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I am not sure which one of my three dogs (2 mini ten pound dachsunds one boston/pug mix 25 pounds) ate my one 40mg protonix pill when it dropped on the floor this morning...what should i do

Submitted: 279 days and 13 hours ago.
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Age: 8; Female; Breed: 2mini dachsunds 1boston/pug m

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nothing, called my vet...who said it should be ok and to call human poision control who were very rude to me, who said to call animal posion control and wanted 60$ before i could even talk to someone.

Posted by Terri Riba 279 days and 13 hours ago.

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Hi there,

Is this the medication:

http://www.protonix.com/

 

Thanks,

Terri

279 days and 12 hours ago.

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Yes, 1 40mg pill of protonix

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Dear friend,

 

This is an acid reducer like prilosec, etc.

 

It should really not bother your dogs. If you wqant them to throw up you can give a big meal and then peroxide:

 

 

The appropriate dose of hydrogen peroxide is one teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight. If you have an oral syringe, one teaspoon equals 5 cc or 5 ml. Once given, walk your dog around or gently shake the stomach area to mix the peroxide with the stomach contents. Vomiting should occur within 15 to 20 minutes. If no vomiting occurs, you can safely repeat the three percent hydrogen peroxide once. If it is still not effective, your dog may need to be seen by a veterinarian for stronger vomiting medication.

Once the hydrogen peroxide is given, it is important to watch your pet so that he does not re-ingest the substance. If there is concern about toxicity, collect and take a sample of the vomitus to your veterinarian.

 

If you do not wish to make them throw up just feed a big meal with scraped charred part of burnt toast to detoxify it.

 

Please let me know how the are.

 

 

I hope they will be just fine.

 

Sincerest best wishes,

 

Terri

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