoning and many dogs die from bleeding ulcerations, or are never able again to properly digest food and die, or die from kidney/liver failure that may show up later. The best advice will come from a practitioner who is actually monitoring the dog.

I wish the dog luck. It sure needs it in this case.

Mysti - many years ago we had problems with a dog with a very acid stomach and we had problems with feeding her.

We did find that if we made a an arrowroot and skimmed milk solution at night and then fed it in the morning about 1/2 hour before giving proper food that she coped a lot better.  -  You need about a teaspoon of arrowroot, mixed to a paste with a bit of water then add to 1/4 pint skim milk in a saucepan and bring up to a simmer for a few minutes.  Leave to cool in the dogs bow and give the next day.