Welcome! I would be happy to assist you. I am a 2003 graduate from UC Davis and a Medical Director of a veterinarian practice.

Hello,
A website said to give salt. I would love if you could provide me that website. That is bad information.

Vets on this site, almost ALL OF US, only recommend using hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting.

So, that salt has really caused a problem. Please understand, I don't know how sick Peanut must be, so my recommendation MUST be to get into a vet for care. Peanut could decline even further.

To help settle the stomach you can use of the following, but not as a replacement for veterinary examination include 1.Pepcid A.C. (famotidine) comes in 10mg, 20mg, or 40mg tablets.
You can give it every 12 hours. You can give 0.5mg per pound of body Weight. So, a 20 pound dog would get 10mg.
2.Prilosec (omeprazole). It comes in 10mg or 20mg tablets.
You can give in every 24 hours. You give 0.5mg per pound of body weight. So, a 20 pound dog would get 10mg
3.Zantac (Ranitidne). It comes in 75mg, 150mg, or 300mg sizes.
You can give it every 8 to 12 hours. You give 0.25 to 1mg per pound of body weight. So, a 20 pound dog would get roughly 1/3 tablet of the 75mg. Even with bigger pets, it is easiest to get the smallest size tablet. Even a 75 pound dog would only need one 75mg tablet.
4.Pepto-Bismol or Kaopectate
You can give it every 8 hours. The average dose is 1ml per pound of body weight, and that is the TOTAL dose for the day.So, if a pet weighs 30 pounds, they would get a total of 30ml a day or 10ml every 8 hours. This is dosing for regular strength Pepto-Bismol. If you use maximum strength liquid, give half as much.

Pepto bismol is the only one from above that would also help diarrhea.

Bland Diet:
Although a veterinary examination is always going to be recommended, especially with vomiting episodes and/or diarrhea, here is a bland diet recommendation:
Boiled boneless, skinless chicken breast OR low-fat cottage cheese
And
Cooked white rice
*Never add on salt, pepper, oils, butter to any of the above
*Ideally, give 1/3 chicken or cottage cheese, and 2/3 white rice
Veterinarians will often prescribe some prescription bland diets as an easy alternative including
Science Diet I/D
*It is important to remember that if improving on a bland diet or prescription food like I/D, when you transition back to the old diet, do so gradually over 3-5 days.



- For hydration, you can give small amounts of water, Gatorade, or a electrolyte solution like pedialyte
Pedialyte
- giving a high calorie supplement
Nutrical
- from your vet, you can obtain a high calorie food
A/D canned diet

Remember, at the vet, even if you can't afford all the fancy tests, they coudl still fairly inexpensively still give you some very good medications.

Hope that info helps
Good Luck with Peanut.
Dr. Andy


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Never mind.
I saw a site that said about giving the salt instead of the peroxide. Really don't like that info.
But, doesn't matter. It was already done, so the focus now is to get Peanut back on track.

Good Luck Sandy
Dr. Andy


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