Recent Feedback
My dog ingested Albuterol Sulfate what do we need to do
Optional Information: Age: 2; Female Already Tried: nothing
HiCustomer Can you answer a couple questions to help me out? 1) How long ago did she eat the albuterol sulfate? 2) Was it a full, semi-full, or near empty inhaler? Dr. Bruce
1-2 hours ago about 8 2.5mg vilas
Can you help me, a vilas is?
they are vials that i use for my breathing treatments
So she ate eight entire vials for your asthma inhaler? I'm trying to make sure I understand the whole picture. All the metal vials are gone?
they are plastic vials that i put into a machine i beleive it is spelled inabulizer machine. and yes, she has injested the liquid that is in the vials
Lets make her vomit to empty out her stomach. Please follow these instructions on this site. http://www.petplace.com/dogs/how-to-induce-vomiting-emesis-in-dogs/page1.aspx This will help to decontaminate her.
Can you tell me how much she weighs approximately so I can figure out the dose she got?
ok, we will try this,
she weighs about 50 lbs.
The possible dose on a mg per kg dose is 0.86 mg/kg. This is a pretty high dose. That is assuming that she ate all the liquid out of each container and we don't decontaminate her at all with the emesis induction. I would strongly recommend taking her after you get her to vomit to an ER clinic for them to give activated charcoal to (to prevent any more absorption) and for them to hospitalize her for further treatment and observation. Here is an excerpt from Plumb's Veterinary Formula. Overdosage/Acute Toxicity Symptoms of significant overdose after systemic administration may include arrhythmias (bradycardia, tachycardia, heart block, extrasystoles), hypertension, fever, vomiting, mydriasis, and CNS stimulation. Hypokalemia may also be noted. If recently ingested (orally), and if the animal does not have significant cardiac or CNS effects, it should be handled like other overdoses (empty gut, give activated charcoal and a cathartic). If cardiac arrhythmias require treatment, a beta-blocking agent (e.g.,propranolol) can be used, but may precipitate bronchoconstriction. The oral LD50 in rats is reported to be greater than 2 g/kg. Contact a veterinary poison control center for further information. I'm hoping that all turns out well. Dr. Bruce
Experience: 12 years of experience as a small animal veterinarian