My first dog, Luna, who is here and fine. She had a habit of eating poop (still does if I’m honest) as a pup and I was a new dog owner. One day she ate a lot of it and I was really worried it was going to hurt her somehow. She was just a puppy no more than 6 months old. I gave her some hydrogen peroxide in her water. Nothing happened. So I gave her a little more. Still nothing. I didn’t want to make anything worse so I left it alone and took her in our bedroom and just kinda laid on the bed with her. Super chill evening. Out of nowhere she opens her mouth to yawn and vomits shit all over the bed. I got her to the kitchen. She threw up seven more times. I wasn’t mad at her at all. I did that. I made my dog vomit shit everywhere. That was 100% on me. I just wanted her to feel better and didn’t want to make anything any worse. I’m probably lucky she’s not dead. Haven’t done it since.

So yeah, you’re better than me at least.

Pro tip from the time my 5 yorkies ate poisonous mushrooms in their fenced yard... put them in the bathtub to give them the peroxide. My vet, knowing I was about to have 5 dogs barfing at once, recommended it. I was able to see which dogs had the most and needed the charcoal administered to first, and I easily cleaned it up after returning from the vet.

My 10 pound dog ate a 1 pound bag of chocolate kisses foil and all Christmas. Called the vet and she said to induce vomiting with peroxide. I took him to a VCA instead which was close because I was scared of the amount of chocolate he ate. It was over and done with half hour later and he was no worse for wear.

We had to do this with our golden the second day we had him. We thought he managed to get a chunk of a Nyla bone (which we definitely stopped using immediately) but we never found a chunk. It’s better to be safe than sorry and just give them lots and lots of love after.

If you haven’t induced vomiting are you really a dog guardian?

What they are using in the video is apomorphine in what seems to be a tablet form. It's more commonly given in an injectable form to induce vomiting. This drug is only available to veterinarians. If your dog eats something poisonous its best to contact or visit a vet first. If you are too far away to reach a vet in person, they will be able to give advice over the phone. With some poisonous substances, it can be even more dangerous to induce vomiting. This is why you should contact a vet for advice first. In these cases, there are a range of other management options available.

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It works. We asked our vet about this method before. A while back, our 30lbs dog swallowed some grapes that spilled onto the kitchen floor. Mixed the peroxide with some dog food and he gulped everything down. 7.5ml for every 10lbs. Took him outside and played fetch for a few minutes before he puked everything that was inside his stomach.

Successful induced vomit after dog ate two bags of candy. How long until we can feed them?

Hope your dog is well keep us posted

Agree, take the dog to the vet.

As a side note, hydrogen peroxide causes oxidative damage to all the oral mucosa and can lead to ulceration of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach. It should NEVER be used unless you can't get to a vet for 3-4 hours and your dog has ingested something immediately deadly.

If the corn cob hasn’t come up, it asap vet visit. Corn cobs are a serious obstruction in dogs.

You now absolutely have to take the dog to the vet!!! Immediately

Poor baby, hope things go well with your baby 🙏🙏🙏

It is not recommended to do it at home with hydrogen peroxide. However, I have done it before in situations where I felt like it was my best option (example-Christmas Day when no er vets were open). But if you are going to take the risk be sure that you never do it with something sharp (bone, stick, etc) or large enough it can get stuck on the way back up (tennis ball). I’ve only done it when I knew it was parts of soft material (stuffy toy, sock, etc) and then I keep a very close eye on them for the next day to ensure no more puking and that they are pooping normally. But to be very clear, it is still a risk to do this at home opposed to seeing a vet.

1tsp per 5 pounds, wait 15 minutes between doses

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No! That is not safe at all! Do NOT try to induce vomit on your dog at home! I have seen so many cases go wrong with that, and they do not always survive... Keep an eye on the dog, remove stuff they like to swallow and if they swallow something inappropriate GO TO THE VET RIGHT AWAY. I'm a vet-student that's almost done with my studies and have worked as a vet tech nurse/vet tech during my studies. I say this as someone who has seen first hand how those things end. Do not try that. Go to the vet.

DO IT OUTSIDE

NEVER INDUCE VOMITING

Inducing vomiting is a very specific piece of advice that I don't think any vet would have you do at home. Vomiting is a damaging and traumatizing event on it's own.

Unless your dog can't breathe that popsicle stick will do nothing to him, dogs chew and swallow sticks all of the time. Keep an eye on him and his he doesn't eat or drink in the next twelve hours take him to the vet.

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Do not give him hydrogen peroxide! Outdated advice that does much more damage than good. Half a popsicle is nothing, he may have a bit of an upset stomach but dogs have much much worse & are fine.

Edit: Just realised you said stick - but still fine. Watch out for symptoms of it causing a blockage, like no stools or bloody stools, abnormally low mood, whining etc. Dogs eat sticks bigger than a popsicle stick - they passes fine most of the time. Vet won't do anything unless he has symptoms of a blockage/perforating something.

No; try to contact an emergency clinic for advice

I realised this within a second of posting my comment haha, but my message still mostly applies. Dogs eat sticks, majority of the time they're fine.

