dog question my dog ate a bag of peppermint candy
 

He is laying down with a I cant believe I ate the whole thing on his face. Do I have to be worried.

Probably not. How big is your dog? My dog ate all the Halloween candy one year. We made him throw it up and he was fine. I also feed my dog candy/chocolate stuff all the time. She's healty as ever. Just went to the vet the other day. :thumbsup

Yep, should be OK.

My cat on the other hand ate a shitload of spicy taco meat the other day... Ugh! I had to do a lot of cleanup... she couldn't make it to the litterbox in time.

:2 cents: chocolate can poison a dog

yeah i didn't think we had to be worried.
i think shorty just has a tummy ache.

I'm sure he has great breath now..he might barf it all up

yeah but they have to eat a ton of it at one time to poison them.

At least your dog will have great breath, my dog just ate a snake head tonite!!!

They have to eat a retarded amount. And by retarded I mean more than a human would ever eat in one sitting.

Was that before or after he licked his ass?

Candy is fine as long as it is not chocolate. But watch how much, as it can still make them sick to their stomach.

if you're that worried, call a vet. i wouldnt rely on gfy advice lol

Ditto. Cobb County has a 24/7 emergency vet office on Cobb Parkway/41. You should be able to get an answer on if you should bring him in or not with just a phone call :)

he's fine. i think he just had a tummy ache.
it was soo cute. shorty was lying down and cj, our other dog, put the blanket on him. :)

Hey, chocolate is like poison to dogs.. $0.02 thats coming from my very expensive vet.

too much sugar is very bad for your dog.. your best bet is taking it in to the vet.. they have this shot(or pill, cant remember).... makes the dog puke it out before its too late... :warning

they were sugar free mints and i think he only ate like 3 i think.

ahhh... just give me some water... should be fine.. hehe :thumbsup

yeah he's a trooper. he'll be ok.

His farts should be nice and fresh tomorrow.

haha thats funnyq

I don't think there's a reason to worry.

he is fine now running around

Our 15 lb dog just ate a whole bar of very dark chocolate and was tweaked out of his mind, he was like someone who had been doing blow for two weeks. We called pet emergency and they had us feed him peroxide which made him vomit in a minute or two. We only gave him a couple droppers full and it worked really well. We took him to the vet and they kept him over night because his heart rate was so high. They gave him a couple of bags of IV fluids to make sure his system was flushed out.

Anyway, if you ever need to make an animal or person throw up, peroxide works wonders.

Nothing to be worried of. A peppermint candy won't do him any harm.

Sugarless Candies May be Poisonous for Dogs

Sugarless candies can be toxic to pets. Candies containing xylitol have been recognized by the National Animal Poison Control Center to be a risk to pets. This information was first published in July 2004. This compound can cause liver damage and death in dogs susceptible to being poisoned with xylitol. If your dog ingests sugarless candy it would be best to contact the NAPCC (1-888-426-4435). It is possible your vet will not be familiar with this source of poisoning as this information is fairly new and candies have not usually been associated with poisonings in dogs if they did not contain chocolate as the major ingredient.

http://www.vetinfo4dogs.com/dtoxin.html

I don't know about candy. My friends basset knocked 2lbs of Belgian chocolates off of the kitchen counter and ate the lot. She ended up on a drip over night :)

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