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My dog just ate an iron pill! What do I do!!?
My female shih tzu who is 12 years old just ate one of my mums iron pill
the brand is called 'Euro-Fer'
Each pill containes 300 mg of Ferrous Fumarate which is equivalent to 100mg of Elemental Iron
Is this does lethal for such a small dog?
What should I do!?
9 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
You need to be on the phone with your vet NOW.
She will likely need to have her stomach pumped.
Watch for the following signs:
Drowsiness
Lethargy
Vomiting
Bloody Diarrhea
Iron Overload does not just "resolve itself" if this amount is toxic to your dog (and I suspect it is), and she goes untreated, she is liable to undergo liver failure and shock
- Anonymous9 years ago
Dogs too also need iron. Your little dog should be OK from what I can guess. If you are still worried (this sounds REALLY cruel but its not) have your mom hold the dog on either a tile suface or over your toilet and put on a glove and make you dog puke. To make her puke slowly glide your finger down your dogs throat (like a person) and she will hopefully throw up. You and your mom can switch positions if you like. You could also call your vet to see what the proper dosage is. If it IS to much, they will just pump your dogs stomach out.Hope this helps!
Source(s): Read pleanty of vet books and have a HUGE animal medical book at home. - 9 years ago
i would totally suggest taking it to the vet, but if you want to, you can try giving it lots of food and specially water, and take it outside so that it goes poop as soon as possible, if the dog discharges the pill soon enough, he'll be perfectly fine. dont worry(:
- Anonymous9 years ago
It may cause the dog to become toxic take it to the vet as soon as poosible
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- Anonymous5 years ago
She'll be fine. There's iron in meat therefore in her dog food
- . SmithLv 79 years ago
i may be wrong,but a one time dose would not concern me.it may affect there eating or need to go,in other words it may throw their normal schedule off ,but within 24-48 hours it should return to normal.i think your o.k.you may want to feed it some boiled chicken and rice as my vet always recommends that if they have eaten something wrong or seem ill.
- 9 years ago
I WOULD NOT SUGGEST YOU TRYING TO MAKE YOUR DOG SICK YOURSELF
this kind of treatment should only be done at the vets.
best bet is to phone and get advice from your local emergency vets or animal shelter.
Source(s): literally just had to do this because my pup got a hold of a silica gel pack - Anonymous9 years ago
Is there anyway u could call an emergency vet?