Dog Eating Matches

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Matches are dangerous to pets as they contain hazardous chemicals such as potassium nitrate which is an oxidizing agent. She said to feed him lots of water and he ll probably vomit or poo it out. I found this on yahoo answers. The potential for household products to cause toxicity in dogs is significant because dogs are often confined to the home.

A variety of household compounds are potentially toxic. However canned food will become stale quickly if left uneaten. My 55 pound dog just ate a small box of the small wooden matches 1 5 small green head 32 per box. To name just a few.

What kind of dog breed should you get. My dog just ate i think a book of matches probably about 15 matches. Furniture polish matches mothballs. I called the aspca hotline back they asked for an update.

By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Is this an emergency trip to read more. It was around 3 inches the tiny ones and had about 5 to 10 matches inside. When ingested pets can develop gastrointestinal issues like vomiting a painful abdomen and bloody diarrhea.

They don t have a lot of phosphorus on the end but they are matches. Plus i found a few around my couch. What do i do answered by a verified dog specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. Yes he her dog did just eat a box of matches so i quickly called the vet and she asked how big the matches box was it was around 3 inches the tiny ones and had about 5 to 10 matches inside.

Matches can also contain charcoal or sulfur and coloring agents which are potentially dangerous heavy metals. Yes he did just eat a box of matches so i quickly called the vet and she asked how big the matches box was. To help the food stay soft and preserve shelf life manufacturers add substances that preserve moisture such as sugar propylene. Semi moist foods contain 25 to 40 water.

A book of paper matches contains about 110 milligrams of potassium while 20 wooden matches contains about 330. The fact that i couldn t find anything gave me a maybe false sense of relief as i figured if it was a huge poison issue something would ve come up when i did my googled all those phrases. And if your dog likes to eat a lot but is overweight canned food will help fill them up with fewer calories. The lowest lethal dose of potassium chlorate is 1200 milligrams per kilogram of your dog rsquo s weight.

Dry cleaning fluid. I even tried dogs eating matches but then i got nutrition type links.