I've seen a couple of posts about using peroxide to induce vomiting in dogs. My immediate thought is, doesn't that burn their insides?! Is it the accepted method for emergencies (such as the rat poison consumption). It's not something I keep in my medicine cabinet, so was wondering if I should get some "just in case", or if there was anything else? I understand how it would make them vomit and the need to do that in certain circumstances, but the use of peroxide does seem almost barbaric to someone who doesn't know any better :-\
Re: Peroxide?? Vets use apomorphine (see Lochan's post of chocolate eating...), but the average owner is unlikely to have any.. A dilute hydrogen peroxide solution is more readily available - not that I have any in the house! I live 5 minutes from my vet and 10 minute from a 24/7 animal hospital so my first port of call would be to head to the vet...
Re: Peroxide?? I've read about it but like you I think it sounds quite scary. You can get peroxide from chemists for sore throats. Presumably to gargle and presumably not the same strength used to bleach hair. I think the safest thing to do if you think the dog has ingested something poisonous is to ring a vet immediately and get advice. Some things can be made more harmful by making a dog vomit. I expect there are various things that can induce vomiting which you'd have like very salty water. If I was going to get peroxide to have in just incase I'd find out what sort. Hair peroxide comes in three strengths 6% 9% and 12% I don't know what the sore throat peroxide strength is. ???
Re: Peroxide?? Hmm, the closest vet is 20 minutes away and our vet is at least half an hour away (if we park illegally and block all the traffic while we get pooch out of the car), so it would be a good idea to have something for emergencies. And of course, we'd ring the vet before anything. I'll talk to my vet about it next time we're there and see if he can give me something. I've only once had to use an emergency vet and that was when one of our ferrets choked on a (raw) chicken bone. It was a terrifying experience and one I don't want to have to repeat any time soon :-\
Re: Peroxide?? I think I would feel too inexperienced to do this myself at home.... And I feel that's saying something for me as I'm usually pretty well equipped to deal with most things!! I am lucky enough to live at most a ten minute drive from my vet surgery and I beleive it's one of the most well equipped veterinary hospitals in the area (excluding the vet school!).
Re: Peroxide?? I tried this once...for the life of me I can't remember what it was he ingested but it was something that needed to come out right away...I was leery of it too, so much so that I didn't give him enough and he didn't upchuck, leaving me to worry that not only had he ingested whatever it was but I had now added something else to the mix that should come out....I don't think I'll do it again, it was too stressful. However before applying the peroxide I did some research and as long as you use the right strength (the weakest I believe) it seems to be perfectly safe and generally is very good for those emergencies where you just don't have time to get to the vet. If you use it correctly, apparently.... :-\ Anyhow my pooch survived the ordeal...poor thing....
Re: Peroxide?? I have wondered about this too. Not brave enough to try it to be honest. Our vet is 5 mins away by car, but if they are closed the other branch is 35-40 mins away, though there is a closer vet in the town, 10-15 mins. We have a vet that lives 5 mins up the road, but I would never rely on him in an emergency just in the same way that someone coming to my door would be fresh out unless they needed CPR whilst waiting for an ambulance. Started to collect together a doggy first aid kit as previously mentioned, but most of it is part of my human first aid kit anyway (save maybe the black and purple vet wrap).
Re: Peroxide?? Years ago, the vet I worked for used washing soda. Is there such a thing around these days?!
Re: Peroxide?? I have used peroxide twice. Once ten years ago with my other dog, on the advice of the emergency animal hospital. The kind they sell in Canada at the drugstore is, I think, not so strong as to cause any damage. I popped a spoonful down her throat, waited a few moments, and she threw up. I had to use it again at Christmas when I foolishly left the contents of my stocking on the coffee table and left the room. Piper ate all the Lindt chocolates that were there. So we went outside and I gave her peroxide. Wait two or three minutes, and it does induce vomiting. I think it is not harmful. And it is immediate if you think your dog ate something poisonous.
Re: Peroxide?? [quote author=Stacia link=topic=9418.msg135571#msg135571 date=1420663929] Years ago, the vet I worked for used washing soda. Is there such a thing around these days?! [/quote] Yes most supermarkets sell it.
Re: Peroxide?? [quote author=drjs@5 link=topic=9418.msg135570#msg135570 date=1420663783] save maybe the black and purple vet wrap [/quote] You joke but it makes excellent human bandage too!!! I've used it numerous times during my years as a first aider at the dogs home, and I've used it at home too when I sprained my finger!! I've noticed they sell it in boots and Superdrug now but it's really expensive - much cheaper to buy to animal stuff off amazon and it comes in funky colours!
Re: Peroxide?? When Hamilton had eaten the rat poison, I called the vet and she told me to use the peroxide. The stuff I gave him was only 3% hydrogen peroxide and I only gave him a teaspoon. I had asked her about that, too, and she had said that it depends on what they ingested, because some poisons will react with the peroxide and burn. I think it's good to keep on hand, and call the vet first if you ever need to use any to make sure it doesn't react with whatever your doggy ate!
