How to Make A canine throw Up using Hydrogen Peroxide

So your canine ate something bad—it happens to the best of us.

Lindsay asked me to write about this topic after her canine Remy swallowed a sock last month (he’s fine!).

The list of things my own dogs ate over time includes sticks, rocks, dead mice, plastic, a sock, chicken bones people threw away outside, and a [possibly pot] brownie.

You can instruct your canine to drop or leave things, you can manage their environment, but there are limits to what you can control. You cannot control people throwing away things as they walk along, and you cannot pick up all the rocks, sticks, or mushrooms in your yard or around walking trails.

The odds are that some time through their life your canine will eat something they shouldn’t have.

Hvad nu?

What you ought to do depends on:

what your canine ate

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and how much of it.

If you’re even aware that it happened! I didn’t know about the rocks, sticks and the sock until they thankfully came back out on their own.

First, do no harm.

The best case scenario would have been if your canine didn’t eat it in the first place. because they already did, wouldn’t the next best thing be getting it back out? and can you do it yourself? Måske.

Yes, I have induced vomiting in my Rottweiler, Cookie after she ate what might have been a pot brownie. full disclosure—it was not my original plan and the marijuana bit didn’t even cross my mind.

It was shortly after we adopted Cookie. We were coming back from a walk when she found and rapidly snatched something off the sidewalk. She didn’t know how to “drop it” yet and I doubt she could even if she did.

I didn’t see what she grabbed but my first instinct was to get it out of her mouth—probably not the best idea. If it was an object, such as a bone, it might have worked. but this was just a soft mass of something.

It was brown and it wasn’t poop—a brownie?

Chocolate toxicity depends on the type of chocolate and the amount ingested. I figured Cookie ought to be fine but to confirm I contacted one of my veterinary friends.

She agreed that Cookie was not at risk of chocolate poisoning. The next thing she asked, however, blew my mind, “Any chance it was a pot brownie?”

Ugh. Måske? Which is what result in unimpressed Cookie having to dump the whole lot back on the sidewalk. I did that after the consultation with the vet. I recommend you do the same—ask.

Trying to fix the situation the wrong way might be just as harmful as doing nothing.

Can I make my canine throw up myself?

In many cases, I would not want to make this decision without consulting with a vet, Pet Poison Helpline, or ASPCA animal Poison control Center.

There is much more to it than whether or not your canine ingested something harmful. You do not want to cause even more damage or complications.

Criteria to consider before inducing vomiting in your canine include:

what your canine ingested and how much

time because ingestion

is the canine already showing symptoms

breed, size, and age of your dog

existing health conditions

medications your canine is taking

In other words, I might induce vomiting at home if:

my canine is a perfectly healthy adult

medium or large size

not a smooshed face breed

ingestion occurred less than 1-2 hours ago

my canine is not showing any signs of the poisoning

ingested a poisonous substance

it is not a substance/object that could cause damage on its way back up

I might take the plunge and just do it if my canine ate something like chocolate, grapes, raisins, or macadamia nuts. With anything else, I’d want to speak with a vet or a poison helpline.

If getting to a veterinary clinic or veterinary er fast enough is not possible—such as it wouldn’t for us—after talking to them I might need to induce vomiting with other poisonous things such as antifreeze, xylitol, certain medications, poisonous plants or mushrooms. but I wouldn’t want to be in that pickle without guidance or support.

Never make your canine throw up if he ate the following:

corrosive chemicals such as oven cleaners, drain cleaners, lime removal products, or batteries—these things will cause severe damage to the esophagus on their way out

kerosene, gasoline, or motor oil—these substances get easily inhaled into the lungs and can cause severe aspiration pneumonia

anything sharp

glues, such as very glue or expandable glues. In fact, with these glues, you want to avoid vomiting, not encourage it.

Never induce vomiting on your own if it’s been much more than 2 hours because ingestion or you don’t know.

How to make your canine throw up using hydrogen peroxide

If all the situations are right, or your veterinarian or pet poison helpline recommended you to make your canine throw up, there is one best way of doing so.

Don’t get creative. There are some ineffective or harmful ideas out there, including trying to make your canine vomit by sticking fingers down their throat, giving them mustard, salt or ipecac. never try using any of these methods.

