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Does My Dog Have An Aspirin Poisoning?

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Most common questions used to investigate

Does your dog exhibits loss of appetite?

Is your dog vomiting?

Does your dog have diarrhea?

Is there any blood in your dog's stool or vomit?

Is your dog uncoordinated and has trouble walking?

Does your dog appear weak?

Does your dog collapses?

Common conclusions

Your dog doesn't show signs of aspirin poisoning. However, if you know or suspect your dog has ingested aspirin keep a close eye on your pet and call your veterinarian as soon as you notice any of the symptoms.

Your dog show few common signs of aspirin poisoning. Some of the mentioned signs could point out other illnesses so it is not certain that your dog does have aspirin poisoning. If you know or suspect your dog has ingested aspirin take your dog to the veterinarian as soon as possible. Dogs treated within 12 hours with limited signs of distress can have the concentration of aspirin in the body decreased through a prescribed treatment of decontamination. The sooner this care begins, the better.

Your dog shows several common signs of aspirin poisoning. Take your dog to the nearest veterinary emergency room. If a significant amount of aspirin is ingested, emergency treatment is necessary. Dogs treated within 12 hours with limited signs of distress can have the concentration of aspirin in the body decreased through a prescribed treatment of decontamination. The sooner this care begins, the better.

Your dog shows all common signs of aspirin poisoning including life-threatening signs like collapsing. Take your dog to the nearest veterinary emergency room. If a significant amount of aspirin is ingested, emergency treatment is necessary. The sooner the care begins, the better. By inducing vomiting, or pumping the stomach (gastric lavage), the veterinarian will remove as much aspirin as possible. Activated charcoal may be given after vomiting to absorb the aspirin. Medications will be prescribed. Depending on the dog's status, fluids and other supportive treatments may be necessary. Hospitalization and repeated blood analysis are often necessary until the dog is stable.

References

https://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/digestive/c_multi_aspirin_tox

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/