Probably everything is going to be just fine. 🤞 My previous dog ate a whole one once. I was giving him a bit of ice-cream that was left and he just wrapped his tongue around it and it was gone in half a second. I was really worried and i took him to a vet. The instructions i got was to monitor his feces, changes in behaviour and to check for possible internal bleeding. Metod they gave me was to press on his gums with a finger and if they don't return to their normal pink colour in 2-3 seconds contact your vet asap. And to feed him linen seed goo. He shat it out in 5 days and everything was ok.

What’s the tone here: It’s half a popsicle stick and it’s cute that you’re worried? Or what do you mean it’s okay — it’s half a popsicle stick?!

Edit: re-read it all. Mini panic attack subverted.

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The problem with raisins and grapes is that we don't have any references to what is considered a 'tolerable amount'. So I always recommend coming in for vomit induction, regardless of how much has been consumed. Just to be on the safe side.

We see you have mentioned grapes and/or raisins. If your dog has ingested or potentially ingested either, you should contact Animal Poison Control and start heading to the nearest open Vets office.

Grapes/Raisins are poisonous to dogs and can cause kidney failure or death. The reaction is idiosyncratic meaning different dogs react differently. There is no known safe or poisonous amount and as few as 4-5 grapes have been implicated in the death of a dog.

The underlying mechanism for grape toxicity is believed to be tartaric acid. As tartaric acid can very significantly from grape to grape and between types of grapes, this may explain why reactions are idiosyncratic. Research is ongoing.

We advise that you do not rely on online toxicity calculators as those assume a non-idiosyncratic reaction and extrapolate assuming dog size x vs grape count y, and the data does not support that sort of relationship at this time.

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Sorry you all had to go through all of that. For future reference, it is possible to induce vomiting at home using 3% hydrogen peroxide. I keep a (fresh) bottle on hand at all times just in case - I have a young lab mix who is prone to ingesting things he shouldn't so we have had to do this on a few occasions. You can google the process and the maximum you can safely administer and/or ask your vet. Important: never induce vomiting for anything that has the potential to cause damage to the esophagus on its way back up (e.g. anything with a sharp edge, such as a pinecone, etc.). Best to call your vet and ask if it's safe (but in this instance, your vet clearly considered inducing vomiting to be safe).

This may be a good solution to avoiding a vet visit if you are ever in this situation again.

ETA: To be clear, I would always recommend consulting with a vet whenever possible regarding inducing vomiting (i.e. whether that should be done, and how much hydrogen peroxide, etc.). There is also a 24/7 Animal Poison Control hotline via the ASPCA that you can call in an emergency and they can help you determine what needs to be done (they do charge a consultation fee).

You are always better off to go to the vet.

Better a triggered dog than a dead one. Blockages can kill SO quickly.

Better an upset dog than a dead dog. I would have done the same thing.

I thought my puppy ate a rock, went to the vet, did lots of exams, medicine, and found the rock later on a corner hidden. Don't regret it though (my wallet does)

Yes! The vet even told you to bring them in. You did a good job.

I am very concerned here. Do you realize how much a tampon can expand? I know poison control told you to do it but are they looking at it only from a poisoning perspective? You need to take one of the tampons and put it in a large bowl or pot of water to see what could be going on inside your dog. Not all tampons expand in the same manner.
My concern is that if you give her multiple doses of the peroxide, it will make the tampon expand more and more and there is a risk of it getting stuck going one way or the other.
I hope you can find the next closest emergency vet.

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Edited to add: I just noticed that you posted this 8hrs ago. I hope your dog is ok!

How big is your dog? How many pounds please. I have administered hydrogen peroxide to my 70 pound girl at five tablespoons and she yakked up the issue. Make sure your dog is outside before giving it. Some dogs take a couple minutes to get it out some immediately evacuate their stomachs. Don’t overdose your dog! Just give it time please. Also your dog eating a tampon is not the end of the world. They have a tendency to break down especially in canine stomach acid. You are probably freaking out about nothing really. I’ve been breeding dogs for over 30 years and have never had one die or be hospitalized from eating a tampon or two. If you own a chihuahua then you have a problem.

Surely, this is an emergency surgery, not a poisoning issue?! if you can't get to see your usuall vet, find another one, and soon!.

She should go back to the vet when they open to get some sucralfate to protect the GI tract. Hydrogen peroxide is not the ideal method to induce vomiting, but it is the best you can do in a situation where no vet care is accessible. Good job calling the hotline. They should email you some information.

After you administer the peroxide, try to run her around and use your hands to jiggle the stomach. Sounds silly, but it can work to make them vomit quicker, and the goal is to use as little hydrogen peroxide as possible. I usually don’t recommend giving any more after the second dose or 45 total mL, but listen to what the hotline says primarily. You can expect some continual GI upset through the night.

My 55 pound husky ate a diapers once and the vet told me to make him move after the peroxyde take a walk It could help for the vomiting ,worked with mine. Good luck