The only safe and effective product to induce vomiting in your canine is 3% hydrogen peroxide.

You ought to have it in your doggy first aid kit, ideally with a syringe. If you don’t, make sure you add it.

How much hydrogen peroxide ought to I give my dog?

The safe dose of 3% hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting in your canine is:

1 ml per pound of weight or

1 tablespoon for 10 pounds of weight.

Only use an unopened bottle that has not expired. (If the hydrogen peroxide is expired or doesn’t bubble, it’s not likely to work.

If the safe dose doesn’t make your canine throw up, you can try again 15 minutes later. Do not repeat the attempt much more than twice. The maximum amount of peroxide you can give at any one time is 45 ml regardless of how much larger your canine might be.

Squirt the peroxide into the back of your dog’s mouth.

Never give over the safe amount or try for a third time. (Note: Lindsay gave Remy a third dose when she tried to get him to throw up a sock. He was OK, but this is not recommend.)

The dangers of too much hydrogen peroxide for a dog

Peroxide works to make a canine throw up because it’s an irritant to the GI tract. too much can cause uncontrollable or bloody vomiting—make your dog’s situation way worse. An overdose can cause gastritis, GI ulceration, or even an air embolus.

Having a large syringe, without a needle, works best. We used a turkey baster, which works just as well except that getting the appropriate dosage is trickier. We measured the amount first, placed in a skinny glass and suck it into the baster.

After you got the peroxide in your dog’s belly, get them moving. walking assists the process.

Whether you succeeded in getting your canine throw up or not, you want to speak with a veterinarian.

What if I don’t have a syringe?

As I described above, a turkey baster can do the job. If you don’t have that either, you can try mixing the peroxide with something palatable if your canine accepts that. I can’t see my dogs coming anywhere near that but it does work with some.

I know a clinic where they mix it with a bit of vanilla ice cream in spite of having a syringe—to make it much more palatable. and Lindsay mixed it with a little bit of canned cat food to get Remy to drink it from a bowl.

What if my canine ate something that is not poisonous?

What your canine ate or swallowed might not be poisonous yet still cause problems. This would include anything such as sticks, rocks, socks, underwear, pieces of toys, you name it. What to do then?

Never try to make your canine throw it up after eating anything that could damage the esophagus on its way out.

Is the object is soft, dull, and non-abrasive? how large is it compared to your dog’s size? Your dog’s system might smart enough to eject them on its own. It has been so with my dogs. Cookie is even able to eat a whole partridge and then puke out the feathers and guts while keeping the rest down. I am not kidding. I thought that was quite impressive.

The rest might just work its way out at the other end.

Most of the time, I had no idea what surprises my dogs’ bellies were harboring until I found it in vomit or poop. My canine JD’s numerous gifts of vomitus full of horse poop mixed with sticks were what convinced me to get a pet health insurance for him though.

With large objects, there is a risk of intestinal obstruction.

Should you try to induce vomiting though? Unfortunately, esophageal obstruction is also a thing—and potentially a harmful one.

Just because something made it through once, doesn’t imply you’re going to be as lucky twice. I would not be comfortable taking that risk.

Your vet might induce vomiting in a controlled environment or might feel that the safest way is to remove the object with a scope.

Call me a yellow belly.

Yes, I am a chicken when it concerns my dogs’ health and safety. I’d rather take one precaution too numerous than one too little. I find careful consideration to risk versus reward essential. having a vet at your side or at least on the phone goes a long way in tipping the scales in your dog’s favor.

Can I induce vomiting in a cat?

Ingen.

There is nothing you can give to a cat at home to make them throw up that is safe. Hydrogen peroxide is poisonous to cats and ingestion could bedødbringende.

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Jana Rade er forfatter til hunde -magasiner og er bloggeren bag hundens sundhedswebsted min hunds symptomer. Hendes side indeholder det, hun har lært om hunde og deres sundhedsmæssige problemer. Hun er også forfatteren af den prisvindende bog “Symptomer at se for in Your Dog: Hvordan man fortæller, om din hund er syg, og hvad du skal gøre næste.”