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Rimadyl poisioning in dogs....
in Pets
So my dog just got into the other dogs Rimadyl prescription. I have contacted the emergency vet and am currently feeding him peroxide until he throws up. I'm just curious as to what dosage does Rimadyl cause toxicity? He is 20 pounds and there was maybe 10 , 75 mg pills left. Probably not even 10, maybe more like 5, but I can't remember.
And just to clarrify.... I will do whatever I need to to get him help (taking him to the vet, etc.) I am just trying to get some info if anyone knows the dosage.
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Re: Rimadyl poisioning in dogs....
I am trying to remember all this from school so bear with me. If your dog is 20lb then he weighs roughly 9kg. GI ulceration can occur with an acute overdose at 20mg/kg and renal problems (along with GI problems) can occur at 40mg/kg. The dogs entire dose for a 24 hour period would be around 40mg.
If you had 5, 75mg tablets that is 375mg total of Rimadyl. With the GI overdose your dog would have to ingest roughly 180mg of the drug, he got almost twice that. For renal issues to result, he would need to ingest 360mg (again roughly) for a 'toxic' dose so he received more than this dose.
I would expect to see more GI problems but I would recommend getting him to a vet as soon as possible. Using peroxide to get the dog to vomit can take awhile and can be unpleasant to the dog - would you want to drink peroxide? The vet (should) have a toxi-ban product which is activated charcoal to help the dog vomit.
Toxiban doesn't help the dog vomit, it helps prevent absorption in case the entire toxin wasn't vomited up.
OP, I hope your dog is OK.