Peroxide Could Save Your Dog's Life
First Things First
Please understand that the dogs in this story are not my dogs and the owner of the dogs takes good care of the dogs and these were isolated and unusual occurrences so don't flood my comment box and email trying to tell me how irresponsible the owner was in this story.
What Happened Yesterday
I learned something yesterday that could be handy to know if you're a dog owner.
There are some, and I stress some, instances when 3% hydrogen peroxide can be used on your dog to induce vomiting if they have swallowed a harmful substance such as rat poison.
Now, please understand that vomiting is not always the best option when some substances have been swallowed. I'm not going to go into which ones are or aren't because I'm not a veterinarian. Just beware that if you have a pet, you really should determine what you should do for your pet in these types of emergencies. Once you're in the emergency, you don't have time to do the research. The time to research it is now, before it happens.
I witnessed such an instance yesterday.
The dog had gotten into a house that had no pets and found some poison blocks put out for killing mice. Before she could be captured she had begun to munch on the block. We were able to retrieve most of the block from the dog's mouth, but were unable to determine how much it had ingested and since I had never had any experience with it, I didn't know what the owner's options were. To me, a trip to the vet was inevitable. However, the owner of the dog had experienced this same thing with another dog before. They had called their vet and were told to use household 3% hydrogen peroxide, so they knew this would work. I am happy to report that it worked well on this dog as well.
The Purpose of this Hub
The purpose of this hub is to stress the importance of knowing what your options are in a pet medical emergency before it happens. If you have a pet, start researching now what peroxide will help and what it won't. If something should happen, time is important. Make sure you also have your veterinarian's phone number handy as well. You won't have time to look it up later.
- 10 Great uses for Hydrogen Peroxide by Hubber Laringo
Remember as a kid when you got scraped and brused and how your mom or dad got the bottle of peroxide out and poured some on the open wound? This may sound crazy, but I liked seeing it foam up. Anybody else do... - How to Make a Dog Vomit Using Hydrogen Peroxide | DailyPuppy.com
If you're a dog owner, you know by now that dogs sometimes eat things they shouldn't. Unfortunately, many items they eat out of curiosity can hurt them and, in some cases, cause death. Use these steps to make a dog vomit using hydrogen peroxide to re - How to Induce Vomiting (Emesis) in Dogs
Comments
i worked for a vets and it was a life saver. I always keep it on hand and have used it often when my dogs were puppies.
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Thanks alexadry! It can certainly make a difference in a few dog's lives.
Good information. Add it to the list of the many uses for peroxide, hope I never need to use it however.
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I agree, Emohealer! I hope to never have to use it either!
I shall check this out thanks, just in case I ever need to use it.
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Good idea Ethel! Thanks for stopping by!
lol, I have an onry bassett hound who will eat ANYTHING including cat poop and shoes and baby toys! I'm glad to know this because she will never be too old to stop eating crazy stuff!
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Interesting dog, AsherKade! LOL Do they poop out the toys?
good info
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Thank you ljrc1961!
That was a very helpful hub, KCC. I have a young dog and it's good to know these things, just in case.
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Thanks D Cortez, glad you found it helpful. Thanks for stopping by.
Yes, Yes, Yes. My dog, when she was young ate a large bowl of slug bait. I called the emergency vet and that was their advice. So I forced her to drink about 2 tblspoons of it, and got her running, like the vet said.. and she did vomit it up.. OMG!! Saved her life, saved us a lot of money!! Thanks K!
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Glad it saved your poochie's life, Candie! The money saved is a big plus. It boils down to knowing what to do in an emergency.
I'm just grateful the emerg vet had the sense to recommend something like this instead "get her in here immediately!"
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I hear ya, Candie! Which is one of the reasons I shared this info in case it could help someone else save their pet by saving time and money!
The Mrs.used it on me once and I'm still here.
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You didn't swallow a squeak toy again, did you Christoph?
Seriously, my friend said her doctor told her about giving her child peroxide for inducing vomiting as well. I'd sure check with my doctor before doing it on a kid.
Thanks for stopping by!
will it still work if its a day later cus i gave my dog time to c if he would throw it up and he didnt he swallowed my pair of football gloves should it still work if its a day later ?
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No Justin, I wouldn't think this would still work on gloves swallowed a day ago. If you're concerned about his health, I'd take him to the vet if I were you.
The gloves are history.
i called the aspca cus he is registered there n i spoke to sumone n dey said if hes still actin his normal behavior he should b fine bcus i shouldve saw sumthing wrong the next day n i also found a couple of parts of the glove in his poop
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Glad to hear he's ok, Justin!
well thanks for the advice hopefully hes fine this bull terrier has cost me a fortune n its only bin a yr n hes already had surgery forbeating somthing n it cost me 3 thousand dollars -_- hey but hes like my son lol
for eating ****
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$3000?! Wow! You MUST love that dog! Glad he's ok! You need to keep everything away from him, huh?
Definitely good information. I have cats, who refuse to eat almost everything, so maybe I'm safe!
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Thank you Mulberry! Hopefully, you're right, being finicky could work!
Thanks for this great hub. I linked this hub to my hub on hydrogen peroxide. Fit perfectly in the information. Thanks! Man, you are PROLIFIC! Looking forward to reading lots more of your work.
Good to know. We have 2 rescue dogs at our house. One had been on her own for a while, and likely ate food wrappers etc when food could not be found. So she will still eat non-food stuff. There is only so much you can do to pet-proof your house. We have had her in to the 24-hour pet emergency clinic multiple times. They usually induce vomiting. Funny they never told us about this.
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I know what you mean rmcrayne. Call your vet and ask them if it's ok to do that in future situations. Could save you time and money.
Thanks for writing this. It was very informative. I have two dogs, and did not know about this.
I mentioned one of your other hubs in my newest hub that is about hubs i have liked, and have inspired me. Hope that is OK.
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Thank you Susan. I don't mind you sharing my hubs at all!
Yikes - since Griffin got away with a loaf of bread the other night, an English muffin the next day, a piece of pizza the next night and ran past me with an acorn squash in his mouth, I'd best stock up! Our problem is that at 7 months, he is gigantic and he is making his presence in the world known by chomping onto everything! Great hub...running to the store now. Audrey
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Akirchner, sounds like you'll be possibly needing some. You can never go wrong with having peroxide on hand. It has lots of uses even if Griffin settles down.
I agree - I'm finding that I need a lot of things - Valium might be at the top of the list - ha ha - he's only a puppy once though and then I'll be wailing that it is all over!
Great information on this hub. Very useful for pet owners.
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