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what to do if dog eats baby asprin?

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what to do if dog eats baby asprin?


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November 16 2005 at 4:45 PM (1 minute and 33 seconds later)
         
How much does the dog weigh and how many did it eat?

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November 16 2005 at 4:50 PM (4 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
She weighs 45 pounds I think she ate 6-8 I came in right after she opened the bottle.
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November 16 2005 at 4:54 PM (4 minutes and 23 seconds later)
         
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My vet recommends 1 baby aspirin for every 16 pounds of body weight so she could very safely eat 3. This is double the amount maybe a little more. You can make her vomit by giving her peroxide every 10 minutes until she vomits. I don't think it will cause her any problems though. She may vomit on her own anyway. If you feel she ate more than that then go ahead and give her about a tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide to make her vomit just to be safe.

Let me rephrase that. That is the low end dose so she can actually take 450 mg. and baby aspirins should be 80 mg (double check your bottle to be sure). So unless you feel she had a good bit over 6 then just give her something to eat to try and get some food in her stomach to help with it.



Edited by jwarder on November 16 2005 at 4:57 PM

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